How to Make a Fairy Mason Jar Candle - Awesome Ambient Lighting - Great for Patio

I have always loved DIY and any type of arts and crafts, but I really enjoyed creating this mason jar candle fairy light and I hope you do too!

It all started when I was cleaning out my kitchen and came across an empty mason jar.  I was about to toss in recycling but realized it was in perfect shape with the lid, and just couldn’t do it.  So even though I was trying to be ruthless and get organized, it went into the “keeper” pile.

I googled some craft ideas, and came across this cool video on You Tube to create a pretty simple fairy mason jar candle holder.  These are perfect to sit on the patio table at night or use for some calming ambiance lighting indoors.  You use a battery flicker candle so no worries about fire.

I found the remaining supplies I needed online so check out the video.  This has inspired me to also try cutouts of cityscapes and try different themes.

DIY Mason Jar Candles – Hope you are Inspired?

I followed the video to a point.  I found black fairy cutouts already available online but you can cut out your own fairy if you want but there is a lot of detail to cut out.  I also simply used glue stick to stick it to the sides of the glass.  I also just happened to have some faux mossy stuff from Christmas decorations, but you can go very simple with this craft or super involved.  You could plaster fairies all over the glass. 

Homemory Realistic and Bright Flickering Bulb Battery Operated Flameless LED Tea Light for Seasonal & Festival Celebration, Pack of 12, Electric Fake Candle in Warm White and Wave Open

Creative Embellishments Scrapbook Laser Cut Chipboard Fairies Mega Pack 22 pieces (Black)

Super Moss 26912 Spanish Moss Preserved, Grass, 8oz (200 cubic inch)

Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint 8.45-oz tube, Titanium White

Ball Pint Regular Mouth Jars and Lids BPA Free, 16 oz, Set of 12

These were my steps:

Step 1 – Pour some white acrylic paint into the bottom of the jar

Step 2 - Take a brush and swirl it around all over the sides and bottom of the glass.  The white paint helps to mute the light so it creates beautiful shadows.

Step 3 – Let it air dry for a day or so.

Step 4 – Place your faux grass or moss or whatever material you wish to use into the bottom for a couple of inches

Step 5 – Glue your figures to the glass as if sitting on the moss material with glue stick.  Add other items if you wish such as fake leaves.

Step 6 – Place a battery operated flickering candle into the middle of the moss.  This is why it is good to have a thick layer of your moss or grass material in the bottom so that you can reach the candle to turn off and on easily.

Step 7 – Decorate the lid if you wish.  I just painted mine black.

Have a Few Made for Great Outdoor Patio Ambiance

I truly love the soft warm flickering glow these lights give off.  The painted glass helps to soften the lighting and creates the really awesome shadows from the fairies you have glued to the sides.

You can use different sizes of mason jars in a grouping to really add the beauty of flickering candles without the actual flame.  

It is important to get the flickering battery candles to really create the look.  You can get these in packages online and they last a super long time.  By day these mason jars just look like pretty white jars, what a surprise when you turn them on in the dark.

You can go beyond Fairies

I also have a craft page of other awesome uses and ideas for mason jar crafts.  

I was thinking creating a cityscape of buildings with the windows cut out would look cool, or detail trees. 

Gets your imagination going, and there are all kinds of ideas going through my head.  But watch the video, order your supplies and get creative!