Ball Vintage Mason Jar Giveaway
Welcome to the Fox Hollow Cottage Ball Mason Jar giveaway! Yep, I’m giving away a case of those pretty mason jars we all know and love. A brand new set of the limited edition Heritage Collection that was released by the Ball company to be exact. In that perfectly blissful shade of blue!
I ran across a big display one day and I recalled several of you on facebook saying you could not find them where you lived so I grabbed some for me, and some for you! Yay us.
I’ve been decorating with and simply enjoying the beauty of the real-deal vintage Ball mason jars for years and years. I’ve picked them up at antique malls, tag and estate sales.
These were an estate sale find. Filled with shells and pretty rocks. I just gave it all a fresh washing when I got them home. I also found some WWII era newspapers at that sale. Treasures to be sure and rich rich with nostalgia!
These played utensil service holders at Easter one year.
I love, love, love to drink from straws and this big daddy quart sized Qt keeps them handy for me!
They just fit in everywhere so effortlessly…
pop in some fresh flowers, no matter how casual, and they are simply delightful!
I’m so glad they decided to release this affordable, easy to find version of the old classic.
Because… I think pinterest might be to blame for making them harder to find!
You know, it’s not every girl who can stumble upon a cache like this!!!!
Can you imagine? This Ball jar junkie would go crazy (and my hubby would have ta kill me)! I mean, after all… technically, I could fit all those in my car.
I think I could resist the seal though. Pretty sure…
Yeah. I could.
DID YOU KNOW?
The term ‘mason jar’ is, in fact, ageneric trademark—à la Xerox, Kleenex, Jell-O et al (fun fact: phillips, as in the screw head, and zipper are also in the mix)—named after John Landis Mason’s clever 1858 patent, No. 22,186, for a zinc screw-top lid. The tinsmith’s innovation was to create a seal inside the lid, as opposed to attempting to make a lid that was flush with the jar: glassmaking techniques of that era allowed for rough threading, but the tolerance wasn’t nearly accurate enough to create the airtight seal needed to preserve perishables. By grinding the lip of the glass until it was nearly flat (known as a ‘square shoulder’) and inserting a simple rubber gasket inside the lid, Mason achieved a sufficiently airtight seal, and his namesake was born.1
Introduced in 1913 in Muncie, IN, the name “Perfect Mason” acknowledged the first-ever self-manufacture of each part of the Ball jar—ensuring a perfect fit and revolutionizing the home canning process by providing canners with matching jars, lids and bands in a single unit. The Ball Heritage Collection Pint Jars feature a vintage-inspired blue tint, period-correct logo and anniversary embossment.
Colored jars were considered better for canning use, as they block some light from reaching the food, which helps to retain flavor and nutritional value longer. More rarely, jars will turn up in amber, and occasionally in darker shades of green. Rarer still are cobalt blues, blacks, and milk glass jars. Some unscrupulous dealers will irradiate jars to bring out colors not original to the jar.
How interesting! Love learning tidbits. I’ve seen amber before, and even the green, but never a cobalt, black or milk glass. I’ll be keeping my eyes open, to at least snap a picture to share if I run across those colors.
And while they don’t have the same timeworn flavor of the true vintage version…
I think with the addition of some flowers, or putting our own personal touch on them, they can be pretty fabulous too!
Thanks for stopping by and much luck!!!! XX
PS – This isn’t a sponsored giveaway, just my way of saying thanks for hanging out with me, and I pretty much think you are all super awesome. Sure would not be the same without you!!
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Shannon, this is such a lovely post. I love that the Ball jars are in your signature blue!
Thank you! I’d love to use these in my coastal family room.
I have been looking for them but have been unable to locate any , my significant other wants them
Well I will wish you extra luck then 😉
Hey Shannon! What a great give.a.way! I’ve seen mason jars in light purple and a rose color, but never been fortunate enough to get my hands on any. My faves are the aqua jars with the galvanized lids. They’re pretty dreamy.
Blessings,
Cindi
Looked everywhere. You must have bought all of them! Would love to win.
Oh how very exciting!! I have been in love with these lovely jars since the very first time I spotted them in a DIY tutorial – and have been trying to get my hands on some since! With the nearly limitless potential of their craftiness and their lovely color (with all shades of blues and greens falling into my “favorite color” and all) they’re just perfect. And this giveaway is such a sweet thing for you to do, thank you for giving all of us this fun opportunity! =]
What a great give-away! Thank you!
How awesome Shannon. Just shared on my facebook page!
I passed up some of these in Target the other day but with back to school thought they were an extra we couldn’t afford. I would so love to win them though. They are so much fun.
I was grabbing some for me, and I heard a little voice in my head say, “You’ve heard lots of girls saying they can’t find them, you better get one more!”. I’ve only got one child so back to school isn’t too bad, but holy smokes, I don’t know how big families do it!?
I would love a case of these! I have 3 vintage aqua jars – a pint, quart and 1/2 gallon. I treasure them so!
Thanks for the giveaway – how sweet of you!
Jenny
A half gallon!? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those! (good luck)
Thanks for a chance. I love the Mason Jars especially the blue ones. Thanks Shannon. I have not been able to find these either so this would be a nice win.
Kris
Well good luck hun! And same as I told Jane, I can pick some up and ship them for you if you need me too. Shannon
Love the color of these and there are so so many uses for them! Would love to win them!
I LOVE Mason Jars…ESPECIALLY the turquoise….and ESPECIALLY the one with the darling pink roses!!! That’s perfect! xo
My parents still have some of the vintage blue ones in their bottle collection. Mom has used them for decorating, with flowers mainly, and they are so lovely!
Mason jars are the bomb! Especially the blue ones! I have two of the original ones but they are so handy that you can never have too many.