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Monday, February 2, 2026

A Petty Solution




Today I want to share a 

very simple and very inexpensive, 

thing that I found, 

that makes my life much easier.



  

Several years ago while 

opening a jar with a 

round grippy circle of rubber 

that I picked up at the county Fair, 

I got the thought of why not use 

a pair of grippy garden gloves.



 

So the next time I visited 

the dollar store I picked up 

this pair of pretty pink floral 

garden gloves. 

Now these gloves don't have 

as much grip as some of the nicer 

ones you buy in garden shops, 

but they do have enough.



 

Opening jars has become so much easier. 

I do have arthritis in my hands 

and sometimes jars are just 

really very hard to open. 

Plus the nice thing about gloves 

is that you're not only gripping around 

the lid when you turn it but 

you're also gripping the jar 

and keeping it from moving as well. 

Two hands with the ability to grip 

are much better than only one. 

 


These gloves are pretty and they work wonderfully. 

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So that's my post today. 

If you have trouble opening tight jars 

and want a pretty solution, 

pick up a pair of pretty garden gloves. 

Put them in a kitchen drawer 

and use them for nothing but opening jars.

 They will last for many many years, 

much longer than they last 

out doing garden work 😊

 

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I do hope that you all

have a lovely week. 

God Bless You,

your blogging sister,

Connie :)

32 comments:

  1. Connie! You are so smart! That's a great solution, and as you said - a pretty one too.

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  2. What a great idea!!! And so much prettier!

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  3. What a super idea!! I'm planning a trip to a Dollar store tomorrow and I;ll see if they have such. Meanwhile I have a little sign that says Please Open. I prop it up on the kitchen counter with whatever jar I can't open. Sooner or later someone walks by and opens it. With grippy gloves I'll hopefully be able to do that myself.

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    1. They make a real difference and the fact that they grip the jar as well as the lid is very helpful.

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  4. What a wonderful idea! I have arthritis in my right hand (I'm right-handed) and use a round grippy thing (don't remember where I got it) that opens jar lids.

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    1. I think you'll be surprised at how well this works.

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  5. Wow what a great idea. I'm going to get myself a pair. Thanks!!

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    1. You're welcome, I hope find them as a better way to open jars, like I do.

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  6. Very clever idea and the gloves are pretty

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    1. Find a pretty pair that matches your kitchen ❤️

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  7. Wonderful idea! And they are so pretty too! I cut a couple of squares of the rubber stuff that you put under throw rugs to keep them from slipping. I keep them in my kitchen drawer for opening jars, and also some in my bathroom medicine cabinet for opening pill bottles. But I like the looks of your rubber gardening gloves better!

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    1. It's nice to find something that's pretty and that also gets the job done and done well 🥰

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  8. Why thank you . . . It does work very well ☺️

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    1. Thank you, it works great and it's a pretty way to get the job done 🥰

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  10. That's a fantastic idea. I also have those round rubber things that don't work all that well.
    Blessings and hugs,
    Betsy

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    1. These are a lot prettier than those and if yours are like mine, then have a advertisement printed on them.

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    2. What a good idea! You are so clever.

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  11. That's a wonderful solution to tight jar lids, Connie! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. You are SO smart Connie! I had a grippy round thing but lost it. The gloves are much better than me hitting the jar lid on the side of my kitchern counter, to loosen it (and hoping I don't break the jar!). 2nd solution was to run it under hot water. The gloves are a darling idea.. next trip to the DT I'll look for some. I keep a DT list on my fridge so I can remember what to get when I go! Hope you are having a nice week! xoxoxo Marilyn

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  13. Hey Connie! I agree with everyone else...that is such a good idea. I need a pair in a kitchen drawer too. I just looked back at that quilt you just finished. Wow!! It is amazing. It looks so complicated. No wonder you had to undo a few stitches. It is simply beautiful!!

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    1. Thank you so much, that was sweet of you to say. 🪡🧵

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  14. I had bought a piece of the grippy stuff to put in your drawers and cut a chunk, that worked for a little while but some jars were too hard, so hubby bought me a jar opener but I think I will give this a try because like you said it would be nice to have grip on the jar too, and they are pretty too :)

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    1. Yes, when you can hold the jar firmly so that it doesn't slip while you're twisting the lid it allows you more tork. It works great!

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