Mason jar candle holders
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Wide-mouth jars with wire hangers, sea glass and LED tea lights in votive holders. Hang them in trees or on the porch.
What You’ll Need
- Wide-mouth jars Mason or other
- 18-gauge wire (about 18 inches per jar, depending on jar size)
- Scissors
- Sea glass or small stones
- LED flickering tea light candle
- Small glass votive holder
- Pencil
Equipment
- mason jars
- scissors
Directions
- Stand a small glass votive holder in the middle of a wide-mouth jar (pick jars wide enough for most of your hand to fit inside).
- Arrange sea glass or stones around the holder, keeping it in the center.
- Put a flickering LED tea light in the holder (switch it off when not in use to save the battery).
- Wind the wire twice around the top of the jar, just under the lip (about 18 inches, adjusted to the jar size).
- On the right side, tie a knot with the shorter loose end, leaving about 3 inches of wire hanging off to the side.
- Twist the shorter loose end around the longer end several times.
- On the left side of the jar, pass the longer end under both wires to form a handle.
- Do step 7 again on the left side, leaving about 3 inches of wire free; snip it if it is too long.
- Coil the straight loose ends of the handle around a pencil to make a curl on each side.
Notes
If using a real flame outdoors, never leave unattended and hang away from branches and fabric.