How many crafts involving mason jars is this now for me? I've lost count.
I've seen a few Mason Jar to-go cups floating around etsy and tumblr and decided it was way to easy (and cute!) of a project for me to not give it a try! I think this took less then five minutes, even counting the time it took to wash the jar out. Yep. Simple and quick, just the way I like my DIYs.
You'll need : A Mason Jar with lid, reusable straws (I got mine from Starbucks), #14 stainless finishing washers (I grabbed these from Home Depot in the washers/nuts/bolts section), Cropodile (optional), oh and a glue gun!
Start by punching a hole in the center of your lid (you could also poke the hole out with a hammer and nail if you don't have one of these fancy little cropadiles), you'll most likely need to widen it, so you can cut a few more around it to widen it // fill the inside of your washer with hot glue (try not to overfill), and carefully (it's hot!) place over hole // Repeat for bottom // You're done!
The #14 washers were the perfect size for the straws I got - they slipped perfectly in but don't wiggle around at all! Yay!
I think the hardest part might be deciding what drinks to put in it. I'm an iced-tea girl myself. It's so perfect for in the car and wherever you head to. I can't wait to use mine all the time!
:)
EDIT: Several people have expressed concern about BPA on the mason jar lids. While I have read and reserched BPA quite and bit and personally am not concerned with this at all, for those of you that are there are BPA Free mason jar lids available. Two manufacturers that I know of that make these are Quattro Stagioni and Tattler reusable canning lids! Hope that that's helpful for those of you who have been concerned!
Love, love, love this! Thanks for the tutorial!
Posted by: Lauren | August 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Awesome idea!!
Posted by: Naomi A. | August 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Oh my goodness! I looove this project! Thanks for sharing! <3
Posted by: Katie @ Beautifully Pure | August 7, 2012 at 01:05 PM
Ah!! Such a great idea!!
Posted by: chloe | August 7, 2012 at 05:36 PM
This is great!! ...and I can't wait to make one! :)
Posted by: Mariana | August 7, 2012 at 05:47 PM
I've been doing this for years! The pint jars fit perfectly in a coozie to keep beverages cold.
Posted by: tamara | August 7, 2012 at 08:16 PM
Love this!
Posted by: Kim | August 7, 2012 at 08:34 PM
Great idea!
Posted by: Katie | August 8, 2012 at 11:05 AM
The hot glue is not safe to be used in contact with food.
Posted by: A | August 8, 2012 at 12:57 PM
I have to agree with the worry about the hot glue not being food safe. Better safe than sorry. There are a bunch of food safe silicone based adhesives out there that would provide the same function but not leach anything into your beverage. Or, you could skip the washers and use pliers to round off the edges of the hole.
Posted by: Laura | August 8, 2012 at 01:15 PM
Very cool but those lids contain BPA .....
Posted by: Barbara | August 8, 2012 at 01:15 PM
With a crocheted cozy would be even more super cute!
Posted by: LeahF | August 8, 2012 at 01:31 PM
oh and you can glue on a cupboard handle too!
Posted by: Alanna Boppre | August 8, 2012 at 06:44 PM
"Very cool but those lids contain BPA ....."
Those lids are made for preserving food. They should be safe for liquids, which will barely touch the lid anyway.
Posted by: de | August 8, 2012 at 07:57 PM
You can also find BPA-free plastic lids online. Bonus: they are 100% reusable, which makes up for the fact that they're more expensive. Double bonus: drilling through plastic is simple and easy to neaten with heat so no washers necessary.
Posted by: Alexa | August 9, 2012 at 07:23 AM
Love this! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Tina S | August 9, 2012 at 09:21 AM
Very cute!
Posted by: Meari | August 9, 2012 at 02:31 PM
Does it fit in the car cup holder?
Posted by: Robyn Bray | August 9, 2012 at 03:58 PM
Robyn, this size does fit in a cup holder! There are several different sizes of mason jars you can get too!
Posted by: FineandFeathered | August 9, 2012 at 04:11 PM
People really, BPA? it's a canning jar, I been eating food out of them for 48 years, it's homemade, if you want 100% guaranteed just drink from the jug. It's a cool idea and I Love it!
Nervous Nellies, I imagine they don't walk barefoot through the yard or mud puddles either.
Posted by: Chanel | August 9, 2012 at 04:52 PM
Actually when I was a kid a lot of things were "safe" and now DDT and Agent Orange and a lot of other chemicals are illegal because of the people you call nervous nellies
It's a great mug but the concerns about BPA are valid. No there's not enough to harm you perhaps but BPA is everywhere so yeah it's best to avoid it. I used an alternate lid, no worries
Posted by: John Robert | August 9, 2012 at 06:22 PM
Do ytou know how it (the lid) holds up to washing yet (cause of the glue)? I'm assuming it's hand wash only!
Posted by: kathleen | August 9, 2012 at 08:08 PM
Kathleen, I have been hand washing mine. I'm not positive how it would hold up in the dishwasher and since its small it only takes a minute to wash down so I figured I'd just stick with that!
And Chanel, that just made me crack up! Thanks for making my morning:)
Posted by: FineandFeathered | August 10, 2012 at 09:51 AM
A suggestion for those who are concerned with the glue used to hold the washers onto the jar lid: Use an Eyelet Grommet. If you don't know what that is, google image search it. It will keep the sharp edges of the lid contained, and still give you a place for your straw.
Posted by: Evelyn Breault | August 10, 2012 at 01:57 PM
SO COOL!
Posted by: Karen A. | August 10, 2012 at 02:03 PM