Bamboo lids make yogurt jars even better!

26 September 2023

Back in January 2019, I wrote a post about how I love Oui by Yoplait French-style yogurt, which comes in little glass jars. The yogurt tastes great, but what I really love about it is the jars, which are reusable for so many things. Since 2019, I’ve amassed quite a few jars after a client gave me her collection. But I don’t mind making space for them, because the ways to use them seem endless. And now I’ve found a new lid for them (see below), which makes them even more useful.

As I detailed back in 2019, here are some of the ways I use them:

They’re great pen holders. I’ve taken up hand lettering, and true to form I have purchased a bunch of pens to feed my habit. These little jars are great holding categories of pens and markers. (Here’s a post I wrote on how I organize my lettering pens.)
I use them to hold pairs of glasses on end on my desk, which keeps them handy. (I have many pairs of glasses for various uses.)
I put cotton balls in them in the bathroom and I also use one to hold my brush upright
I decorated one with Washi tape to use on the sink as a toothbrush holder for guests

The Oui yogurt website has a Crafts section with lots of ideas (and instructions) for using Oui yogurt jars.

Here’s a photo I took in 2019 of two Oui jars holding some markers on my desk. I used a little Washi tape to pretty them up.

A tight lid makes them useful for more things, like filling with trail mix in my lunchbox. Yoplait sells plastic lids for these jars and I discovered today that they sell seasonal lids too. (Right now it’s Halloween.) They’re not cheap; at 4 for $4.99 or 8 for $7.98 plus $4.49 for shipping, they cost more than the yogurt jars themselves.

I was thrilled recently when I discovered these bamboo lids with silicone seals that fit the yogurt jars snugly. They look great and feel secure. I bought plain bamboo lids, but decorative ones are also available. I paid $9.99 for eight of these substantial lids and got free shipping.

I’m so happy to pass along this relatively low cost container idea. Honestly, I find them life enhancing!

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