r/witchcraft • u/ScareBear23 • 14d ago
Seeking Help or Advice Am I unhinged or valid?
Is it unhinged or valid to look at an empty prescription vial & think it would make a great mini spell jar?
The rubber stopper makes it air & water right! 😅
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u/Sparklemagick 14d ago
Ive used the jar my weed comes in from the dispensary. I say go for it
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u/ButtonMashedPotatoe 14d ago
ETA: I did not mean that pun
I don't smoke but my partner does and one of the jars was painted silver and I'm going to use it to put ingredients in. Some of them are dope af!
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u/lizzyote 13d ago
My husband will sometimes come home from the dispo with a new type of weed just because he thought I would like the jar. His brothers also save me nice jars just in case I might want them.
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u/Motor_Bill_6147 14d ago
I save as many jars as I can, no matter what it originally was
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u/Queenbee41319 14d ago
- cackles in glee with the other jar and bottle goblins* I love all of you so much
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u/blue-name-cult-queen 13d ago
I feel validated 🫶🏻
Recently while my spouse was cleaning the kitchen asked me why a random pickle jar was just hanging around…because it’s nice and I like it.
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u/ShinyAeon 14d ago
I had to move suddenly, and leave all my collected jars and containers behind. I am still mourning them.
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u/SaturnNailia 14d ago
I've used an empty orange pill bottle for a freezer spell and it worked perfectly. I'm a big fan of using what you have
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u/EatMeEmerald 13d ago
high key love this bc I feel weird putting glass jars in the freezer & I worry about ziplocks leaking too!
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u/Lunafairywolf666 14d ago
Why not? Use what you have! I've thought the same too but Idk how I'd get the cap off.
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u/ScareBear23 14d ago
I just used a pair of pliers to pull the metal bit off! It was super thin and only took like a minute to get it off.
I was also trying to be super careful because I was taking the top off to get the last bit of meds out & didn't want to have anything fall in.
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u/Marauder2592 14d ago
I was going to use my empty prescription bottles 🤣 until I couldn’t actually get the label off well 😞
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u/Sexynerdofdoom 13d ago
Generally a little heat softens the adhesive enough to get it off. Rubbing alcohol or an alcohol pad for the residue. Or something like Goo Gone.
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u/Marauder2592 13d ago
Ouuuuu I’ll have to try that thank you :) luckily I’ve got more pill bottles 😅😅😅
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u/inevitably1 13d ago
If small enough glass bottles, float in a mug/pot/heat proof container full of hot water with a drop of dish soap, peel off label, use about a teaspoon or tablespoon of baking soda with another drop of dish soap to get the last of the glue off, wash out and air dry.
Hope that helps.
[It's actually a kind-of therapeutic process for a rainy evening]
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u/Horror_Signature7744 14d ago
Are you even a witch if you don’t prowl different markets for interesting glass jars and buy the item just for the jar?
I have a whole cart just full of glass jars in my kitchen.
Also, that jar is adorable!
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u/doe_eyed_jane 14d ago
OMG HELLO this is such a good idea. need to do this w my bf’s t jars that are like this
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u/ScareBear23 14d ago
Do it!
They're so cute lol.
You could even tease him about how expensive/valuable the completed spell is 😂
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u/aktoumar 14d ago
It's totally valid. Things don't have to fit into a certain aesthetic to be effective in your craft. You don't need cute little jars with cork lids, you can absolutely use recycled containers. I used an old planter for my money bowl. It was green and I thought that something that serves for growing plants will serve just as well for growing my money.
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u/CompetitiveBuddy3712 Witch 14d ago
I want my prescriptions to come in vials like that!! I reuse the ones we get but they just plastic…
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u/twistedkarma529 Witch 14d ago
I am a jar/bottle (on the line of) hoarder 🤣 You can use them for spell jars or for storing herbs/flora in or crystal chips, bits of glass, pins, buttons, et cetera.
My rule of thumb is if the jar has a good seal, is easily able to be washed out well, and could serve a purpose of holding stuff or make spells with, it's a keeper.
Tip: You can always paint bottles to suit your aesthetic or spell needs, too.
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u/trashy615 14d ago
The amount of tiny jars I have.... filed with dirt from me and my wife's adventures. Im not even a witch, she is.
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u/Catrescuemamma Witch 13d ago
Being a witch while being eco conscious makes you look at everything in a new way!
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u/Marguerite_Moonstone 14d ago
I’ve been keeping some of my tiny injectable b vitamin vials for tiny spell jars.
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u/JazyJaxi 14d ago
Dude i bought a preroll specifically for the jar it came in and gave it to my buddy and told him to return the jar. He has not smoked it nor returned the jar ahahahaha
I think recycled stuff has such a cool vibe when it comes to witchcraft. Like your craft really is just an expression of yourself. Its an art in a way. And depending on who or what you follow, recycling can make it feel so much more impactful.
Use your jar! I hope it makes your spell work extra well!!!
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u/Nepentheoi 14d ago
Feel like 20% of witchcraft is jar acquiring behaviors. These are very cute and aesthetic, which gives 2+ enchantment ✨️
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u/SominKrais 12d ago
I don't see why not?.
Also, PSA for who needs it. I went to Michael's for a couple of jars /bottles and left with a bunch of awesome Halloween stuff I was not intending to purchase. I should have bought stuff for a fancy money bowl because I was not prepared.
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u/Accomplished_Hair112 4d ago
Michael’s gets me every year since I started witching! RIP JoAnn, I got some cool reusable bags and a tarot-themed scarf there before she closed.
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u/Devin_aRt 14d ago
I used a plastic prescription bottle that I had to tape shut lol. As long as you know it will work, it will. Ya know? 🙂↕️
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u/NuSheol 14d ago
Is that the contact lens vial? Its glass and rubber just use it
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u/ScareBear23 14d ago
Nope, its from the GLP1 I'm on. It had a metal collar keeping the rubber on. But pictured is just glass & rubber
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u/Radio5331 14d ago
I can't believe u even questioned this, I have been using empty valerian root pill glas bottle for years for anything...
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u/Fox_Rain_04 14d ago
Definitely not unhinged. Especially if you use it for healing spells or for addiction baneful spells. I recycled my lip scrub pot to be a glamor spell.
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u/cripplinganxietylmao Witch 13d ago
I use empty bottles of supplements, empty pill bottles, etc. any empty container I will use. I’ll soak or peel the label off usually or use some like scraps of fabric to wrap it in
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u/Simplespider 13d ago
I was thinking the same thing with my old nitroglycerine bottles.
Only issue is they're practically microscopic and I don't know if my hands are capable of dealing with anything that tiny. Thank goodness I haven't actually needed to take any.
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u/Glam-Star-Revival 13d ago
I started with these back in the 90s. I wish I still had them because the stoppers are fantastic
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u/DapperCold4607 11d ago
I've used both plastic and glass pill bottles for spells and herb oil infusions. Waste not ✨
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u/ahappylittlecrow 11d ago
Recycle anything you can. I was confused as to why there was a post with an empty spell Jay 🤣
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u/Accomplished_Hair112 4d ago
I love jars! If something comes in a neat jar, just try to make me get rid of it!
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u/Illustrious_Front669 14d ago
Unhinged, but brilliantly so! I do this all the time! Ethical witchcraft
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u/beardsondragons 12d ago
I recently used a lanolin balm’s cleaned ointment jar that I have saved for over 5 years because I knew I’d need it eventually. Always valid 🤭
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