Mason Jars
It doesn’t get much easier than this. And I like simple and easy! I use this idea year round when I want to add some quick and festive flair for any event, and this is one of the cutest variations ever! We used Mason jars last winter to line our front walk way for guests, we used them this summer at my daughter’s wedding reception, and as you can see, you can use them for fall decorating too! All year round I’ve used Epsom salts to simulate snow or sand. I love the candy corn. You could try coffee beans, shells, jelly beans, marbles, cranberries … and change candle colors to coordinate with your event! The options are endless!
Top photo: Country Living, bottom two photos: Melissa Michaels
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Jan 09.25.08 at 8:37 pm
Great idea!!! I like them!!
karyn 09.25.08 at 9:16 pm
A few Easters ago I used mason jars for my table decoration. I purchased a six pack of purple petunias and just place the entire piece, dirt and all into the jar. It looked great.
Jan 09.25.08 at 10:03 pm
I love me some Mason jars. They have made me happy with canned goods, candles, gifts, herbs, paperwhites, etc etc… I love those jars.
Elzie 09.25.08 at 10:04 pm
It’s great to use jars like this. I’ve done it for several years and I love to just put a candle in them.
Hope you have a good day.
Love Elzie
Mrs. B 09.25.08 at 10:11 pm
I love the idea of using Mason jars, but I have to admit I’ve never used them for decorating (just canning). I love the way they look with the candy corn in that rusty wire holder. And their also great with the salt on the mossy stones. Winston is pretty cute too!
Darlene 09.25.08 at 10:59 pm
Great idea about using the epsom salts to look like snow or sand.
Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam 09.25.08 at 11:30 pm
Yep - they are awesome! Love the candy corn. We used them to line the drive way with candles for a party.
Maven 09.26.08 at 12:11 am
I love this idea. I’m going to use it on my porch as I have mason jars in abundance. I’m thinking they’d be fun for Halloween and Thanksgiving.
nel 09.26.08 at 2:38 am
I have a great collection of glass jars to use for this purpose… love the idea of the different decorative touches though!
Liz@VioletPosy 09.26.08 at 2:48 am
Simple and beautiful. I use them all the time in the summer for lighting up the garden. But at Christmas they are great for decorating sideboards and tables with candles and floral arrangements if you have little ones around.
Emily 09.26.08 at 3:20 am
Okay, very weird. I just filled 2 mason jars with coffee beans for decoration yesterday!!
Love the simplicity of it!
Bella Casa 09.26.08 at 3:59 am
I have been wanting to decorate with candy corn…and I have been wanting to use this old milk bottle holder I have…but never thought of combining the 2…now I need something that will fit in my milk bottle holder…Mason Jars would be too big…but the same concept with something smaller…hmmmmm….what do I have around here???
Thanks for the great inspiration, Melissa!!!
Bella
Bella Casa 09.26.08 at 4:00 am
Wait, do Mason jars come in different sizes? lol The gears are spinning in my head….
Monica 09.26.08 at 4:00 am
Canning jars are one of my very favorite things! They are such a simple pleasure! Great ideas, as always!
Diane@A Picture is worth.... 09.26.08 at 4:05 am
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for the ideas. Love the wire holder!
Diane
Karen@Arise and Shine 09.26.08 at 4:56 am
What a wonderful way to create light on a walkway or anywhere. Using candy corn is great for this time of year. Thanks for showing us something new & easy to do! Blessings, Karen
Kim 09.26.08 at 6:14 am
Wait a second…. now everyone will know my secret of easy decorating….. =) I love mason jars. I have tons in a box and I have used them for almost any celebration - housewarming party centerpieces, fall decor, winter decor, entertaining…. They really are so simple to make work for any occasion.
Linda 09.26.08 at 6:46 am
We were about to throw some old mason jars away after cleaning out the cupboards, thanks for the new ideas on how to use them in a fun new way.
Meghan 09.26.08 at 6:52 am
OMG!
Love this idea!
Heather 09.26.08 at 6:57 am
This is one of favorite and cheap ways to change the outside of our home every season. Love the candy corn idea!
Natalie 09.26.08 at 7:27 am
I’m a total candles in jars freak. I saw it a long time ago in a magazine - I believe they were hanging down from a tree using wire - and have just always loved the simplicity of it. And it’s a great way to recycle jars.
Sarah 09.26.08 at 7:29 am
I love it! So simple…so elegant! Thanks for another great idea!
Pam 09.26.08 at 7:37 am
I really love the idea in the first picture.
Lorrie 09.26.08 at 8:25 am
Mason jars are favourites of mine. I love all the ideas people are sharing. I’ve taken the smaller ones, wrapped wire around them and hung them in trees with votive candles in sand. So pretty twinkling on a dusky summer evening.
Lorrie
Kirstin 09.26.08 at 8:26 am
Those look great! I love that idea!
kosenrufu mama 09.26.08 at 8:46 am
thak you , i like them!!!
Dionna 09.26.08 at 9:10 am
Love the candles in salt on top of that moss. Gorgeous.
Ms.Tee 09.26.08 at 9:10 am
That first photo is so pretty - I love it. Thanks for sharing!
Mrs. Q 09.26.08 at 9:13 am
Epsom salts is a great idea! I love your two bottom photos
Thanks for sharing!
Severina 09.26.08 at 9:51 am
I love all the photos! Thanks for the ideas!
Terri Steffes 09.26.08 at 10:08 am
Simple, elegant, beautiful!
Kimba 09.26.08 at 11:03 am
I love this idea. A dear friend recently hosted a graduation party for her daughter. She had kind of a vintage, garden party theme and she scattered mason jars with candles all throughout her gardens. It was so beautiful.
Liz 09.26.08 at 11:15 am
Mmmmm… love these too. Except here lately my husband has started using them as big cups. Blast!
Farrah 09.26.08 at 11:53 am
That would be a WONDERFUL idea for front steps this Halloween!! Thanks for the idea.
cathleen 09.26.08 at 12:29 pm
These are really pretty, Melissa….thanks for the inspiration…..can’t beat candles for coziness.
Jai@wifeof1momof4 09.26.08 at 1:00 pm
This IS something I COULD do with my nondecorating, uncolorcoordinated self!
Thank you .. I will get to work this weekend and share your ideas w/ my sister.
Julia 09.26.08 at 1:08 pm
I couldn’t agree more! Mason jars work for so many looks for dinner parties, or outdoor gatherings! I have quite a growing collection and even include jars that I have found with designs on them, they look beautiful at night!
Monica @ Ivy's Porch 09.26.08 at 1:23 pm
I love the epsom salts! My favorite masons are the aqua colored ones. Here’s how I did the one’s in my blog: Rim with seashell trim, make a loop hanger with rusty wire, fill with sand and shells, add a votive and voila! Mason jar hanging lantern Santa Cruz style.
teresa 09.26.08 at 1:25 pm
Hey, great idea for my City Bungalow- seeing as I’m trying to keep it simple there- Perfect-
Thanks again for another great idea-
Happy Day!
sarah @ a beach cottage 09.26.08 at 2:17 pm
oh yep the candle and Mason jar thing, such a lovely idea, an easy and simple way to add romance and class
Sarah
Joy 09.26.08 at 2:30 pm
That’s such a beautiful idea… never would have thought of the candy corn, but I DO use mason jars as drinking glasses. I love the way they look lined up in my cupboards and they’re a perfect size for a can of cold soda!
kris 09.26.08 at 3:15 pm
very simple, and very beautiful. Thank you!
Mrs darling 09.26.08 at 5:44 pm
I have hundreds of mason jars and have only thought of using them to display beans and rice and such. What a great idea. I’ll be using this one!!
Amber 09.26.08 at 5:53 pm
Oh that first one is just so pretty! Great idea, I am going to do that for sure! TFS,
Amber
Amy from Texas 09.26.08 at 7:08 pm
I use large Mason jars to hold white and brown sugar. Makes a cute display in the kitchen and it’s useful too!
Rachel 09.26.08 at 7:19 pm
These are great ideas! I’ll be linking to this post.
Deb 09.26.08 at 7:42 pm
For those on a budget or who don’t can, spaghetti sauce jars are nearly as good.
Sher's Creative Expressions 09.26.08 at 7:45 pm
So simple, yet soooo perfect!!
Blessings,
Sher
jenn 09.26.08 at 9:48 pm
Mason jars really are a great to use with candles. I use them all the time! One thing I like to to is wrap wire around the rim and over the top to create a handle and then hang them from garden hooks. They add a lovely glow to outdoor gatherings. Or on a night when I am just enjoying the quiet night time breezes :O)
Jinx 09.27.08 at 9:01 am
Finally…candy corn put to good use!
meg duerksen 09.27.08 at 4:42 pm
what could be easier?
love this idea.
Dana @ Letters to Elijah 09.27.08 at 8:39 pm
I love this! I had a friend do this once to light a pathway outside to a party.. so pretty.. and so frugal
Madelyn @ Southern Weddings 09.29.08 at 9:05 am
I love using mason jars. They can serve so many different purposes and still look so chic and fabulous! Fantastic Post!
Ryan G 09.30.08 at 2:56 pm
Cool and cheap ideas. More please.
Octamom 10.02.08 at 6:37 pm
These are beautiful! Thanks for the great ideas!
Blessings!
Gina 10.03.08 at 8:14 am
I love this idea! we are planning a Halloween wedding and that would be fun to line the walking path with….if I can keep my daughter from eating it
if Bella should happen to return, frappichino jars would probably fit in her holder…just a thought!
Manualidades 10.03.08 at 8:56 pm
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Lauren @ Team Giles 10.07.08 at 8:32 pm
Love it!
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alena 10.11.08 at 4:21 pm
thats really pretty!!!=0
Susan (A Happy Heart at Home) 10.21.08 at 4:58 am
Great idea!
Vikki Evans 10.23.08 at 4:27 pm
Malissa
The Mason jars look so creative the way that you have used them.
Great idea. I’m sure alot of people have thrown their’s away. The
candy corn looks great in them as do the candles.
debra 10.25.08 at 6:33 pm
I am getting married at the end of March. My future name will be Mason. I am planning to have drinks served in Mason jars as people exit the ceremont but would love another way to incorporate them into my decor. Any ideas?
lylah ledner 11.12.08 at 4:01 pm
just bought a box of these for storing my seeds - and who’d have thought i’ll get such other fun usage out of them. sweet!
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ginger 11.28.08 at 10:26 am
What a wondeful way to light up a walk way just brilliant.
hugs ginger
thekeybunch 11.30.08 at 11:22 pm
Wonderful idea, so simple yet stunning!
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