Check Your Pockets Mason Jar Sign

Want your own? You can order the digital cut file, vinyl decal or the complete sign from my Esty shop.

Here is a great laundry room project to collect the change, crayons, batteries, and other things that are pulled out of pockets before they are washed. I don't have any shelf space in my laundry area, so I decided to make something that could hang on the wall.

  I started with a piece of scrap wood, it's pretty small, only 3.5" x 7.5". This wood was from a pallet so it was pretty rough. I sanded it down, especially around the edges.

Then, I painted it with one coat of paint.  Once it was dry, I sanded it again, making sure I actually removed the paint around the edges and some on the front.

I watered down some gray paint, brushed it on and wiped it off with a paper towel.

Then, I applied my vinyl lettering

and attached a metal pipe clamp and a small mason jar.

If you have a shelf, you could do this project without the wood and clamp. Just apply the vinyl directly to the mason jar.

  Check out this post to get the free digital file to make your own!

You can order the vinyl decal from my Esty shop.

Update: I've had lots of people ask how I attach the clamp to the wood.  I know there are a couple different ways to do it, but I found this to be the easiest

To attach the clamp to the wood, I just use two screws and attach one above the clamp and one below the clamp so it can't move.

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