Autumn Bouquets

I am such a jar and bottle-saver! I save glass jars and bottles of all shapes, sizes, and colors. I was starting to get quite a collection and running out of space to put them, so I thought I’d make some autumn bouquets to give to my flower-loving friends.

I love the variety of sizes and colors of these bottles! Each one of them had some sort of food item in them–after the contents were used up, I removed the labels on each bottle so I could reuse them as vases and tied autumn-colored ribbons around them before filling with flowers.

These three glass bottles were all once containers for vanilla, almond, and orange extract.

These two jars originally had jam in them.

Another unique-looking bottle and jar: the small clear bottle in the foreground was from Cracker Barrel (it was a miniature maple syrup bottle–the kind they give you when you order pancakes). The larger brown glass jar in the background is actually a vitamin jar. Who would’ve thought it would make such a great vase?

This vintage-looking soda bottle was from Cracker Barrel, too–they sell a variety of vintage sodas in their country store, and some of them have such great designs, you hate to toss them out!

This bottle is one of my favorites–it has a long neck and a rounded base, so no worries about this tipping over! This originally had some white wine vinegar in it.

And this large bottle had some apple juice in it–I love the detail of the leaves at the top of the bottle–much too pretty to get rid of!

Most of my labels came off pretty easily just by soaking the bottle in hot soapy water–I left the bottles in the water overnight. But sometimes I come across really stubborn labels, and on those, I sometimes use nail polish remover. I’ve also heard that Goo Gone works too, although I haven’t tried that yet. If you use products like these, make sure you’re in a well-ventilated area.

Are you a glass jar and bottle-saver too? Using them as vases is one way to upcycle them. Do you have other ways of reusing pretty jars and bottles?

Linked to Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy and Show and Share at Coastal Charm.

20 thoughts on “Autumn Bouquets”

Hilda November 4, 2014 at 10:40

That’s a great idea. I haven’t been paying enough attention to the bottles in the supermarkets – not even sure my supermarkets have such pretty bottles – but will pay more attention in the future.

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nancyc Post authorNovember 5, 2014 at 9:20

Yes, I’ve noticed lots of great bottle and jar shapes at supermarkets!

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Pocketful of Motherhood November 4, 2014 at 10:43

I love these, Nancy and all the many jars you used! How fun! 🙂

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nancyc Post authorNovember 5, 2014 at 9:21

Thanks, Hannah–these were fun to put together!

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liztiptopshape November 5, 2014 at 7:13

I love unique jars, but I’m admittedly more of the buy overpriced ones from Pier 1 than saving ones like this. Your way is so much better!

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nancyc Post authorNovember 5, 2014 at 9:24

Yes, you’d be surprised at how many great bottles and jar shapes there are at the grocery store! I like buying them at Pier 1, too, but lately I’ve just been using saved bottles like these.

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Pam Sledd November 5, 2014 at 8:14

These are beautiful, so fresh!! And I am going to start saving jars, Nancy, thanks for the great idea. Beautiful photography, by the way!

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nancyc Post authorNovember 5, 2014 at 9:32

Thanks Pam! You’d be surprised how many unique jars you can find at the grocery store! 🙂

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