I’ve been remiss. I haven’t been holding up my end of this home diy blogging bargain thing.
I’m closing in on my one year blogging anniversary yet it wasn’t until last week that I finally featured a mason jar project …
A project that I didn’t even bother to show you how I made.
So today, I’m not just sharing one mason jar fall project “how to” … but five. One right here on the blog.
And four more over here, at Bonbon Break.
It’s an original article authored by me that has me likening blogging in this home/diy genre to rushing a sorority … while I share four easy to recreate mason jar ideas for Halloween.
Now back to those fall-inspired votives …
The biggest challenge was the whole sliding of the glass beads between the votive and the jar … I kept dropping them inside the inner votive. Which meant starting at the beginning. Again and again …
*Sigh*
Until I wised up. And put some masking tape on the end of a Sharpie. When a bead ended up in the votive I simply “stuck it” on the end of the Sharpie and pulled it out.
Problem solved.
Yeah, you can always count on a professional tutorial over here at it all started with paint …
Sharing:
Hi there! My name is Linda and I’m a Jersey-born-and-bred Midwestern transplant who lives in Chicago with my husband and two children. We've lived in our home since 1995 and over the years our style has changed and evolved. I wouldn't call my home a work-in-progress -- more like a rework-in-progress as I refresh and remodel things around here ... one room at a time.
Well, now isn’t that cool? I don’t know that I’d have had the patience… good thing your kids are back in school! lol!
xo Heidi
When all is well with one’s inner votive, the world is a brighter place.
~Bliss~
He he he
LOL you are so funny! Like I said when you first showed this project, I love the colour of that glass!! Cute tutorial. Cheers!
Brilliant
They are so cute!
Hee hee… thanks for this. And when I use the Sharpie/masking tape thing I’ll be nonchalant… like I knew that tip all along.
As always…..you are the true professional. I’m sure Martha would approve of your masking tape sharpie solution!
That is really lovely – and I did wonder how you got those marbles to ‘float’! Thanks for sharing!
They are really gorgeous all lit up!
Love the glow from those mason jars! Did you hear about the Illinois bloggers get-together this Saturday in Naperville? Jennifer Rizzo is organizing it. Check it out at http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2012/09/the-illinois-blogger-call-outtime-to.html.
Good job! I think the choice of amber beads was clutch. Very autumnal…there was a request for Halloween crafts on the HARO email just tonight. I’ll forward it to you.
I’d much rather have your fun tutorials any day!
Well now that is the cutest idea ever! Thanks for sharing. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Love using the mason jars for lighting…I remember hanging hundred of mason jar lights from trees at my nephew’s wedding….such a pretty effect for a garden wedding…and love your fall inspired jars…great “toot”…
Wow, that’s beautiful, Linda! I was wondering how you got all those glass rounds in there, and was getting all complicated on myself thinking glass cutter to make the rounds… But how did they get fused together… Oh my! Who knew? Great project with huge impact!
PS – congratulations on your one year! Your blog feels way more developed than a year!
Pretty dang cute! I really like the gauzy ghosts ones. I’ve often thought how blogging can be like a sorority, or high school, or junior high . . .
Cute Linda!! I’m definitely going to have to make some of these!
These are absolutely gorgeous and that amber glow…just love love love it (like EVERYTHING you do!) Thank you for sharing your brilliant mind with our readers. xo
I love all the ideas coming out now about what to do with mason jars! Love the glow on yours! I found you through the Thursday Zombie contest on Bon Bon Break
I hope to see some BBB readers here!!
I love the jars they are so cute. I found you through the Bonbon Break giveaway. =) I love that you are up for using a nail gun as well. =)
That’s very pretty. I have some blue leftovers of those little stones. It’s a rainy day project I might just try.
That’s beautiful! I love it!
My daughter is looking forward to following these easy steps…the jars are so pretty!
My daughter is looking forward to making these…so pretty!
You are very talented for a zombie…:)
Hiya Linda! Found you through the Bon Bon Break. The mason jars are beautiful. I pinned the project and am certainly trying this as part of my Thanksgiving table centerpiece. Thanks for posting this project. :0)
Love this idea!!!