it s easy and affordable to make a mason jar soap dispenser in just a few minutes customize it with your favorite colors designs and even writing bring the perfect vintage touch to your space with this diy soap dispenser and get your little ones interested in washing their hands before leaving the restroom things you ll need mason jar soap bottle with pump glue water resistant adhesive spray paint if you wish to paint the lid small screwdriver let s get started step one washing the bottle discard the bottle of soap and any other contents into another container wash the bottle and pump to remove any remaining soap one way to do this is to use rubbing alcohol all over the surface and then allow it to dry place the opening of the soap bottle centered on the back of the mason jar lid and trace around the opening take the pump out of the soap bottle and wash thoroughly to remove any soap that may still be on the pump step two put the lid on the mason jar and make a mark in the middle center of the lid take your small screwdriver or other pointed objects that you may have and place them on the centered mark using a hammer slowly tap the screwdriver until it pierces through the lid continue making holes around the center until you create an open hole to fit the pump inside use small pliers to remove any remaining pieces of the lid inside the circle to make your circle as perfect as possible step three make sure that the opening of your soap bottle fits inside the circle on your lid step four turn your soap bottle on its side and cut off the top of the bottle just below the threads step five spray paint the lids of your jar if you wish to do so and add some va va voom to your new creation use a coat of metal primer first paint the mason jar with a coat of white paint and allow it to dry completely follow by a second coat of the white paint again and allow it to dry once your bottle is dry use your spray paint color of choice then a few coats of sealer for protection step six place the top of the soap bottle on the jar lid by applying a good amount of glue and some pressure to the underside of the lid this is the bottom of the lid let the glue dry as directed on the package and screw the soap pump into the lid you re ready to fill your new soap dispenser attach the pump to the lid by applying a good amount of glue to the underside of the lid let the glue dry as directed on the package and you re ready to fill your new soap dispenser