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DIY Mason Jar Luminaries for the Thanksgiving Table

November 24, 2015 by girlinspired Leave a Comment

Add warmth and sparkle to your Thanksgiving table with these easy DIY Mason Jar LuminariesIn just a few days, we get to host Thanksgiving dinner in our new house!  Graham and I have been working hard to get the house in tip top shape and continue our remodeling projects while creating a warm, welcoming space for our family.  Last week, I shared the pretty new linen fringe napkins that I sewed and embroidered for our Thanksgiving table and today I wanted to share a couple easy additions to complete the festive table setting!

These simple Mason Jar Luminaries are easy to put together and add a warm, sparkle to your Thanksgiving table.

Add warmth and sparkle to your Thanksgiving table with these easy DIY Mason Jar Luminaries

These simple Mason Jar Luminaries are easy to put together and add a warm, sparkle to your Thanksgiving table.

My favorite part of the table are the simple DIY Mason Jar Luminaries!  They were so easy to make and they add light and warmth to the table without candles.

Add warmth and sparkle to your Thanksgiving table with these easy DIY Mason Jar Luminaries

You need only a few items to make your own Mason Jar Luminaries (affil links provided where available).

  • Hudson Battery Operated String Lights (similar fairy lights here).
  • Quart-size Mason Jar (you need one for each luminary)
  • gray acrylic or chalk paint and a sponge brush
  • (3- AAA batteries)

Add warmth and sparkle to your Thanksgiving table with these easy DIY Mason Jar Luminaries

The string lights need little preparation, but you will need to add batteries to the battery pack, which unfortunately for this project, is clear.  The battery color was visible inside the luminary jars, so I just gave the outer case a quick coat of chalk paint (which dries to a matte finish in a few minutes).

Add warmth and sparkle to your Thanksgiving table with these easy DIY Mason Jar Luminaries

That’s it.  Now it’ll blend right in.  Load your string of lights into the mason jar, “fluffing” them around so that they fill out the jar nicely.  Hold the battery pack towards the top of the jar and put the lid on.  Tip the jar upside down and set it on its lid.  The battery pack should rest at the bottom and the lights should be around and above the battery pack.

These simple Mason Jar Luminaries are easy to put together and add a warm, sparkle to your Thanksgiving table.

So pretty, right?  Wait till you see your table glowing with these beauties!  I finished off my table with [some] of the gold pumpkins that I collected from The Pumpkin Boutique this Fall.  (So happy to continue using them throughout the season since I bought just about a hundred of them!!)  I also added in a few small, white pumpkins (grocery store) and some adorable chalkboard name cards (from my local Jo-Ann.)

These simple Mason Jar Luminaries are easy to put together and add a warm, sparkle to your Thanksgiving table.
Gorgeous DIY Linen Fringe Napkins for your Thanksgiving table!

Are you all ready for Thursday?  I still need to beat the grocery store rush and pick up some things for my side dishes!  I hope your week is relaxing and full of yummy meal planning and crafting!

Autumn Acorn Napkin Rings - DIY

For more Thanksgiving table ideas, don’t forget to check out these Autumn Acorn Napkin Rings and this traditional Cloth Dinner Napkin sewing tutorial.The absolute BEST dinner rolls. Ever.

And, of course, my granny’s best yeast dinner rolls you’ll ever have!  These are the real reason we make Thanksgiving dinner – lots and lots of rolls…and pumpkin pie!

Filed Under: Crafting, Fall, Holiday Inspiration Tagged With: DIY luminaries, mason jar crafts, thanksgiving tablescape

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