5 Great Outdoor Mason Jar Lighting Projects

Project One:

Candle Lighting

Fill mason jars one third full with sand, beans or gravel, and nestle a small candle into the sand. Hang from trees and rooftops with heavy twine. Looks best in groups hung at different heights. Great if done over a dining table under the trees!

Project Two:

Got an unused clothesline? Hang mason jars randomly along the clothesline with wire. Now string white mini lights along the clothesline, wrapping as you go. When you reach a mason jar, wrap lights down into the jar, then back out again, and continue along the clothesline. Back yard bbq’s will never be the same!

Project Three:

Mason Jar Light Cluster

Create your own pendant lights with mason jars! We like the tutorial at In.Gredients.

Project Four:

Mason Jar Oil Lamps

These are pretty easy to make… Poke a hole in the lid of the jar with a nail or drill. Insert a wick through the hole into the bottom of the jar. Fill with non toxic burning oil. I hear even olive oil will burn! Use a fiberglass wick from the craft store for best results, but you could even use a 100% cotton strip of fabric in a pinch. Light, and enjoy!

Project Five:

Solar Mason Jar Lantern

This DIY mason jar project is easy, and inexpensive! Simply buy those small inexpensive garden solar lights at the dollar or discount store. Take the top “light and battery” section off of the stake. Place the light into the jar. Make sure the jar is positioned so that the solar panel gets lots of sun during the day. This is especially gorgeous with frosted glass jars.

Baby food jar Vases

Baby food jar turned into vases and candle holders
There are lots of recycle projects out there.But of all the ideas I have found so far These baby food jar vases are the cutest.You can also use them as candle holders.The food jars are the best DIY idea for Spring time And can also make beautiful handmade gift.Not only for Spring But Mother’s Day as well

DIY Amazing Birdhouse

It’s still cold at this time of the year But it will be soon time for Spring.To get in the groove for Spring Gardening I am sharing ideas to make birdhouses for Spring Garden
There are beautiful ideas to build decorative birdhouses at home nad those are some of the best.

Cool DIY Indoor-Outdoor Modular Cylinder Planters

As soon as I saw the Décor Fiori Cylinders, it was instant love. What do I love? These lightweight cylinders are fabulous for small spaces and are really versatile: you can use them indoors or outdoors, individually or in multiples on a wall, vertically or horizontally. Use one planted Fiori cylinder or several on a tabletop to create an über cool centerpiece.

You love gardening yet beset by a problem on limited gardening space – what would you do? Well, let your creative juices flow and improvise. For one, you can make hanging vertical garden planters. This DIY project would let you save some gardening space.

How would you do this? You can make your first DIY hanging planter by using the image above as a guide. For the materials that you would use, you can visit UrbanGardensWeb.com to know how to procure these.

DIY Flower Lights

So you think that cupcake liners are just for baking? With a few colorful paper cupcake liners, some glue and a lot of creativity, you can transform a colorful string of Christmas lights into elegant party lights. You may use these for party indoor lighting or outdoor mood lighting for whatever occasion. If you have leftover cupcake liners from your last cupcake baking bash then this project won’t even cost you a cent!

DIY Fairy Jar

Items:
Mason jar(s)
Glitter (diamond glitter works best)
Glow stick(s)
Serrated knife


Step 1: Decide which color glitter and glow stick you are going to want in the jar.

Step 2: Cut open the bottom of the glow stick on a towel (as not to get the fluid all over everything; you could also elevate the glow stick on the lid of the jar).

Step 3: Dump the contents of the glow stick into the jar. BE CAREFUL! To my surprise, I found that the inside of the glow stick is in fact, glass.

Step 4: Once you’ve done that, grab the glitter and dump it into the jar on top of the glow stick contents. The amount of glitter is going to depend on the size of your jar, how sparklie you want it, and what glitter you decide on. I used about half of one glitter container I bought. If the glass from the glow stick did not brake upon dumping it into the jar, you can break it now by hitting it with the end of the knife.

Step 5: You can now put the lid on!! Make sure it is on very tight, and shake it up like crazy.

Now that you now know how to make a “fairy in a jar”, you can use them to decorate your childs room at night, a deck outside, the yard, your bathroom when you’re taking that candle lit bath, or whatever else you may think up!

Amazing DIY Jar Painting

Do you have big empty jars of different sizes at home? Don’t just take these jars to the recycling station, you can make jazz up these jars into something very artistic. You only need minimal materials to make this project and of course minimal time to complete it as well. Imagine your empty jars become enchanting works of art in a few steps.

DIY Terrarium

Supplies :

+ Glass Containers (I found mine at the thrift store for just a couple of bucks a pop)
+ Palm & Cactus Mix
+ Decorative Rock (I used Lava rock, because that was really the only small rock option at Home Depot for some reason)
+ Succulents and Cacti (Again, I kind of just grabbed what was at Home Depot)

The thing I like about these type of succulent plantings is that they’re very low maintenance. They tend to need a bit of neglect and sun, both of which I can provide in spades.

DIY ROPE WALL

The construction process is pretty simple. Wood boxes were custom built with evenly spaced rope sized holes drilled through the top and bottom. Precut sections of rope were strung through the top and tied off at the bottom, allowing for the interior knot to hold the rope in place and taut. Just screw close the open side of the box and all those ugly knots are hidden away.

With this design the overall costs are kept pretty low for such a big impact. Rope is cheap, especially when bought in bulk, and wood boxes are very low cost to build. The true cost is going to be labor and time – it’s just a tedious and super repetitive process.

DIY Nautical Rope Vase

This project is similar to the one before. These lovely textured rope vases sued to be sad empty vases. With some creativity and some simple materials you can turn them into beautiful pieces of artwork. You’ll need a bit of hot glue and various balls of jute and piping cord. Start at the bottom and wrap the rope around securing with the odd squirt of hot glue as you go. Have fun

Rope wrapped bar stools Amazing DIY idea

Rope wrapped bar stools
This project is so simple and it has spectacular outcomes. All you need for this is a bar stool that you don’t necessarily like, some rope and glue sticks. First you’ll need to remove the foot rests from the stool. Then cut the legs down and use black spray paint before wrapping them in rope (this is optional). You’ll need about 3 ½ rolls of 50 foot long sisal rope for each stool. Simply spread a little hot glue on the front and back of the legs and wrap the rope around.

Beautiful Wrapped Bottles DIY

This is another interesting and fun project that I’m definitely going to make. For this you’ll need assorted wool or varying width and material, adhesive glue, a paint brush, scissors and some assorted empty bottles. First choose the colors that you’re going to use. Then paint glue on the bottle and start wrapping the wool. Start from the bottom and work your way to the top. Keep all joint at the back and be creative.

DIY Rope shelves

These lovely little shelves are great for displaying small decorations. To make them you only need some lumber, dowel rods and rope. First drill holes into the shelves so the rope can go through and then start painting them. You can use a mini roller brush to keep it neat. Then feed the rope through the shelves and make knots at the bottom. Hang them on a towel hook and enjoy.

DIY Mason Jar Chandelier

There is an ingenious idea which can help us create a wonderful DIY chandelier made of Mason jars. Six pint sized jars and lights are the main materials that you need for this project. Three of them are clear glass, one is pink, another one is green and the last one is yellow. Their arrangement and nice glow make it perfect for any space of your house. You can hang it from the ceiling with hooks and comes with twelve feet of chain and cord. It can also be plugged into any outlet.Another advantage is that you can installed it into an existing light fixture or use it as a swag. With its interesting design will definitely become an eye-catching piece for any guest of your house.

DIY-Amazing wedding bottles

This is a stunning idea, perfect for winter weddings. These are wine bottles that look like they have snow on them. Apply a coat of primer, let it dry and then spray the bottles with adhesive and roll them in Epsom salt.

Transform your wine bottles into small gardens

With a little patience and attention you can also make stunning wine bottle mini gardens for the tables. The bottle needs to be cut with great case and placed horizontally. The types of plants and succulents you use are totally up to you.

Stunning Wine Bottle Centerpiece

 

Weddings are very special events, in most cases unique for the two most important participants. This puts pressure on you when planning it.Everything needs to be special and outstanding but this doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to use unconventional materials. It’s exactly what these centerpieces are all about. And they work great not just for weddings but also for other events as well.

DIY sunburst mirror

You can create a sunburst mirror by yourself. It’s actually quite simple. You’ll need a mirror with a flat frame edge, around 150 pieces of branches or twigs, blue sticks, a glue gun, painter’s tape, a yardstick, a saw, sandpaper, a sheet of paper, spray primer, spray paint and hanging hardware. Since you’re going to use branches, the mirror will have a rustic and original design. Before beginning the project it would be best to attach the hanging hardware to the back of the frame.

The first step of this project is to cut the branches to varying lengths between 15 to 18 inches long. Of course, these dimensions are just a suggestion. You can feel free to adjust the design and instructions according to your preferences. Next, use tape to create intersecting lines on the mirror’s surface. Use the yardstick as a guide.

These lines will help you create a uniform look for your mirror. If you want, you can leave the branches as such or you can paint them. Now use the glue gun to attach several branches to the frame. Using the guidelines you have created using tape, glue the other branches and create a radiating circle around the mirror frame. Now you have a lovely sunburst mirror. Given the fact that you used branches/twigs, your mirror will be unique. Also, you can adjust the design and personalize it. For example, you can use more than one color for the branches or you can use something else instead of twigs, maybe something a little more solid.

DIY Vintage Frames Repurposed Into Jewelry Holders

Yes, picture frames are used for pictures. There couldn’t be any other uses for these, right? Wrong. With just a little use of the imagination, according to Minnie of MamaWithoutBorders.blogspot.com, there are infinite possibilities that you could use your old picture frames for.

One cool idea is to fashion your picture frames as alternative jewelry holders. Once you are done making this DIY project, the result could be amazing.

Outdoor DIY Mason Jars Chandelier

Some stylish and elegant chandeliers usually cost a fortune. However, if you want to have one in your own home, you don’t need to spend a hundred dollars or more. In fact, you can hang one in your house and would only shell out about $10.

This beautiful Mason jar DIY chandelier is sooo easy to make and needs only the basic materials. If you want to make one today don't wait and do it now!

How To Make A DIY Terrarium

Terrariums are not that complicated and expensive to make as some people might think. In fact, you can make your own using the simplest materials. Nicole Balch of MakingItLovely.com shares to us how to make a very simple terrarium.

It’s a refreshing sight to see a terrarium inside our homes. The green leaves, small flowers, and patches of dirt all make for a very beautiful DIY terrarium.

Beautiful And Artsy DIY Firefly Lamp

Want a DIY project to beautify your room with wonderful bursts of light? Here’s a tutorial which would really make you excited – a firefly lamp made from used milk tin cans.

The materials can be easily be found around your home, and this amazing lampproject can be made in a short span of time.

DIY Lamp Shade Made From Soda Top Tabs

This is one awesome DIY project – an amazing lamp shade made from soda top tabs. You will need a lot of these soda top tabs but the finished project looks awesome and cool. This is very nice to display in your room or in your house’s general living space.

Remove the tab from the can by bending it back and forth until the metal fatigues and breaks.
If you want to estimate the number of tabs you'll need beforehand, here are a couple of rules of thumb:
For each row of mail, including the top and bottom hoops, you will need 4.857 tabs for every inch of shade diameter.
The top and bottom wire hoops, wrapped with tabs, add about 1/4" of height apiece.
Each row between the top and bottom hoops adds 1/2" inch of height.
Grab the tab across the short dimension with a pair of pliers, and use your thumb to bend it down about 20 degrees, as shown.
Tabs that will go in the top and bottom rows should be bent, but not cut (at least, not yet). So bend enough tabs for two rows of mail and set them aside before picking up your side-cutters.
Unplug the lamp, remove the bulb if one is present, and install the top lampshade hoop on the lamp.
Update: I use a pair of jeweler's pliers with a custom 3D-printed insert to bend each tab to exactly the same angle, which greatly improves the appearance of the finished mail. More details here.
Start with an uncut tab bent as in Step 2.
Set the tab on the top wire hoop, aligning the hoop with the bend. Apply finger pressure to continue the bend to about 90 degrees.
Insert a small flatblade screwdriver through both openings in the tab and apply leverage, as shown, to wrap the tab tightly around the wire hoop.
Check to see that the bent tab is secured to the hoop and will not "lift" off. Pinch troublesome tabs with needlenose pliers to secure them.
Continue adding tabs around the circumference of the top hoop, as shown in the previous step, until it is covered all the way 'round.
To accommodate the spokes attaching the hoop to its hub, remove an adjacent tab that has already been formed around the wire, and cut the finger loop so the spoke can be passed through it as shown.
Do not attempt to just work around the spokes by butting tabs close against them on either side. These tabs will be too far apart.
Set aside one row's worth of bent tabs. These will be used later to form the bottom hoop clips, and should not be cut yet.
Snip the remaining tabs, as shown, using a pair of side-cutters.
Continue adding tabs, as shown in the previous step, until you've completed the first row.
Keep adding rows until the shade is almost as tall as you want it to be.
The last row requires a bit of special treatment, so when you feel like you only need one more row of mail (not counting the bottom hoop), stop and proceed to the next step.
Remember that the bottom hoop will add about 1/4" to the height of the shade.
Tabs in the last row (again, not including the tabs that will be wrapped around the bottom hoop) have to be trimmed a bit, as shown.
Use your side cutters to make two cuts, one from each edge of the tab, about 1/8" up from the end, as shown.
Proceed to install the trimmed tabs in the last row of mail, as shown.
Proceeding as in steps 3 and 4, wrap the bottom hoop in uncut tabs to form "clips" that will link it to the mail above.
Once formed, remove the clips from the bottom hoop and, using your fingers, open each one to an angle of about 45 degrees.
Snip each tab with side cutters so that it can be incorporated into the mail.
Work the bottom hoop clips into the mail as usual; slip the cut loop of each clip through two adjacent tabs in the bottom row.
Insert the bottom shade hoop into the open clip, as shown.
Use strong finger pressure to close the clip around the hoop.
As before, make sure the hoop cannot "lift" out of the clip, and use pliers to secure troublesome clips.
Work all the way around the bottom hoop, installing clips as shown in the previous step.
Install the bulb and test the lamp.
You're done!

DIY: Rustic Linen Lampshades

Here's What You'll Need:
60 inches of thick, silver wire:
Wire cutters, pliers, strong tape.
2 yards of rough, organic linen sold by the yard:
A sturdy cotton thread
A white or black Hemma Cord Set
A bulb such as Schoolhouse Electric's A19 Silver Tip Bulb 60 Watt for $5.
At least 26 inches of cotton string: White Cotton 10-Ply Medium String

Instructions:
Cut the length of wire to 60 inches, make a circle by overlapping the ends just a bit and taping them together (you can use electrical, floral, or duct tape for this).
From your 2 yards of linen, you'll need about 64 inches: 60 to 61 inches to cover the circumference, and 2 to 3 inches for a healthy seam allowance. Moving slowly around the wire, hand-stitch the fabric until the two ends meet up.
Using a sewing machine, sew the hem (using the red thread) down the side (you can even go with a French seam if you're savvy with sewing), leaving about an inch open at the bottom for a little movement. Then finish the bottom of your fabric with another red hem.
Center your pendant cord (Ikea's has instructions for proper centering) and tie your string from the cord through the diameter of the circle, attaching on both sides. Hang the cord from a ceiling hook or as desired.

DIY Wine Barrel Mirror

Even old wine barrels are still useful. The bottom part of wine barrels may be used as a mirror frame which will give a warm country old-style feel in any room. Simply find a wine barrel that has a complete bottom and is strong enough to support a large circular mirror. You may place this mirror in any wall but it would definitely add country charm in a bathroom no matter what interior decorating style you have.

DIY Decor With Paper Butterflies

Make your nursery a serene, inspiring and lovely place with this beautiful, flowing hanging décor. Babies love to look at different moving things; this improves their vision as well as their eye muscles. Hang this paper butterfly décor near his crib or at the window where it could catch a breeze. It is easy to make and very easy to set up. You may use materials that you can easily find at home. All you need is time; you can make this in just one weekend afternoon!

DIY DECOR - OLD WINDOW TABLE

How stylish can be an old junk window?The answer is -It can be amazing.This old white window is special part of this cozy and expensive looking living room.The extraordinaty ideas are not always good but this one is fine.Dark painted walls and those white furniture making an amazing contrast and makes the room looks vintage and trendy at the same time.Before you decide to try it be sure to check the window carefuly for broken and sharp parts.

Spray Bottles DIY Project

Amazing idea what to do with your empty bottles.You can use wine or beer bottles.I try differnt colors but the best effect is made with white matt.If you don't wanna waste money and time don't try another color except white.For me beer bottles are better beacause they are smaller and their vision and transformation into vases is amazing.Wine bottles are too big.Enjoy this amazing vase idea!

Decorate your inexpensive blank vases with masking tape

Decorate your inexpensive blank vases with masking tape. Use different colors to decorate it in your home theme.I try mine in pink color and it is absolutely sunning.Another idea is to make your coffee cups in the same way like your vase.All your guest will ask you where they can buy them! :)

DIY colorful garden spot.

It is easy to create this colorful garden spot. You can find old tires almost everywhere for free.Buy some colored spray from the nearest dollar store and make an amazing garden. It is cool to make then in green color only and the plants inside will looks bigger and special.

Special DIY No Human on your garden

Funny and unique idea for a company in your garden. Greate one of those and will have a special guest at your garden.If you change the plant in his head you can makes him looks amazing.

CLEVER CORNER D.I.Y IDEAS

Let creativity sprawl into each and every corner of your home – literally! Narrow corners are surprisingly often overseen and deemed ”impossible” to make something out of…Challenged by this ‘fact’ (further enforced by the lack of pre-made corner solutions from furniture retailers) I thought I’d gather a bunch of corner D.I.Y ideas proving the ‘corners are impossible’ notion wrong…

DIY HALLOWEEN SPIDER LANTERNS

Supplies -

• mason jars (or old jars, washed and dried throughly)
• faux spider web (available at any craft store)
• plastic spiders
• scissors
• votives or flameless tealights

Remember how I said they were easy? As easy as it gets! Take a piece of faux spider web and cover the entire exterior of your jar. Once you have a placement that you like, trim it to size with your scissors. Attach a plastic spider or two, light a candle to place inside and voila!

DIY SNOW GLOBES

Supplies -

• Clean jars with lids
• Distilled water
• Glycerin (available at most pharmacies)
• Plastic or ceramic animals, trees and/or figurines
• Tinsel glitter (mine is from Michaels)
• Epoxy
• Sand paper

 

First up, make sure your jars are cleaned and dried thoroughly. Using your sandpaper, scuff up the underside of the lid and then attach your chosen figurines using a bit of epoxy. (You can find mini Christmas trees, plastic deer and other little characters at places like Hobby Lobby and Michaels.) Epoxy is going to be your best defense against water over time, but it can be a bit thick and stinky so be sure to use it according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Let the epoxy set completely and then fill your jar just short of full with distilled water. (You can get distilled water anywhere that you buy bottled water.)

 

Next up, add the tiniest drop of glycerin to the water. If you add too much it’s going to make the water kind of thick and chunky so depending on the size of your jar, you’re likely not going to want more than one drop. (But don’t skip this step because the glycerin helps suspend the glitter in the water giving it that snowy effect.) Add your glitter to the jar, using more or less depending on how snowy you’d like your snow globe to appear. For best results, I found using tinsel glitter (which has larger glitter particles) worked best and gave the best snow-like look.

 

And that’s about it! Insert your figurine and screw the lid on firmly and give it a good shake! I absolutely love how these turned out.

DIY terrarium with handmade mushrooms

I was addicted to making things out of sculpty clay. Recently I was at a friends house and she had handmade mushrooms and instantly I was reminded of all the clay bunnies and such that I had made as a kid and thought I could make those with the same clay. So I bought some for like a buck and made some mushrooms. It is really nice because the clay fires for 15 min in the oven and the mushroom maybe took 10 min to sculpt. I defiantly love a quick craft, it makes you feel so accomplished. Anyway here is a terrarium I made with moss from my back yard and a strawberry plant. I also added some budding sticks and of course some handmade mushrooms.

DIY Wallpaper Jars

Do you ever feel like you need some cute containers for q-tips, pens, and other odds and ends, but can't find exactly what you are looking for? I just realized that Anthropologie will send you wallpaper samples for free. So I gathered up some old glass cups and jars and covered them with wallpaper samples and other crafty things I had laying around (upholstery binding, ribbon and twin). I am obsessed with this Cole and Son Woods wallpaper so I was excited to have in my home in some way. Hope you enjoy!

DIY Doily Pumpkins

Doily Pumpkins:
Materials Needed: 1 Pumpkin, 4-6 Doilies (Vintage), Liquid Starch (Wal-Mart).
1. Pour starch into a bowl and dip doilies in the liquid starch
2. Place starched doilies on pumpkin and stretch until flat
3. Continue placing doilies until the pumpkin looks they way you want it too 
4. Let it dry over night
5. Wipe off excess starch.
6. Enjoy