SUCCESS!
I love the look of these sitting on my kitchen sink—I have one for soap and one for lotion and they work great! I got my mason jars as a local antique store for about $6 each and the pumps are from Hobby Lobby at a whopping $2 each. I probably didn’t save any money making my own dispensers, but I don’t think I could have bought these anywhere
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Tips/Thoughts:
· One of my jars is clear and one has a blue-ish tint—if you look close you can see it, but when they are filled you can’t really tell. I would say to not pay the extra for the blue mason jars-just get the clear ones
· I used antique lids—they look cool, but there was no way to match the color to paint the pumps themselves—not really a huge deal, but just keep it in mind if you want the pump and the lid to all match. Also, the antique lids are very thing—if I push too hard on the pump to get out the soap, some of the lids bend a little. It is easy to straighten back up, but I’m a little worried that if it bends too many times it may break.
· I used Goop to glue the washer and soap dispenser top onto the lid—so far it hasn’t leaked at all!
· Next time I do this I will not be purchasing dispensers and bottles—I have tons of old ones laying around my house that will work just great—and be free!
· You’ll need a metal bit to drill through the lid—however, the metal bit really doesn’t drill through the ceramic lining of the lid very well—I would suggest breaking the lining with a hammer first and then drilling through the metal
One for soap & one for lotion
My sweet hubby drilled the holes for me--he is SUCH a hunka hunka handyman!
My lotion jar has a blue tint--but you really can't tell unless you're looking pretty hard--and even then only where the glass is thicker
If I was smart, I would have taken this picture before I put the lotion in. Oh well. I used a rubber washer from Wal-Mart--they only had pink, but you can't tell when the lid is screwed in (and you aren't looking at then inside)
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