Remember summer nights filled with the soft yelling of children off in the distant playing at the softball park... chasing fireflies around your backyard hoping to catch them in your jar? I long for those memories as we approach Spring my mind gets filled with a plethora of ideas I want to do to the backyard; bird feeders and baths, Christmas lights lining the fence, chandelier mason jars or big round circus style light bulbs.
These bad boys shouldn't be hard to make at all!
- Swing on by your local hardware store pick up few pendent light ropes (SMALL Socket) or the parts to make one from scratch if your handy like;
- Then grab some mason jars and pick up some new lids if your out ( 2 part lids work best )
- Center and trace ( on the underside of lid ) the light bulb socket, (don't worry about getting it exactly perfect the idea is that when the light bulb is screwed it will be snugger, by being held up by the threading of the lid itself.)
- Now this is where it gets a little tricky, you have to cut the lid- I recommend using a sturdy surface and a cutting impliment; cut a small " X " within the circle you already traced.
- Now after you have cut the "X" push from the top inwards so you end up with a small hole that the light bulb fits thru. Grab some good tape [electric, gaf or Duck tape works best] tear a few tiny pieces and wrap tape from folded cut end of lid and place tape over raw edges being sure to keep as clean of an edge as you can.
{ This is just the protect you from possible small scrapes later on down the line }
- Screw in light bulb - hang - enjoy
OR
You can purchase these beautiful pieces of art on etsy.com the artist uses vintage mason jars and creates some AMAZING chandeliers that simply must be enjoyed!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BootsNGus?ref=pr_shop_more
