DIY : Mason Jar To-Go Cup

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!

Comments

[vie]

I get jars from the day old bakery that have handles, they come with jam in them. I have been wanting to do this and need to push my self I think they would make great holiday gifts to sell at my craft sale

[Michelle]

Ok, I've been reading all of these comments and read a little on the BPA and I'm still confused. If the lid is safe for canning foods that we eat, how is it not safe to use for drinking in this case?? I'm missing something, but I don't know what. Sorry, I don't know anything about canning or BPA. Can someone help me understand all of this?
Michelle

[FineandFeathered]

Hey Michelle. I certainly will not pretend to be an expert on BPA (or even close) but after doing a lot of reading about it and have gotten the jist of this: BPA is in a whole lot of stuff, it's something used to coat the insides of most cans and lids. For years it was also used in baby bottles as well. Scientists came to the conclusion that it could possibly be harmful in some ways to the development of infants and small children, so it was removed from all baby bottles. From everything I've read though there's not much evidence to support it having any real effect on adults (one study I read said that adults bodies can easily just push it through the system and dispose of it with no problem). There's a lot of studies out there that say "may..." "might.." "could possibly..." when it comes to adults, but I really wasn't able to find anything definitive. So to me, it comes down to whatever you personally decide.

My mom has been feeding me home-canned goods from mason jars with these lids since I was little, not to mention everyone has used them for the last hundred years or more. So it doesn't scare me personally. I do think just to be safe you should keep it away from infants and very small children, but I don't think it's a black-and-white issue, so feel free to chose whatever you feel comfortable with!

And I did add those links to non-BPA coated lids for people who decide to go that way - it's a personal chose:)

[Shayla]

Just go out and buy yourself a cuppow! http://cuppow.com/

[Kristin]

But why would ya buy a plastic lid when you could make your own for cheap cheap cheap? A set of 4-6 of these would make an awesome holiday gift for someone!! and BPA? really guys? Its not like you are being forced to make them!
I saw some being sold at the local coffee shop the other day with stainless steel straws, very cute.

[Chris]

I never wore pads to ride a bike and stood up in the car when my dad was driving and drank out of the garden hose I'M STILL ALVIE, relax people live a little it's a great idea!!!!!