Mason Jar Solar Lights

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Mason Jar Solar Lights
August 31, 2012 By Stevie 18 Comments

Using just three materials and a wee bit of time you will quickly have stylish mason jars to light up the garden or patio on these late summer nights.

Materials

mason jars with rings
stake solar light
double sided foam tape or glue

Directions

1. The most challenging this project will ever get is finding the solar lights that have removable tops and the pretty mason jars to fit them. This took me all of 10 minutes. I bought the lights at a grocery store for $2 each and have a large collection of jars that I sort5ed through until I found the right ones.

Mason Jar Solar Light DIY Materials2. As the solar light was a bit smaller than the mason jar ring, I used a piece of double sided foam tape to make it just a smidge wider and it fit inside perfectly.

3. Don’t remove the paper off the other side of the tape so that the light can be removed from the jar. There is often an on/off switch on the light that you will still want to access. Alternatively, glue the light to the top inside of the ring to make a solid cap that can be removed.

4. Set out in the sun for 4-8 hours and your new jars will light up the night. I particularly love the reflection of the label on the wood below.

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Update: For those of you who have been asking here is a collection of pretty mason jars if you can’t find the antique ones. There is also a company who makes solar lids specifically for mason jars – who knew!? http://www.amazon.com/CT-Solar-Lid-Light-Brown/dp/B0054D9GM6?&linkCode=wey&tag=gardther-20