Mason Jar Soap Dispenser

Growing up, my mom loved to do canning. We had a garden and she loved to grow vegetables and then can them for future use. We would also make applesauce and can that. We always had loads of mason jars. Big, small, medium...every size you can think of.

As a kid, I never thought that a mason jar was cool. Now...I love them and can think of so many things I can do with them. I am not a caner...but I am a DIY crafter and mason jars come in very handy for that. If you remember on a previous post, I took mason jars and decorated into cute centerpieces.

Awhile back, I decided to make a mason jar into a soap dispenser. I pretty much had everything I needed for this project (only had to buy soap dispenser pump) so I knew this project would be cheap and easy.

First thing I did was drill a hole in the top of my lid. This was the hardest part of it. I am not the greatest with power tools, so this part was challenging because I kept having to drill to get the hole big enough for the soap pump to fit.

[Please excuse the rusty residue]

After I drilled a hole big enough, I then spray painted the top lid. It was gold. I had spray paint left over from when I took our gold chandelier to a nice bronze.

After the paint dried, I put all the pieces together. The hole should not be too big that the pump moves around a lot. Mine fits nice and snug and takes some twisting and turning to get out if need be (no need to ever take out...I just did for pictures). I had to cut the soap pump shorter to fit into the jar. I did that and then put it all together. I then had a cute soap dispenser. I love how it turned out. This is a very easy project that anyone can do you can do if you know how to use a power drill :)

Mason Jar = FREE (Mom gives me many for hot cocoa mix or other items...I love it)

Spray Paint = already had

Soap = already had (I have a huge jug to refill our soap dispenser in our bathrooms)

Soap pump = $4.99 (Bought actual soap from Home Goods because I liked the pump. I am not sure if they actually just sell pumps anywhere..so I bought a disposable soap dispenser and used that.)