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With winter on the way, we need lotion available in every room in our home. I also need it in my purse and in my van. Since I want the lotion to be easy to access, I decided to make a mason jar lotion dispenser for on my bathroom counter. My sister-in-law gave me a box of mason jars that she no longer needed. I fell in love with this blue one and chose it for the dispenser.
It isn’t even winter yet and things are really dry due to the lack of rain. To give you an idea of how dry it is here in Minnesota this year, here is a picture of my right index finger. I’ve heard stories about how painful it is to have cracks in your fingertips and now I have first hand (pun intended) experience. Thankfully this is the only fingertip with a crack and I want to make sure I don’t get more!
The jar came with a gold rim but I had to use a silver lid. I found a pump from an empty lotion bottle that will look good with the gold rim.
I asked my husband to drill a hole in the lid for me.
The pump fit through the hole and my husband gave me a rubber grommet to help hold it in place on the underside. I glued the gold part of the pump to the lid and glued the rubber grommet to the bottom side.
The tube on the pump was too long for the jar so I clipped it at an angle. I purchased Olay Ultra Moisture Lotion with Shea Butter from Target. It smells delightful and will work for everyone in my family.
I filled the jar with the lotion. There is still more in the bottle so I can refill as necessary.
This mason jar lotion dispenser is sitting on my bathroom counter and I’ve been diligently moisturizing my hands. My fingertip already looks better than it did when I took the photo above last Saturday!
What is your favorite lotion?
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Lyuba@willcookforsmiles says
I’m planning on making one this weekend 🙂 I found the cutest jar!
Tonia says
I can’t wait to see how they turned out!
The Creative U says
I’m straining my eyes to see the brand of my lotion in the kitchen without having to get up… It’s Eucerin–but it’s the Daily Replenishing, so it’s not so greasy. I don’t like the stuff that stings, either. I have cracks on just about every one of my finger tips! I love the colored canning jar too–I will have to watch for one. I have to admit I’m not real fond of the big lotion bottle out on the kitchen counter, it would be much cuter in a canning jar.
Elaine Canaday says
Thanks for this tutorial i have seen it before as well but the lid was not the two-piece kind and i was just asking my hubby if he could drill a hole in like you did but he said he didnt think it would work – (smack hand to forehead) we needed a grommet!!! Love the way you & your hubby work together to tackle your project! Fave lotion? Anything fruity from Bath & Body.
Tonia L says
Isn’t that a great idea? My husband thought of that one! I have several favorite scents from Bath & Body as well.
2busy says
This is a cute idea. I’ve seen this before. I’d love to do it with the hand soap and lotion. Very cute, very country.
Tonia L says
I should try to find a matching jar to use for soap in my bathroom. I don’t want a glass soap dispenser in our main bathroom because too many kids use it. With all of the tile everywhere I wouldn’t want someone to get hurt by breaking glass!
Fashionitsa says
I think my favourite lotion is “simple” hand cream, that I bought last year from Boots in London. Cheap, odorless and effective, without leaving your hands greasy (I sound like a commercial).
Tonia L says
Haha! That does sound like a commercial but hey if the stuff works then so what, right? 🙂
Jodi S says
Well I totally love this and might have to have my hubby drill some holes for me too I can put one or… 5 of these together 🙂 So much more fun than the regular lotion bottles! thanks for sharing!
Tonia L says
Thanks Jodi! I need several more of these as well. I just need to find more lotion pumps that will look okay in the mason jar.
Jodi S says
could they be spray painted? I am a huge spray painter so this would be awesome. do you just use pumps from existing lotion bottles you have bought?
Tonia L says
Yes, this pump was from a Bath & Body Works lotion bottle. But some of the ones from lotion bottles wouldn’t look very good. I’ll bet they could be spray painted as long as the paint could withstand the use and bathroom humidity.
Anne @ Domesblissity says
I love that colour blue Tonia. This winter was the driest my skin has ever been. I hope its not so dry for you guys. I reckon its something to do with my age! LOL
Anne xx
Tonia L says
So do I! There was one more blue mason jar in the box and it is a large one. I put it up on my shelf in the kitchen.
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says
How pretty! And much easier than I thought it would be. THanks for the tutorial on this. My favorite lotion is Lollia’s “Dream”.
Tonia L says
I’ve never heard of that one. I’ll have to check it out!
Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says
That is gorgeous Tonia. I just love the blue hint in the glass. I am a lotion addict. I have bottles all over my house, purse, car,etc…. I need to make one of these pretty dispensers!
Tonia L says
Isn’t it crazy? I am too and I still have dry skin. I think I need to quit doing so much cleaning and let my hands “recover”! 😉
Amy F says
The blue would look so cute in my guest bathroom. You know…if you wanted to send this to NC. 🙂
Tonia L says
Sorry Amy but this one is staying in my bathroom! 😉
Ginger says
Cute! Love the blue jar. 🙂
Tonia L says
So do I! I was delighted when I saw it in the box from my sister-in-law!
Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles says
That is so clever! I love that idea, very vintage and rustic! I know of a bathroom that it would go perfectly!
It’s funny how you battle dryness and I battle extreme humidity…yikes!
Tonia L says
We have only had a fraction of the rain we usually get over the last couple of months! They are predicting rain this week but I won’t believe it until I see it!