Thrift find: jars turned to votives
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Let's go Thrift shopping. And find some canning jars.
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"They were 99 cents" - said in my best Macklemore voice. How's that for a come up?
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i removed the lids and took them apart, removing the flat part,but keeping the screw on rims. I spray painted them black.
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Then I added some wire around the tops of the jars.
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Twisted the ends together like this.
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And like this to create a little handle. Then I screwed on the black rims. Now you can light a real tea light inside the jars, or like I did, you can just add an LED candles.
![Votive jars thrift find 1](/images/Blog2013/09-September/Votive-jars-thrift-find-1.jpg)
I put mine on my columns in the back yard for a little extra ambiance in the evening.
My gator shoes, those are green and I got the Velcros and now I even have some thrifted canning jar votives.
That's way better than 50 dollars for a t-shirt. amIright?
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About Katja Kromann
I am a Danish American decorating life in Seattle. I love all things design and DIY.
I can’t think of anything more fun than coming up with project, making it, photographing it and sharing it with you on my websites.
I am a Graphic Artist, a remodeller and home maker by day.
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