Calling all mason jar lovers, raise a jar to 250 years of America with the Limited-Edition Ball Americana Keepsake Mason Jars. Mason jar enthusiasts will find over a dozen creative ways to enjoy and use them, from creating Ball Jar Bouquets, crafting, décor, beverages, food storage, desserts and more!
I’m sharing some Ball Jar Love with a little giveaway!
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Regular readers know that in addition to being a dish-aholic,
I’m a jar-aholic. ;)
I love to use jars as vases for flowers . . .
Pretty in Pink Peonies and Blooming Dishes in the Potting Shed
For Mason jar desserts : Stars and Stripes Berry Trifles
And to celebrate the Red, White and Blue : Patriotic Table on the Porch
For summertime sipping: Bee-Inspired Summer Tea
Watermelon Mojito with Mint Simple Syrup
Food storage and recipes: Quick and Easy Freezer Hot Pepper Jelly
Easy Summer Homemade Basil Pesto
Best Method to Store Strawberries
And for crafts: DIY Simple Sugar Scrub
DIY Quick and Easy Mason Jar Candle Lamps
How to Make Mason Jar Air Dried Clay Flower Frogs
Or to hold party takeaways of straws, sparklers and American flags:
Blooming Watermelon Vase and Patriotic Table
Ball® has been known for canning jars and
gracing the homes of jar lovers since 1884.
Limited-Edition Ball® Americana Keepsake Mason Jars feature an embossed raised star design and star lid in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
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These mason jars are perfect for canning your favorite fruits and vegetables, as well as for serving drinks or decorating and offer versatility for crafting, décor, and canning projects.
Equipped with SureTight Lids, these jars ensure an airtight seal, keeping your preserved goods fresh for up to 18 months. This 4-piece set of Ball® Americana Keepsake Mason Jars is BPA-free and American made from globally sourced materials.
Metal grid frog inserts fit regular mouth mason jars for easy flower arranging!
Mason Jar Frog Lid Insert (Regular Mouth)
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Other fun and functional mason jar accessories:
Vacuum Sealer for Regular and Wide Mouth Mason Jars
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Regular Mouth Jar Lids with Pour Spout / Flip Cap Lids for Salad Dressings / Syrups / Drinks
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6 Pack Regular Mouth + 6 Pack Wide Mouth Wood Storage Mason Jar Lids with Airtight Silicone Seal
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U.S. Flag 20-Piece Flatware Set
{ 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1,303 global ratings }
I’m sharing some mason jar love and giving away
two sets of four 16 oz. Ball Americana Keepsake Jars . . .
🫙 To enter the giveaway, leave a comment telling me how you would use them. . .
For crafting, canning, food or flowers?
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This giveaway is open to those living in the continental U.S. through midnight May 18th.
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My small kitchen cabinets have non-adjustable shelfs requiring many items to be put in smaller containers. These jars would be perfet to replace boxes, etc that don’t fit the shelfs.
Thank you for your post. I so love the Red White and Blue and meaning it holds. I would use mine for a get together with family and friends for a special eatable gift for them to take home on Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. Thank you
I would use them to sort crafts, buttons, and more in addition to storing foods like grains and legumes as I am also an avid cook.
Balls jars provide wonderful storage in my kitchen, pantry, sewing room and I like to use them as vases. I use them everywhere! And thanks for the tip on storing strawberries in Ball jars and the link for the frogs.
Hi Mary,
I love Ball jars and find them so versatile. I would use them for fairy light jars, canning carrots, storing buttons, etc. These are beautiful and so is your tables and blog.
These are perfect for a table centerpiece to hold flowers, straws, candy, sparklers, to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
I am a delighted subscriber!
I pinned Sugar scrub!!!
The canning jars would be great for root beer floats, jelly, jams and flowers look so sweet in them. Possibilities are endless.
Getting ready for the patriotic celebration especially for this year. So happy to see these and all of your great ideas. Love the wooden tops and the flower frogs! Would love to add these to my red,, white and blue. Thanks for the opportunity
I am retired and have been wanting to learn how to preserve by canning and these beautiful jars would be a great way to start!
I’ve followed your blog for years now. Every post is so beautifully photographed and inspiring. I could never have as many pieces to duplicate your beautiful tablescapes, but I love looking at them. The jars would be used for yogurt parfaits and for lemonade for the July 4th. But flower arrangements are another choice. I pinned the flower arrangement with the blue hydrangeas taken from above. I wanted to be able to see all the flowers so I can add them to my garden. I so enjoy seeing your post in my email. I know it’s time to just relax and enjoy some beauty. Thank you!
I have bought Ball Jars specifically for canning purposes but like your article I have found many more uses for them. The new jars would be great for July 4th cocktails and flowers.
These are very sweet jars. I’d use them as vases for the 4th of July, then can some nice jellies in them after that. I’m a long-time subscriber, too.
I pinned the last photo of the jars giveaway. Thank you!
I would use them for my summer jellies. they are so pretty
I’ve been using Ball jars for years. Last week I filled them with bouquets to give away for May Day. Love your ideas and photos.
I use Ball jars for storing food all the time and also for crafts! Your posts are always so beautiful! Gives me hope that someday I will be near a body of water and in a warmer climate!
I pinned the strawberry frose, the basil pesto and the hot pepper jelly although I could’ve easily pinned them all!
I love how they come out with these decorative designs. This star design could be used for different celebrations such as a birthday, Halloween or new years in addition to being patriotic.
Oh Mary…I too have a love for mason jars and according to Hubby have way too many but really, who can have too many jars! I would use them as cups for summer drinks, as vases and in my canning adventures. As usual I fell down the rabbit hole and opened each of your recipe pages so an hour later I finished another delightful blog! Thank you for sharing your creativity! Have a great day. Peace.
I love the star design on the jars will look beautiful on my serving table for the upcoming 250th celebration.
They also look nice as a utensil server, and also for festive centerpieces for flowers and tea lights.
Mary, I am a canner. I have Ball jars in all sizes for all the different things that I can. These are beautiful, and definitely would be used for canning my chili sauce or salsa. Thank you for the beautiful blog !
I did also Pin a few of the ideas. Some such as the pepper jelly I already had pinned and made( great by the way) and candles but others I don’t and want to try. Thank you.
I also pinned the strawberry parfait in the jar :)
I pinned the pesto recipe (and several others). The mason jar dessert has become a family favorite which I make often!
Summertime sun brewed ice tea
Your clay frog idea is very clever
I pinned the homemade basil pesto. I love pesto, can’t wait to try this! Thanks!
I love to put flowers in them. I love this new jar. Definitely am buying
I would Love these for Entertaining !! I am having a bridal shower for my Beautiful Granddaughter, and they’d be perfect for her old-fashioned theme !!
Thanks for sponsoring this Great Giveaway !!
Vera
I love jars for storage.
Hi Mary, I love your ball jar ideas. I use them to decorate my kitchen. I change what I put in them each season to coodinate with my seasonal decor. These are so festive for the fourth of July. I would use them as part of a red, white, and blue display on my island. My red bee balm is usually in bloom around the 4th and the flowers look like little firework explosions!!!
I love how Ball has changed with the times and has come up with so many fun ways to use their jars! Definitely great for flowers with the frog, deserts and drinks, and I always make my salad dressing in a Ball jar-which looks great when you transport them to a party.
I love everything patriotic and the jars are great. As a subscriber, I always enjoy your creativity and resourcefulness. I would use the jars for drinks and fun desserts.
You always amaze me with your creativity and the variety of ways you use mason jars. The Americana jars are so cute. I’d love to win them and use them for a centerpiece with fairy lights, flags, and faux flowers. I am a subscriber.
I pinned your photo of a patriotic table.
beautiful jars. I would use during the month of July for flower arrangements. I would also fill one with Red, white and blue M&M’s.
What a great giveaway, Mary! I would use these jars for cut flowers. I just love these style of vases.
I am a longtime follower and subscriber.
Aren’t these new Ball canning jars so pretty?!!
I use jars for canning, vases, desserts, dressings, and storage. Thank you for the opportunity of the giveaway, Mary, and for showing all the accessories and other fun products. Hope you have a wonderful week! ❤️
I have been reading your blogs for allot of years and to me it is the best ever! Even the blog hops I always come back to yours. I love those jars and your artistic way of using them. I started my 4th decorating a week ago. I would use them in different ways like filling with patriotic candy for grands, adding paper patriotic straws for drinks. I pinned, follow your facebook too.
Mary, what a lovey post. The patriotic displays are so inspiring for this special year of celebration for America. I love the Ball jar products, they are perfect for all canning and to have this special design is cool!
Love the clay frog idea, and the parfait. I’m going to be inspired to do that too.
Thanks for the suggestion and beautiful tables.
My favorite use for jars is for flowers; these new jars would be fun for drinks, too! All your ideas are great for their use. Thanks for the giveaway!
You are the only blog I have ever followed and I’ve been here for YEARS. You share the most lovely things and inspire me.
I love Ball jars. So do my daughters. We all use them for so many things around the house. LOL one daughter even cans her garden in them! Radical! I just love this design for our 250th birthday. A bunch of garden flowers in them for the fourth would be splendid!
Thank you for all you do to keep giving us great ideas!
Oh so goregous! I can my garden in Ball jars and these are the best yet! Though the bees were great too.
Thank you for the chance to have some of these beauties!
These are great! I love the stars! I use them for windowsill plants and so much more. I home school three littles and they come in handy for so many projects…and storage.
Would love to have some of these! Have a great day and thank you!
I love all types of Ball jars, old, new colored and designed. I do a lot of canning, use jars for storage, picnic drinking glasses, vases and with candles in them. I can imagine a blue, white and red candle in three jars for a centerpiece for the Independence Day celebration. Just beautiful jars!
I absolutely love Ball canning jars. I would add these to what I use every year to celebrate the Fourth. This is a very special Fourth and I would love to have something to use commemorating it!
I would use these jars for dry good storage and organization in my pantry.
Although I have followed your blog for years, this one SPOKE to me and brought back fond memories of canning with my mother and grandmother (who gifted me her 2 quart canning jars before she passed many years ago). I love using jars for my art, where my lovingly used paint brushes reside, and I love making special labels to add to canning jars! . I pinned the jars themselves to Pinterest as well as the peonies in one, so I would not forget them. Thank you so much, Mary.
Love all these choices, that strawberry drink is so festive. I pinned the red, white and blue dessert.
So many Americana options, it is hard to decide which is a favorite. I looked up buntings after viewing again your
patriotic porch, your bunting is so cute.
I just think this jars would be great for all my crafting projects, especially for storage of pens, pencils, etc. in my art studio!
I always wish I could post pictures on my reply so I could show you how I’ve used some of your ideas over the years. Thanks for posting the Limited Edition bell jars. I immediately ordered a set so no need to add me to the giveaway. I count on you to keep me informed of the LE versions.
A very nice giveaway, Mary! Good luck to all who enter. Happy Monday!
My sons birthday is July 4 and we love anything contributing to our country’s celebration. the jars woul make perfect drinking glasses!
Love your post on using Ball jars! I use mine for storage, crafts and flowers. In love with the patriotic jars offered in your generous giveaway. I have clear jars as well as blue ones and pink ones. Would love to add this set of Americana jars to my collection!!! Than you for the giveaway!
Mary, this may be your most popular contest, yet! Ball canning jars are so Americana! I use them daily. Your photographs are beautiful, as usual. I plan to host a large family summer party and your colorful trifle recipe will be perfect. I’m also anxious to order the Mason jar frog inserts to make flower arranging easier! Thank you for all your ideas.
Pinned Stars and Stripes Berry Trifle
Hi Mary ~ The very second I saw an ad for these new Ball jars, guess who popped into my head, YOU! I love your wonderful and creative ideas for different uses for these timeless jars. They fit in with my home decor, and I have a few of all kinds ~ some antique, some big, small, etc. and all I use for all kinds of things. I’m planning on using them for Memorial Day this year for individual layered “mini trifle” desserts. Thanks for your wonderful inspirations & ideas. Hugs, Dorinda
Hi Mary ~ I have been a happy subscriber of yours for a long time xo
Hi Mary ~ I have pinned the picture of the takesway favor jar with the sparklers, flag and red, white and blue straws to my Pinterest board “America’s 250th Celebration” Hugs, Dorinda 🇺🇸
Hi! I would use these for food– my son comes each week for Sunday lunch, and we have a few jars we use to transport leftovers. These would be a great addition. Subscriber. Pinned the patriotic flatware. Thanks for the giveaway Mary!
Beautiful as always!
I pinned America 250 ❤️🤍💙!
Thank you. I would use for flowers and for storage.
Mary, once again a great post! I too am a jar-aholic! I have the bee set and the anniversary set, I would love to add the patriotic set to my collection. I pinned the Americana trifle recipe and would use the jars to serve the dessert.
Thanks for all the inspiring post you you make.
Diana
Mary, I too am a jarahollic and a dishaholic. Therefore, this giveaway is right up my alley. I love Ball jars and will use them mostly for food/canning/crafts! GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!! And thank you Mary for another fun giveaway!!! ♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸
I pinned the picture of the new Americana ball jar with the silverware inside sitting on beautiful napkins! Can’t wait to display my 250 decorations!! Sure hope these will be an addition! ♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸
I would use the mason jars as vases for flowers from my garden. I find so much joy in giving flowers to my friends, especially those who are ill and not able to garden.
Dear Mary Years ago, I won your Mason Jar Give away, they have brought me so much joy, using them in so many different, fun attractive ways…. Thank you. Hope the next winner enjoys theirs as much as we have….
A lovely giveaway Mary. So many ways to using mason jars. Love seeing each post you are sharing with the jars. I use them for almost everything, food, crafts storage and intertwining purposes.
I like mason jars,I like to use them for making apple butter,and they are great to use at my families birthday parties as well.Patriotic jars you posted are very pretty.
Thanks for the opportunity to win!! I would use these jars for summer entertaining!!
I pinned the recipe for the Stars and Stripes Berry Trifles!!
Love using ball jars for salad dressing! Pinned the pepper jelly recipe. Thanks !!!
I pinned the picture of the jars giveaway !!
Thanks Again, Vera
I’m seeing so many wonderful ideas for these special jars! I think the first thing I would do is make those gorgeous trifles for a July 4th celebration!
I would use these cool jars for storage and for serving fun desserts. . . . Thanks.
What a fabulous giveaway, Mary! I love Ball jars too.
Good Luck to all! ❤️🤍💙
So many wonderful ideas, Mary!! Because I am a gardener, I would probably use the jars primarily for flowers. I pinned your recipe for pesto and the berry trifle idea, which would be a perfect dessert for the celebration of our nation’s 250th birthday. Thank you for continuing to share so much inspiration!
Love all your Ball jar pictures, Mary! And how generous of you to be gifting some lucky winner the special RWaB limited edition ones. I have won too much from you so I will sit this one out, but had to let you know how much I always enjoy visiting your wonderful blog. ♥
Thank you for this opportunity!
I love using Ball jars for specificly designated jars: some for flowers, the majority for food storage, food gifts or food freezing: cooled chicken soup, spaghetti and meatballs, stews etc.
Ball jars are my go to for so many things. For drinks with straws, for flowers and desserts. Thank you for opportunity to win these special ones.
Mary. Love your inspirations! I would use them for our family reunion on the 4th this year. Growing up with great grandparents and grandparents ( aunts& uncles) that immigrated from Germany we have lots of pictures from 1895 and on with their 4th of July celebrations in America. The businesses they built, 4th of July parades etc. We are sending out invitations with old pics of them and would put a tag line … “we are going to have a Ball !” And use the jars for containers for give aways. – to include old family canning recipes, family keepsakes and save one for our centerpiece to decorate . All the comments above are great!
I pinned Stars and Stripes Berry Trifles for Memorial Day and The 4th of July!
I would fill the Mason Jars and use them as indoor and outdoor party table decor for The 4th of July and spread the joy by having guests and family take them home.
Love Mason jars in a big way! I would use these for individual floral arrangements for my friends and family to brighten their day!
I would use them for meal planning. I would fill them with yogurt parfaits and salads, store strawberries in them, and use them for flower arrangements.
I am a subscriber.
I pinned the pepper jelly. I love a good pepper jelly!
I love the beautiful design to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country! I, too, love jars and would use these for food (or beverage) on a summer picnic table.
I’m a long-time follower of your blog and love seeing all the creative ideas you’ve come up with for the jars! So many fun things, especially for the summer…..
I pinned the photo of the Stars & Stripes Trifle. It sounds delicious and will look great on our patriotic picnic table!
Mary, beautiful post! Mason jars are a favorite! I won a set of the jars with bees awhile back. And I ordered a set of the patriotic jars too! I use them for seashells at the beach and for flower arrangements. I’m ordering the lids for jars so I can pour salad dressings more easily.
I pinned the Stars and Stripes berry trifles.
Thanks for all the ideas for using mason jars!
I would never know about the variety of Ball jars available if it weren’t for your posts. These are adorable and perfect for the upcoming 250th celebration year. My parents were very patriotic and I remember my mom planting all red white and blue flowers in her garden for the bicentennial. She loved daisies so I would use these jars to create a daisy bouquet along with a bit of red and blue mixed in. I also use these jars for making overnight oats. I think they would be especially nice with blueberries, raspberries and strawberries added in. I love the looks of your strawberry frose and will be pinning that idea. Also love the Christmas candle idea. Will definitely pin that. Thanks for all of the inspiration you provide, Mary.
Mary, another inspiring post that I will return to time and time again. :)
I would use the Ball jars for drinks and flower arrangements! On second thought, silverware, straws and napkin storage, would be useful too! Sooo fun!
Thank you!
Beautiful!! I can think of so many uses. Definitely for drinks, to hold utensils for a BBQ, flowers. Thanks for the opportunity to win. Subscribed to email as well.
Would love these Mason jars for my big 70th birthday party to be held the 4th of July. Will celebrate with my twin brother and husband. We will also be celebrating the 250th birthday of the good ol’ USA!
PS I pinned the jars so others know they exist!
I love mason jars – especially the turquoise ones!
I would use these for vases, crafts and maybe some canning.
I also pinned The Best Way to Store Strawberries! Going to try it this week