Topic: Now this is sad......... ??!!

[wardy]

That's brill  ;D   Dead helegant  ;D  Wish I had a conservatory  :(   Them hooks are dead handy aren't they?  You could have em outside with night lights in little glass pots  :)  I'm inspired now as I know I have a basket that's got nothing in it at the mo ..............  ;D

[aquilegia]

I hate packaging with a vengeance. But then I love it when it can be recycled!

My shed is half full of packaging waiting to be used! I just cannot throw anything away!

[terrace max]

Has anyone got a (re)use for those Tetrapack thingies that fruit juice and other stuff comes in...??

[aquilegia]

How about chop the top off (or chop in half) and use as a plant pot with holes in the bottom? I must give it a try myself, I'm always running out of plant pots and always have lots of juice!

[terrace max]

Just one other question: why didn't I think of that...?

[Amazin]

One of the best discoveries I've made...
pickled mussels and cockles by Parsons - not only are they delicious, they come in lovely little clear glass jars patterned with the aforesaid seafood.
These are just the right size for holding tea-lights and, dotted around the garden/patio on a summer's evening, they make a very pretty lighting feature.

Apart from that, there are several other uses: I've painted them with "stained-glass" paint, filled them with bath crystals/salts, lotions, or even just different coloured sands, and a friend made honey scented candles in them, all of which we sold to raise funds.
Oh, and they're also good for keeping screws, curtain hooks and other assorted bits and pieces in.

Last, but not least - coming back to the gardening theme - you can sew individual portions of cress in them!

[BAGGY]

I made xmas night lights from baby food jars with the Cubs.  We stenciled patterns in permanant over head projector pens, used them for a carol evening, then gave them to the parents as xmas gift.

[wardy]

I use glass jars for tea light holders - the Tesco Finest cranberry jelly is a good size.  I have used one today to empty my granular plant food into.  I hope to start pickling my own stuff soon so I need to get a stock on.  I already have hundreds  ;D

I buy little individual glass jars of jam & marm for my B & B and I find them very good for all sorts of things, one of which is for measuring as they hold 60 mls of liquid.  I also use them for storing my dried herbs.  I take salt and pepper etc to my lotty in them too