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DIY Glittered Mason Jar Candle Holders
Mason Jars Go Glam!
These glittered mason jar candle holders would look totally terrific on the Christmas table, on the mantle, or outside the front door with battery operated votive candles inside. Or on the front steps to greet guests as they arrive, or…..
You get the idea, they’re awesome. So many things you can do with these babies. And they are so easy to D-I-Y.
Here’s How:
Just use spray adhesive or brush craft glue on to the portion of the jar you want to glitter. Then simply dust with glitter in the color of your choice. Personally, I think either gold or silver is classiest, but its up to you.
Here’s a variation on the same idea, using a smaller jar, for a votive or tea light candle holder. You could do a combination for your holiday season table. Go with mason jars for the centerpiece, and then use the tea light candle jars at every place setting. Let your guests take them home as favors if you like. Either way, your table setting will *S*P*A*R*K*L*E*.
Awesome idea for New Year’s Eve entertaining too.
And of course, there’s nothing to say that these glamorous little candle holders need to be reserved only for the holiday season. They’ll be awesome any time of year, when the mood calls for a bit of casual-glam.
Photo Credits: Mason Jar | Tea Light Holder
Make Christmas Light Balls
I’m in love with Christmas Light Balls – have been since I first saw some stunning light balls hanging from a huge spruce tree when taking a Christmas light tour of my neighborhood about a decade ago. Since that moment, I have totally had a thing for any type of light ball. And these massive ones are a-mazing! Oh my, if Christmas wasn’t a mere month away I’d so be doing this. But it’ll have to wait for next year – I’ll get started in August! Just too much to do at this time of year!
These light balls are completely DIY – you make them using chicken wire. The green one stands 2 feet high, the blue one is 4 feet.
This project comes courtesy of ChristmasLightsEtc where you can get the lights required to pull this off.
Love, love, love this.
Make Christmas Light Balls
Required Materials
First, gather your supplies. For this project, you’ll need chicken wire, small wire cutters, a measuring tape, gloves, and our LED mini lights.
Measure the Chicken Wire
Roll out the chicken wire and measure out the dimensions. To create a spherical shape, the chicken wire must be twice as long as it is wide. We are creating a 2′ Christmas light ball, so our chicken wire was 2′ x 4′.
Cut Chicken Wire
Cut the chicken wire at the measured area. Because chicken wire can be sharp and hard to handle, gloves come in handy when manipulating the wiring.
Put Sides Together
Once the chicken wire is cut, place the two cut sides together and connect by twisting the wires around each other.
Twist Wire to Hold
As you can see in this picture, we created a bond by twisting the wire.
Create Funnel
Now you’ll have a funnel of chicken wire. This is where the shaping process begin.
Shape into Ball
Begin pushing the funnel’s sides together and twisting the wire together. Pleating as one would cloth, or folding the circle into each other, begins to create the round shape. Snip the wire with the wire cutters and twist it together to make sure it will hold.
Round into Shape
Continue to sculpt the chicken wire to make it as round as possible. Pushing in the curves and pulling on the ends helps to create a more spherical shape.
Leave Male Plug Exposed
Once the ball is completely circular, it’s time to wrap with lights. Take your first string and wrap so that the male plug is exposed. This allows for the chicken wire ball to be plugged in and to power it.
Wrap with Lights
Wrap the lights around the ball, in and out of the wire, to secure it. When one string has gone as far as it can go, plug the next string in to create end-to-end runs. For this 2′ ball, we used 3 LED light strings. Once the lights are fully wrapped around the chicken wire ball, it’s ready to be plugged in.
