Pottery Barn Inspired Outdoor Lighting

I found this picture in the April issue of Pottery Barn and have been wanting to make these "mason jar votives" ever sense.

I wen't to the store and found a whole box of new ones for around $12.00 dollars, but I decided I did not wan't new ones.

I much prefer something more vintage looking.



Here is the clipping for the votives.

The "mason jars are $7.50 each, and then you have to purchase the votives seperately for $24.00 dollars, and we did not even mention the sand, or the wrope to hang them with.


Well today I hit the jackpot!

I wen't to a local thrift shop with my girlfriend this afternoon and stumbled upon these jars.

I like the mason jar with the star shape on the fron't, and the Kerr and Ball brand ones look a little bit older then the ones in the store.

I purchased these for .40 cents



each. So a total of $2.40 cents for all six.

Then I ran into these Vintage blue Ball jars!

Some one should blind fold me, in the vintage section!

These were 20% off $6.50 each.

Still a good deal I think considering they are vintage, and still cheaper then the ones in Pottery Barn! What do you think?

So on with my blog....... the blue vintage jars I think are going to look very pretty when filled with cut flowers from my garden this summer. I still need to clean them up and take off the ugly price tag's..... but can you imagine roses, sunflowers, sweet pea's, lavender, or fresh hollyhock's from the garden in these big jar's?

Now back to the clear ones for the outdoor, I have to go find some wire to make handles, black sand, and some cheap votives to finish the purpose of them.

All that said, I'm on a mission to do it much cheaper then the pottery barn version.

I will post pictures when I'm done!

Happy Cinco De Mayo btw!