Easy, do-it-yourself Mason Jar Lanterns can be made in minutes. All you need are mason jars, wire, tealights and decorative glass pebbles.
DIY MASON JAR LANTERNS TUTORIAL
I'm so excited to share a different kind of recipe with y'all here on The Country Cook. From time to time I like to share some fun tips or tricks that I just love and really want to share. Today, I am sharing a really easy and quick tutorial on how to make Mason Jar Lanterns.
OTHER USES FOR MASON JARS
It literally takes me no more than about 20 minutes from start to finish to make a few of these lanterns. I normally make them with the clear Ball mason jars. BUT...Ball® has come out with a limited edition Vintage Style Blue Jar! These jars are gorgeous! Yes, I'm gushing over mason jars. They are part of Ball's Heritage Collection. I have a few vintage ones that I have collected that I use to decorate in my kitchen.
LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
I can't tell you how pleased I was with how these turned out. The blue jars made these lanterns even more gorgeous than usual. So go on and get yourself some of these jars and light it up blue! And if you're looking for more ways to light up the night, you must check out this DIY TABLETOP FIRE BOWL TUTORIAL from Today's Creative life. So pretty and it goes beautifully with these lanterns!
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
Ball® Mason Jars
Decorative glass pebbles
Tealight candles
22 Gauge wire (if making hanging lanterns)
Needle nose pliers (if making hanging lanterns)
HOW TO MAKE MASON JAR LANTERNS:
Wrap a small section of wire around the rim of the jar. You want to wrap the wire under the lip of the rim so it doesn't slip up and off. 22 Gauge wire is very easy to cut and bend. So if you don't have pliers, just use some sharp scissors and bend the wire with your fingers (just be careful!)
Make a loop on one end of the wire. Then slide the other end of the wire through the loop to close the circle. Tighten the wire snuggly around the jar, keeping the wire under the rim.
Make sure you wrap the wire around itself tightly. The wire is shown a bit loose here in the photo so you can see the wire more easily. But you want to make sure the wire is snug under the lip of the jar so it doesn't slide off when hanging.
Get another piece of wire (about 12 inches long) to make the handle. Take one end of the handle and loop it through one side of the wire that is going around the rim. And then repeat on the other side of the jar. Make sure to tighten and wrap it securely so it doesn't slip around the jar or fall off.
Once all your wiring is secure, you are ready to fill your jars and hang!
Fill each jar with a small handful of the decorative glass pebbles in the bottom, then place a tealight right into the center of the pebbles. I like to hang them up first, then light them.
If you don't want to hang them, you can just set them out on your picnic table or porch. They look gorgeous lined up on steps. Wherever you want a soft glow of light outside.
I think these would make a beautiful, yet inexpensive, do-it-yourself decoration for a country style wedding or reception or any outdoor celebration!
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I would decorate with these. I LOVE the color! I would even take some to our condo in Florida. How perfect for beach side!
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I would love to win these mason jars. I would use them for canning, but I would also save them for my grandchildren. I love the blue color! They are so pretty and unique! I also liked Ball Canning on Facebook and pinned this post. Thank you so much!
OMG i love these mason jars in the blue!!! I collect any and all old vintage glass blue bottles i find. Im tickled they came out with these. If I can find them i will definitely be decorating them!
I would love to win these.My new motherinlaw gave me a canner and I would put it to good use and make apple pie filling and venison stew using these beautiful jars.
I would use these pretty blue jars to decorate with! I love the color of them!! I think using them to can with would take away the beauty of the jar!!
I would both decorate and preserve with them. I am trying canning for the first time this year and have already taken my first class. It was a lot of fun and I am so excited to get started. I must say, though, that these lanterns are gorgeous! I have already like Ball Canning on Facebook, and have pinned this post. Thanks!
I would Decorate with these jars! 🙂 I <3 Blue Glass & it is all over my home. I Follow Ball Canning on FB & Pinterest. Thank You 🙂
I love to can especially apple and pear butter. I did try tomato sauce last year and it was pretty good. I also like to decorate with the canning jars. The jars are utilitarian. I have subscribed to Ball Canning on FB and Pinterest and pinned this post to Pinterest.
Beautiful! I would decorate with the jars!
I would love to add these to my vintage jars that I already have, that decorate the tops of my kitchen cabinets!
These jars would look great by themselves in the shelf in my kitchen for display. What great give away this is.
Preserves! Blueberry Preserves would be great in them! So pretty!
I already like your FB page and follow you! 🙂
I am not following them on Pinterest! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would decorate with candles, sand and shells. These look like a perfect blue ocean!
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Ruth
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I have several vintage blues and would like to put these on that shelf until canning time and then I would use them please pick me.. bobboss49@gmail.com
I would love these vintage-style mason jars to create candles for my deck.
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I have been looking for the blue jars...Where did you find them??? I would like to use them to decorate my bathroom with!!
So happy Ball is making these reproduction jars. I would use some for lanterns and some for storing my teabags and of course keep one for drinking my iced tea in the summer. I have liked Ball jars on FB. Thank you for the opportunity to win. Bless you for the recipes my family has enjoyed so much. Permelia Ehle ninnysbackporch@cfl.rr.com
Hi Brandie! Thanks for the tutorial! How exciting, blue Ball jars! I would definitely decorate with these, and maybe use a few in canning or storing items! Thanks for the giveaway! Blessings from Bama!
I would decorate and preserve with tem here at Whites Farm in Winterport, ME. I love blue.
I would use the Ball jars for storage on my counter top. I like to store dried beans, rice, & pasta in jars, as well as the dried fruit & jerky I make.
Nadine Osborne
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I pinned it, I liked it, and I followed it! Blessings from Bama!