This post contains affiliate links. We may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you.
Glass is a beautiful and natural container that brings beauty to whatever is inside it. I’m so excited to be sharing 10 ways to incorporate glass into your everyday life via this sponsored conversation with O-I, makers of over half the world’s glass packaging, and the proud sponsor of Glass Is Life.
Glass is natural. It keeps our food safe and flavorful, and can be used over and over again.
Glass is made with three simple ingredients… sand, limestone and soda ash. That’s it! It also never breaks down into harmful chemicals, which protects our oceans. After the natural ingredients go through fire they magically become glass!
We’ve been adding more glass into our lives and it’s been a great change for us. I’ve found that it is the little every day things that add up so we’ve started taking little steps when adding more glass to our lives. Now that the holidays are here I’m incorporating these steps into this special time of the year too!
Here are 10 Ways you can Incorporate Glass Into Your Everyday Life too!
1. Water bottles. Water is supposed to taste like water, not chemicals. A great thing about storing water and food in glass is that glass doesn’t change the flavors. Water tastes like water is supposed to taste like! On our recent trip up the coast we brought our glass water bottles with us. Glass is easy to clean and the water just tastes fresher and better.
2. Glass is great to store treasures in. With glass being clear it’s the perfect way to safeguard while still being able to admire what’s inside. The girls collect rocks when we are out exploring as keepsakes and we store them in Le Parfait jars!
3. Food- There are so many reasons that glass makes a great storage container… from keeping food fresh to making sure that the only thing you can taste is the food and not the container that it was kept in.
4. Serving Dishes- During the holidays I like to keep a Le Parfait jars on the counters with sweet treats and some healthy snacks. They are beautiful and make everything look fancier!
5. Decorations- Glass also makes a perfect decoration. Right now I have Le Parfait jars filled with candy but during the spring they will have rose buds!
6. Gifts- This might be my favorite way to add more glass to my life. There are so many ways to gift glass and it’s always so well received. I have a few Le Parfait jars filled with festive colored candies that I can grab for last minute gifts. Gifting with glass makes whatever you are giving feel more special.
7. Baked Goods- Are you entertaining during the holidays? Baking in glass is the way to save time and make the presentation even better! I love to serve warm cookies in jars or individual cakes, but the possibilities are endless. Individual servings are so popular right now and I’m going to be making pies in them next! these also make great gifts!
8. Office Supplies- I can’t get enough glass now that I started adding more! I am redoing my home office and I plan to have a bunch of glass on my desk to keep all my office supplies organized. Pencils in one jar, pens in another!
9. To hold knick-knacks- Does your house have little things everywhere? Mine too! Glass is a great holder for all that!
10. Breakfast- We are having so much fun with this! The night before we make everyone their own breakfast in their own Le Parfait jar. The girls love it! It makes mornings so much better because they have this to look forward to and they are getting ready earlier and quicker so that there is definitely time for them to eat all their breakfast. So far we have been making over night oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, baked eggs, and leftovers from the night before <— my personal favorite!
Bonus number 11- Glass make the perfect portable food container too. On the days I go into the office I’ve been taking my salad lunch in glass. It keeps it super fresh and the glass is very easy to wash in the sink at work. Or you could make this special treat…
Learn More About Glass Is Life On Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Thanks for sharing great ideas! I use glass containers for my office supplies and also for several food items in my pantry.
Those are all great ideas. I use lots of glass water bottles.
I love the look of glass for everything, but especially in the pantry. It’s just so much cleaner and more uniform. Unfortunately I have an absent-minded husband … so I have to use plastic for now, lol!
What a great post! I switched from using plastic storage containers to glass a few years ago and have tried to use glass more in our everyday life since then. I save all of our spaghetti and pasta sauce jars throughout the year and use them to make gifts-in-a-jar presents for friends and family during the holidays!
These are awesome ideas! I am trying to get rid of as much plastic and disposable waste as possible. Love your ideas!
I love to decorate with glass jars. These are great ideas.
Yes, now that the boychild is older I can actually bring back my favorite…glass!! Thanks for the tips.
I love collecting stuff on the beach in a glass jar when I go; it’s really nice to see through it!
These are great ideas for incorporating glass into your life indeed. I love using these type of jars for everything, I even use them for junk jars with nails, screws, etc. because they look good even. Thanks for sharing.
I have a glass water bottle, but it’s so pretty…I can’t bring myself to use it.
Glass jars are always a great idea for gift giving. I love glasses anything and yes I do agree with you that water tastes better when stored in glass. Not in plastic. There are tons of fun jars out in the market now that it makes it easier to use glass.
These are great ideas! I love all the way you have used the glass. I think it might help in reducing usage of plastics. Glasses takes the most important part in my house decoration. Thanks for sharing the great post.
I don’t know what it is about glass, but it just seems to make everything look so much better.
I love glass. Plastic always feels so cheap to me. Glass just has a richness about it.
These are great tips. I love the look of glass containers. I just have to be careful, because I have three small kids.
I really love all of your suggestions for incorporating glass into our everyday life. I use glass water bottles and I do try to use glass in anything else I can think of.
Those peppermint sticks look so pretty in the jar. When we lived near the beach they had signs prohibiting glass at all on the beach.
These are such great ideas! Love idea of the candy storage
Jars are so useful. Plus they can be spruced up to match decor!
I love to recycle glass jars my pasta sauces and other foods come in. They are great for leftovers.
What a great post. I love using glass jars for storage. Pretty much storing everything. LOL
In most circumstances, I prefer glass over plastic. It’s more hygienic and more esthetically pleasing. Love the use of mason jars.
These are all really great ideas. I need to get a jar for my office supplies.
Love that idea. You can use it for plenty of things and chocolate included.
I love baking in Pyrex glass ware! Love the idea of storing treasures in the jars they would make great decorations too!
I love how versatile glass is for home decor, and how clean it looks with nothing in it, too.
Such a great idea, I love using glass jars for collecting beach rocks!
I love this article, glass is so beautiful!
Love glass! We have glass jars in our kitchen for the pantry and I recently started using a glass water bottle – love it!
Water bottles and food storage and bakeware would be the easiest ways for me I think. I always drink water and there’s always leftovers or something new to bake and I could use glass.
I love all of these ideas and you’re right. All of these glass ideas are safe. Glass is always the way to go 🙂
Yes!! I have been trying to incorporate glass and also mason jars into gift giving this year! Great tips!
So many great ideas. I love using glass when possible.
We use a lot of glass here too! I actually used glass baby bottles with my last child too!
I just got a glass water bottle. It’s such a good idea!
Although I’m accident-prone, I prefer using glass. Not it looks better, but it is also eco-friendly compared to plastic.
What a great post!! I like glass over plastics!! I swear I have glass anything and everything lol
I truly love all of your ideas. We use mason jars for everything possible food related. I just think it is so much better than plastic containers.
Great ideas! I need to make glass jar containers for my kids’ teachers for gifts! For their desks!
These are great tips. I will look for some glass water bottles. We definitely don’t use much glass beyond our dishes.
Plus, glass is just gorgeous! I love to store things in glass and keep them out in the open, not out of sight behind cabinet doors.
I am so glad you posted this! I agree 100% and love using glass. Especially for our beverages and foods!