Fixer-Upper

Yesterday was the beginning of the biggest rummage sale of the summer, hosted at a nearby church. So where else would I be?

We picked up a few little trinkets, but overall, I was a touch disappointed by our haul this year.

However! There are two snags that I consider a total success. The second one I'll share when I have before and after shots...it's a bit of a long-term project. But this fella I fixed up last night. 

 This is an old bean crock. In an antique store, these run for around $10-20, depending on their condition. I got this for $6 because there's a very small chip on the cover. 

Plus, when I got home, I discovered that the cover really doesn't fit on the jar very well. I could tell immediately that it would drive me nuts. (I want to use this as a cookie jar). So I debated on a way to fix it so the cover would fit snugly, not slip, and not nick up the jar either. 

My ingenious idea, if I do say so myself?

Hot glue. 

I rimmed the cover with a nice thick circle of glue and let it dry. While generally hot glue drives me nuts because of it's insane dimensions and hairy tails, this was a great little fix-it. The cover now fits on without slipping around or clanking!