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So it has been quiet a while since my wedding but I wish I would have stumbled upon this before when I was planning my wedding because I had a candy buffet and I so wanted the big beautiful apothecary jars... but Because of the budget I had and not wanting to spend $30 or more on one jar we  only used 2 small ones that I had around my house and borrowed and repurposed alot of vases and such I had around the house.

When looking for repurposing decor tips ( i am obsessed right now with recycling and repurposing) ) the other night i stumbled upon an idea that I fell in love with and made me research some more .

So none of these pictures belong to me they have been collected online these are DIY apocathery jars on the cheap! (It wont let me post pictures right now but Ill be back to add some pictures) I totally plan on making some of these for around my house though.. Bc they can hold so much more than candy and they are Super affordable and easy

The basic Idea is using Jars with Lids  (any type recycled or store bought ) as well as vases and either glass or wooden candle sticks, Painting the candle sticks and finishers (if desired) to your liking  and glueing them together with  Glue and waa laa. Pedestal Jars & Apothecary Jars.

Crafting couldnt be any easier or any speedier ... your gonna spend most of your time Cleaning the labels off your jars and waiting for the paint and glue to dry

The price could  be next to nothing if you used jars you had around the house ... Pickle Jars( be sure to clean and air them out well though so your candy doesnt taste like pickles)  & apple sauce jars could be wonderful sizeand if you ask around I bet your friends and neighbors would be glad to unload some of their trash on you LOL.

 BEFORE (large candle Lid Jar) Used for lid

After

 This person used baby food jars to make small ones

These are made from the canisters you can find at hobby lobby  with wooden candle stick holders and wood finals

One of my personal gavorites ($1 dollar tree candle sticks and pickle Jars)

Before

AFTER

 jars Atop Glass Holders

Wide mouth Cylinder Vase.. glas candle stick and  small glass Bowl and glass knob  Makes the Lid

This is just a variety of Vases on top of cheap glass candle sticks

ANOTHER IDEA......

Votive Candles Atop Candle sticks.. make nice pedestal candles... here is an example (you could always paint the whole thing to give it a more uniform look if you so wished.

And here is another cute idea that I think would be a cute addittion to any candy buffett and I am actually planning to make one of these for the kitchen... ( a ivy bowl gumball "machine)
BAsic Idea.. Terra Cotta Pot and Saucer Ivy Bowl.. Decorative knob or finisher... Paint it up glue it on

Here is a simple one

Here someone went the extra mile.. By Placing it on a floor pedestal candle holder.. painted on the door and added a metal "knob handle

Ooh, I wish I could have apothacary jars too but they're soooo expensive! I shall await the pics

Your very welcome.... I have no idea why i did not think ofDoing something like this before my wedding ( i have a ton of recycled jars around my house posings as craft storage and Banks) Never would have ever thought to glue it to a candle stick though LOL but I was hoping someone would like the idea and possible save youself some money with the Apocathery Alternatives here

But save those jars ladies that is the #1 most useful thing to recycle and repurpose around the house inside and out.

These are lovely! Now I have justification for hoarding all my glass containers ;D

I am so glad that You guys found this useful and inspiring...

Im pretty crafty and resourcful but I would have never thought to just stickanything other than a candle on a candlestick to make it into a pedestal" candle vase jar etc" It can easily glam anything up

Congrats to those that have found your jars on the cheap.... when i was searching for my wedding I could only find the really small ones for less than $30 ( or ones online cost as much to ship as they did to buy)

That is such a good idea!!

@baletrina: LOL totally what i thought about so many parties and events i have thrown or helped out on... All i thought when i saw these was I WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS BEFORE! NEXT TIME NEXT TIME LOL!