Tuesday Tutorial: DIY Mason Jar Lanterns
August 1st, 2011 | 
Author: We have a boring ol pergola in our backyard.
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my pergola, it just needed some ‘flava’, if you know what I mean…
So, we went from this…
to this!!
Would you like to make your own mason jar lanterns?
Here’s what you’ll need:
If you want to skip the “coloring” process and go right to the hanging part, go right ahead!! I just like the “vintage” look that the blue gives to my plain old jars…
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While you’re waiting for the jars to dry…
Step 4:
Step 5:
Glow baby, glow!!
This was the first of many projects, to spice up our backyard…
Can’t wait to show you some more:)
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This is GORGEOUS! What a great idea – and it’s so simple to do! Thanks for sharing.
Great idea! I love how it turned out, it adds such a whimsical touch to your pergola.
Nice pergola!
I hope I have garden… LOL….
I think it turned out great! Great upgrade to an already cool pergola!
those are so cute!!! I love the glow look!
Stace! these are gorgeous! I want to come over when it’s dark outside!
I love how these turned out!! The look great in the day with the color on them and they look adorable at night when they are lit up!!
wow!! I absolutel LOVE LOVE LOVE this!! i can’t wait to do this to our deck in summer! thanks for sharing!
Love it! Love Love Love it!
<3
Thanks for sharing on Tip Me Tuesday, as that’s where I found your awesome project
http://www.releasemecreations.com
Really cute idea. I love it.
Thanks for sharing.
liZ
So cute! I love the idea.
Wow – what a smart way to add the blue hue to the clear jars. Amazing! Coming over from Somewhat Simple and your newest follower!
Jeanine
i love this idea and will be featuring it on my blog on Friday! I love that you painted them blue first – so smart!
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
~JamieS
Awesome! They look great!
Ooooh it’s like a bunch of fireflies! How magical! Are the difficult to get lit? I hope you will show this off at my VIP party today! http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/08/vip-party-22.html
They make a very nice, almost magical, addition to your beautiful pergola.
Staci, this is incredible!! I love the coloring process–genius to just add food coloring to mod podge!
I can’t believe how great these are! Fabulous!
Love it!!! Hey, did you use those battery powered tea lights for these pictures? I guess you could use real ones too…I was just wondering.
Thanks Miss Kitty!! Yes, there are battery powered tealights with a timer so you don’t even have to manually turn them on:)
These look lovely. I did a similar project which you can read about on my blog. Instead of Mod Podge, I used Elmer’s Glue.
So fun. This is the second tutorial I have seen using Mod Podge to paint a mason jar with color. Love it!
I would love for you to hop over and share this solution on my weekly mommy meme.
http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2011/08/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-3/
These are great, thanks for sharing!
I’ve featured this post on Craft Gossip here:
http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/mason-jar-lanterns/
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Love the fact that they are uneven
I’m a type A and probably would have hung them all at the same length, but they definitely have more flava this way 
That is so stinkin’ cute!
Love this! I love the color you added to the jars and the beautiful glow they give off at night. I need to find some jars of my own! I’d love it if you’d check out the giveaway I’m having on my blog for a Dremel Trio!
They look absolutely divine!
SO pretty!! Would LOVE it if you would link these up at my turquoise lovin’ party going on right now!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2011/11/turquoise-lovin-13.html