Sledge has been sneaking leaf-cutter bees out of the Greenhouse, one at a time, in a mason jar.

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When Tim Tebow is bummed, he doesn't pull down the blinds, blast the Fleetwood Mac and drink red wine out of a Mason jar, like everybody else does.

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GIFs give the illusion of animation, and creative entries include water draining and refilling a mason jar, a cursor moving and clicking on a laptop computer screen, and continuously morphing geometric shapes.

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Not too long ago, as Okie Morris went through a thrift store, she saw a Mason jar in one room and a glass candlestick holder in another, and inspiration struck.

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The mason jar is a close second.

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It takes an hour to make six quarts, and Mr. Mason fills each tiny jar with a pastry bag.

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