Bathroom Storage Projects

Remember those DIY blue mason jars?  I kept three to use as flower jars {because they look oh so pretty!} and am putting the rest of them to work in the bathroom.

I found the Q-tip jar idea on Pinterest {of course!}.  I filled the mason jar with cotton pads, added a votive holder from the dollar store and filled the top up with Q-tips.  I then sanded down some copper wire that I had and added the handle to the jar for a little more detail.

A little note about the streaks on the jars:  When the jars are filled with water, they look virtually streak free.

Once they are filled with a more solid, contrasting color, the imperfections do tend to show up more {although I think they show up even more in the photos than they do in real life}. Personally I actually don't mind the streaks.  Just use a clear mason jar for this project and save the blue ones for flowers if you are aiming for perfection!

I have seen lots of mason jar soap dispensers around blogland over the past year {like this one from Heather Bullard} For mine, I just drilled a hole in the mason jar lid and used an old soap pump.

I spray painted primer on both the lid and the pump and then spray painted them with Brown Hammered Metal from Rustoleum. {I was actually looking for Oil Rubbed Bronze Bronze but I couldn't find it around here anywhere}.  The hammered metal actually worked out pretty well since I didn't have to worry about any paint bubbling!

I am 100% committed to my Bath and Body Works foaming soap at every single sink in the house so I used my jar for hand lotion.

And my last little storage jar is made just for my bubble bath {because who doesn't love a good bubble bath!}

I used a glass bottle designed for olive oil, some vinyl for the words and some etching creme {available at any craft supply store}.  All you need to do is place the letters on the bottle, tape off a rectangle around the letters {make sure the tape is pressed down flat with no bubbles!} and apply the etching creme to the inside of the rectangle.  After about 10 minutes, rinse the etching creme off and you are ready for your bath!

I'm still working on one more bathroom organization project for the kids with these mason jars and then my bathroom projects will be complete!!

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