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Easy & Delicious Pumpkin Spice Chia Pudding in a Mason Jar Hey there, Mason jar fans! It’s fall, y’all, and I’m shamelessly an all-pumpkin-all-the-time kinda gal, so today it’s pumpkin spice chia seed pudding! We took a poll on our Facebook Group Living the Mason Jar Lifestyle to see if there were more apple cider

20 Must-Have Mason Jar Kitchen Accessories   Hey there, Mason jar fans! If you’re here, then you probably already know that Mason jars are amazingly useful, versatile, and so much more than just a canning jar! Maybe you use them to for flowers, to sort office supplies, store leftovers, drink your morning coffee… you get

Summer Crafts For Kids Painting Mason Jars With Acrylic Paint   Hey there, Mason jar fans! Painting Mason jars is a very popular craft and one which we get a lot of questions about. There are many different types of paints, from glass tints to chalkboard paint; the paint you choose just depends on what

Hey there, Mason jar fans! Our awesome, active social media communities are always inspiring us to try new and exciting things. This summer, community members have shared two Mason jar ice cream recipes over and over again. Naturally, we wanted to try them both, and, to borrow a line from Iron Chef, see which recipe

Summer Crafts For Kids Make Your Own Easy & Adorable Tissue Paper Mason Jar Lanterns If you don’t know this already, I’m a crafty person. Pretty much anything I can make with my hands I’m in to! My kids love to make stuff, too, and if I can find them something fun, easy, and engaging

12 Reasons I Use Mason Jars For My Morning Coffee Hey there, Mason jar fans! Coffee is life. And Mason jars are life. So obviously using Mason jars for my morning (and afternoon…) coffee is a perfect marriage at my house, and I think it can be for you too! I’m going to share with

Hey there, Mason jar fans! If you’ve been around awhile, you know that we have a big family here at Helseth Urban Homestead – full of the human, furry, and feathered sort. As of the beginning of 2022, we had 10 chickens, three cats, a dog, and a tortoise. At the end of February, we

Hey there, Mason jar fans! Whether you’re a boba novice or a total devotee, you’ve probably noticed a number of bubble tea shops popping up in your area. My kids were obsessed with the idea of boba (and drawing pictures of it) before we ever went into our first tea shop – and once we

  Hey there, Mason jar fans! We love sharing with you our love of all things Mason jar and so we created this awesome video to show you just how much one jar can do! We used (primarily) a regular mouth, pint jar with all of these lids and accessories to emphasize this point, but

Hey there, Mason jar fans! Mary here! We’ve been talking about self care this month and exploring new or engaging in existing hobbies can be a meaningful and enjoyable method to bring some self care into your day by nourishing your creativity and feeding your passions. Whatever your pastime may be, Mason jars (along with

March can be a hard month for a lot of people. It’s often cold and snowy in many parts of the country, and folks begin to wonder if winter will ever end. The joy of the major holidays has long passed, and it can start to feel like a waiting game for the greener, warmer,

Hey there, Mason jar fans! Maggie and Mary here!  In this Mason jar inspired, mid-winter pick-me-up post, we’re talking about making comfort foods, homemade chicken and rice soup and Irish soda bread, as a form of self care. As busy parents, I really do believe meal planning and cooking in big batches either for the