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2007-02-01, 4:16pm
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FireDancer Glass
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where to find glass frit jars
Guess I am tired of using baby food jars! Does anyone know where I can find nice glass jars for frit? I see lots of frit sold in them but I want to put the frit I all ready have in jars.
thanks
Christy 
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2007-02-01, 4:42pm
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Well, found some after I posted!
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2007-02-01, 5:29pm
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where?
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2007-02-01, 6:07pm
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as in the state
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cgreagor
Well, found some after I posted!
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Details, woman!
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2007-02-01, 6:20pm
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frit jars
I believe Val at valcox.com was selling them. Good luck.
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2007-02-01, 6:40pm
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Entropy increasing....
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2007-02-01, 7:11pm
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FireDancer Glass
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I googled and found this co. I think they were about .50 each. They are 4 oz glass jars with a white lid. I think I paid more for the shipping than the jars themselves but I am sure they are bulky too. I looked up Val but her shop is closed for a few days and the last time I looked she wasn't selling them. 
https://www.specialtybottle.com
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2007-02-01, 7:37pm
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I love shopping at American Science & Surplus - not only do they have great deals, but the item descriptions can be pretty funny. They have a pretty good variety of glass bottles/jars , plastic containers, and just about anything else you can think of!
Teri P
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2007-02-01, 8:08pm
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Entropy increasing....
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Shoe erasers. LOL Somebody tell Rebeka.
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2007-02-01, 9:55pm
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as in the state
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OMG, I remember my mom had TONS of those little jam jars lying around. She never threw them away, and we always used to get Knotts Berry Farms jam/jelly samplers for the holidays. I think she moved she finally threw them out. Hrm...I'll have to ask her if she still has them tucked away somewhere...
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2007-02-01, 9:59pm
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I'm gonna throw out another suggestion. I tried small-mouth glass jars and they annoyed me. I love the little aluminum watchmaker cases from Lee Valley! They come in various sizes (depending on how much frit you buy) and they're great for containing the frit if you like to roll beads in, say, a demitasse spoon full of frit. I get a lot LESS mess with these jars.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...48&cat=1,43326
If the link doesn't work for you, go to leevalley.com, choose woodworkers tools, then storage, then watchmaker cases.
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2007-02-01, 10:06pm
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as in the state
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Oooh! I have a ton of those (of course, they still have eyelets in them for scrapbooking....maybe some day I'll get caught up on my scrapbooking and use up the crap I have for that hobby and use the tools/tins for my other hobbies....yeah, right!!) Hee.
I might have to steal some from my scrapbooking stash and try them out!
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2007-02-02, 7:07am
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Hey guys do the lid screw on??
Had an idea to hot glue magnets to bottom and stick them on the wall.
Space is an issue
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2007-02-02, 8:25am
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OOOOORRRRRRR....you can take a 25 ml heavy wall tube....blow it out into a jar....flare the mouth into a really nice V and put a cork stopper in the neck of it...voila..... frit jar...when you get ready to put the frit back in...you have this nice flare to pour in to.....come on people...we work with glass........
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2007-02-02, 8:40am
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I love the glass jars Val sells. They're the same as her plastic jars and I just open the jar and leave it right on my work bench. I use a spoon to pick it up for rolling or sprinkling and get very little mess.
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2007-02-02, 8:59am
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magnetic containers
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2007-02-02, 9:13am
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Lee,
Thanks for the links! I have Jelly jars now I got at supermarket 1 doz. for $8.00 but they are 8 oz. Wish I had that much Frit, LOL,Marieann
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2007-02-02, 11:39am
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as in the state
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My dad had nuts and bolts in baby food jars, with magnets on the lids and had them stuck under cabinets out in his shed...I'd forgotten about that until beadgirl mentioned magnets...=)
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2007-02-02, 2:35pm
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Wow, I never would have thought of gluing magnets to jars and have them hanging somewhere!! That's a very creative idea!
Candy
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2007-02-02, 3:51pm
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Nancy
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Another suggestion is gluing magnets on the back and stick them to a cookie sheet and hang the cookie sheet.
Nancy
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2007-02-03, 1:01pm
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I don't have as much frit as a lot of you, but I am using a spice rack carousel that holds about twenty four two ounce jars. they are at a tilt and I put the name of the frit on the top and can rotate it 360 degrees and it takes up minimal space on the worktop. then I can spoon out whatever I need with a small spoon. You can find these in varying sizes at the thrift store.
Works for me!
Roy
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2007-02-03, 2:32pm
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I found some metal spice jars with magnets on the bottom at Linens N Things. I also got one of those metal mesh silverware organizers. The metal jars fit perfectly and the magnets hold them in place. I lean the mesh thing against the wall. Oh and the jars have little holes on one side around the top for shaking out the spices. I wouldnt want to do that with my frit though, so I have to make sure the holes are covered when I put the lid back on.
Linda
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2007-02-03, 3:12pm
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I use 4 oz jelly jars I got at the grocery store. Just perfect for the 5 oz of frit in the bulk buys. About $7/doz and no shipping charges 
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2007-02-04, 6:37am
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For jar storage, if any of you live near an Ikea, score one of their wooden lazy susan's (in the kitchen dept). They're heavy wood (maple?) with a very sturdy ball bearing spinner. I have about 50 jars of frit stacked on each of two, and they still turn freely and have lots of room. Oh, and they were only about $8.
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2007-02-04, 9:57am
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FireDancer Glass
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Now that I bought the glass jars I will have to hit Ikea up for the lazy susan! Then to find a place to put the lazy susan.
Christy
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2007-02-05, 12:59pm
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Also, at Jo-Ann Fabrics in the wedding section for favors, they have 30 tin rounds in a tub for $19.99, but look for their 40% off coupon...
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2007-02-06, 11:14am
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FireDancer Glass
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Got my glass jars in the mail yesterday. It only took 2 days for shipping! Only bad thing, I did not order enough! Guess I had more frit than I thought.
Christy
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2007-02-06, 12:20pm
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..in withdrawal....
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Just saw something at Home Depot that might be handy. They have clear plastic storage jars with lids that have magnets on them. The set comes with 4 jars and a piece of metal that can be mounted to the wall. I think the set was around $6. Look in the section where they have modular garage/tool storage stuff.
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2007-06-28, 6:26pm
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Hopeless glass addict!
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Gail has several sizes of frit containers for sale on her site (GGGlass):
http://ggglass.com/catalog.php?category=17
I think her prices are really affordable!
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2007-06-29, 5:42am
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all the frit i buy already came in jars..but i love the idea of putting on magnets and then putting them on a cookie sheet..thanks for the ideas it will save a lot of space and look a lot neater..
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