Cover Glass Jars With Clothespins To Make The Cutest DIY Decor

The right DIY project can take everyday items and transform them into something truly special. While you might not think of clothespins as having any purpose beyond that of securing a bag of opened chips or hang-drying clothes, they can be surprisingly versatile. If you like wooden aesthetics and a rustic vibe, there's a versatile storage jar or planter you can DIY out of a laundry room staple.

In order to get started on this DIY, you'll need a glass jar — you can choose the jar size — as well as enough clothespins to cover the circumference of the jar when uncoupled from the metal spring and placed side by side vertically. You'll also need some craft glue suitable for glass and a little bit of twine. Begin by disassembling all of your clothespins and tossing the metal springs away to help you work quickly once the glue is applied to the glass jar.

Apply a generous amount of craft glue to the outside of the jar and line up the clothespin halves so that the flat side is affixed to the jar. Continue adding the clothespins all around the jar until it's completely covered. For taller jars, add another level of clothespins above the first so that none of the glass jar is showing. Want an added rustic touch? You can take some twine and glue it around the curved groove, which will make the finished product look like a cute, miniature wooden barrel. Once complete, you'll have a one-of-a-kind household storage jar or houseplant pot.

If this DIY sounds like something you'd like to try, there are all sorts of ways to personalize it to make it better reflect your style. For a wooden aesthetic with a slightly richer appearance, there's an everyday ingredient you can use to naturally stain wood (or wooden clothespins): coffee! For a brighter option, you can paint the clothespins in your favorite accent color or in a pattern of colors, which will make the entire project visually pop. Instead of wrapping twine around the clothespins, you could swap it for ribbon to give the jar or planter a more polished appearance.

Once your homemade container is decorated to your liking, you can use it to hold various things. Place the jar on the desk in your home office, where it can hold paper clips or writing utensils. In a nursery or bathroom, this cute jar can become a place to safely hold tubes of creams and cleansers. It could even be put to work holding your toothbrush and toothpaste. If you make multiple clothespin-covered jars, you can use them to create a centerpiece for your dining room table. Add some battery-operated tealight candles or use them to organize utensils. Plant lovers can use the jar as a vase for their favorite cut flowers or to grow a live succulent. For the latter idea, just make sure that you keep the plant in a separate pot with drainage holes and regularly water the succulent for the best success.