One of her suggestions we liked was filling large glass jars with brightly colored ornaments.

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Weck's glass jars are slightly stouter and ideal for grains the necks are wider and the lids lift off.

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For example, she suggested brightly colored candlestick holders, birch candles and glass jars that could work for both holidays.

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In addition, she created a "snack nut" version to show-off the flavor: chocolate-covered pieces of cocoa beans packed in unadorned glass jars.

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Glass jars filled with lime-green and crimson jelly bears were perched on the buffet tables and talent contests for start-up entrepreneurs took place on the stage.

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Aside from being a thoroughly civilized place in which to enjoy a good book, the library contains a computer terminal and large glass jars of freshly baked cookies.

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Mr Holmes rigged a fuse between three glass jars filled with a potent chemical mixture that would burn at such a high temperature that it could not be put out with water, he said.

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Hippies and yuppies rub shoulders during the event held on Alberta Street in Northeast Portland, and "hipsters showcase their latest patched vintage tweed jacket and creative take on facial hair to crowds that take in food truck fare, art, hand-sewn sock puppets, glass blown jars and any other obscure item your heart might ever have desired, " Moon writes.

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Still, we really liked a lot of the ideas and chose to focus on projects that could be done quickly, such as placing battery-operated lights in jars or vases in the windows instead of faux candles and filling clear-glass ornaments with confetti to hang on white tabletop trees as part of the dining-room-table centerpiece.

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