My office / craft room is a DISASTER. I’ve been slowly chipping away at purging, cleaning and organizing it, and one of my latest projects is a storage wall above my desk. Today I’m sharing with you a fun and functional way to store craft supplies with hanging mason jars.
This is an adorable looking and easy way to store supplies like yarn, string, pens, brushes, knitting needles, glue sticks, ribbon… the list goes on!
Not only does this hanging mason jar storage system get craft supplies up and off your desk, it’s just super-duper cute to look at.
Here’s how to make your own hanging mason jar craft storage.
Supplies:
- a 2 x 6 piece of wood or MDF cut to the length you require (I calculated about 4 inches length per mason jar)
- paint or stain
- 3″ size plumbing hose clamps (I linked to Amazon, but you can often find these at a home improvement store)
- screws
- drill
- small drill bit
- self-drilling screws
- nail gun & finishing nails (or some other mounting system)
- pint mason jars
Directions:
Gather your supplies and adjust your hose clamps to be about the size they’ll be to fit around your pint-sized mason jars. I found my hose clamps at my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore for only 50 cents each!
Paint or stain your piece of wood. I used a piece of MDF, sanded it and painted it white.
Arrange the hose clamps on your piece of wood and mark where you want them to be drilled to the wood. I centered mine vertically and spaced them evenly on my piece of MDF.
With a drill and small bit, fasten your hose clamps as above to the wood with a self-drilling screw. My hubby did this step for me, and the self-drilling screw was the only tool that seemed to drill through the clamps! It worked really well.
Mount your wood to a wall with a nail gun and finishing nails on studs. You could also attach some picture hangers to the back of the wood and hang to a wall that way.
Place your mason jars in the hose clamps, and tighten the clamps as required to keep the jars secure. I like the look of having the top rings still on my mason jars.
I turned some of my jars upside down in the clamps, and used a lid with holes in it so that I could pull out string and yarn with ease.
So fun, right?!
Now you’ve seen a little section of my art & storage wall above my desk! I’ll share the rest so very soon.
I’m joining 11 of my favourite Canadian bloggers this year to share one DIY per month using the same material and we’re calling it #12MonthsofDIY! I’m looking forward to crafting with these talented ladies and seeing all of the fun things that we make together.
Make sure to join me on Instagram for a chance to have your own themed craft featured by all of us there!
For January, our theme was MASON JARS. Now it’s time to see the rest of the DIY mason jar project ideas from my Canadian blogging friends.
From the top left, they are:
Upcycled Mason Jar Planter from Sustain My Craft Habit
Mason Jar Fairy Lights from Brooklyn Berry Designs
Mason Jar Travel Cup from Fresh Crush
Mason Jar Oil Lamps from Life Is A Party
Mason Jar Farmhouse Light from Vin’yet Etc.
How to Store Your Sewing Thread Stash in Mason Jars from Time With Thea
How to Turn Old Toys Into Snow Globes from Woman In Real Life
Hanging Mason Jar Craft Storage from The DIY Mommy
DIY Mason Jar Terrariums from New House New Home
Sewing Kit in a Mason Jar from Mommyzoid
Hot Toddy in a Mason Jar from PMQ For Two
Mason Jar Soap Dispenser from Fresh Crush
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Dannyelle @ www.lifeisaparty.ca says
January 20, 2016 at 5:54 amLove these, so simple and so “super duper cute”. The bunting, the colours, the organization…perfect.
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Laurie @ Vin'yet Etc. says
January 20, 2016 at 7:21 pmThis is so completely adorable and so functional! I need something to organize my twine, I’m not sure how I ended up with so much twine!? So cool that you can turn the jar upside down and pull, yep, mind is blown!
Laurie @ Vin’yet Etc. recently posted..DIY Farmhouse light – with a mason jar
Jane says
January 20, 2016 at 7:37 pmNot only does this look great but is so functional. Love the idea of clearing up some desk space. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thea says
January 20, 2016 at 9:02 pmThis is such a clever and inexpensive storage idea. I love how you positioned the jars up or down according to what they are storing. Now that is clever. i also love the cherry pastel colours. So pretty!
Brooke says
January 20, 2016 at 9:26 pmI love the idea of using the jar upside with the hole in the lid. GENIUS. The whole room looks so pretty.
Heather @ New House New Home says
January 21, 2016 at 6:07 amGreat idea, Christine! And turning some of them upside down to store twine, etc. is ingenious!
Ariel says
January 21, 2016 at 6:50 pmMason jars? check, Peg board? check. Colourful thread? check
What a project idea. I need some pegboard and more mason jars, STAT!
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Sonja @ SustainMyCraftHabit says
January 23, 2016 at 4:59 amSo clever! I love that you can see inside the mason jar and know exactly what is where. No more dumping everything inside one big bottomless drawer!
Sonja @ SustainMyCraftHabit recently posted..Easily Upcycle a Mason Jar into a Pretty Planter
Raquel says
January 27, 2016 at 4:37 pmThis is absolutely lovely! I am a huge fan of mason jars! Pinning!
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Joann @ Woman in Real Life says
January 29, 2016 at 8:52 pmThis is so lovely and appeals to my highly organized side (which is, as of yet, not entirely visible in my home). I love the idea of putting knitting needles in one of the jars. Right now I have them all in a closed basket, but I prefer things out in the open and easily accessible.
Christina Dennis says
February 9, 2016 at 2:58 pmThanks, Joann! I like things out in the open too!
Savannah says
August 13, 2016 at 2:29 pmI am making something very similar. But, I am only make the pegboard. Is there a way to have the mason jars on the pegboard? That would be extremely helpful! I just love it too much to not include it!
Jewels says
July 11, 2019 at 2:31 amI have used plastic peanut butter jars to store nuts, bolts, etc. I like this idea for the craft room. Looks so nice. I was wondering what the zippers are for that you have tacked on the cork board below your mason jars?
Sarah - The DIY Mommy says
July 11, 2019 at 9:32 amThat’s just where she puts leftover supplies until she can decide where to use them next 🙂 Not sure where those zippers wound up… LOL