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Quick and Easy DIY Mason Jar Tea Light Holder

February 2, 2018 by Roberta Birnbaum 5 Comments

While shopping with my daughter Deborah, we wandered into a store selling all varieties of scents and candles, and candle holders to go along with them. The price they wanted just for a mason jar holder was (what we thought) ridiculous, and, of course, I blurted out, “Oh honey, I can make that for you.”

Mason Jar Tea Light Holder

Really? What did I know from making these things, but as we Makers tend to believe that we can create/hack anything, so a mason jar tea light holder was about to be born!

I didn’t have an actual model to copy and instead of looking for a YouTube video or “googling” it, I just created it on my own.

Supplies:

  • mason jar
  • 16 gauge wire
  • Americana® Satin acrylic paint, Deep Turquoise
  • DecoArt® Paint Adhesion
  • sandpaper

Tools:

flat nose pliers, needlenose pliers, nippers, foam brush, powder brush

Instructions:

  1. Painting the mason jar is easy enough; I used this gorgeous turquoise paint (great for glass) and painted my mason jar. One coat does cover the jar, leaving it slightly transparent, or you can give it two coats; allowing for the first coat to dry before painting the second.Mason Jar Tea Light Holder
  2. Sand the raised edges of the jar and brush off the dust.Mason Jar Tea Light Holder
  3. Take the wire and fashion a spiral into which the candle will sit. Use your flat nose and needle nose pliers together to achieve this. Make sure it hugs the candle.Mason Jar Tea Light Holder
  4. Cut 2 pieces of wire the same length. The length you make them will depend on how far down into the jar you want your candle to sit. Make sure you add 1/2 inch to account for the hooks you need to make on each end of the pieces of wire.
  5. Make your hooks. Attach one end of each of these wires to your spiral and place them opposite eachother. Using needle nose pliers close off the hook around the spiral.

It is easier to take the holder out of the jar in order to place your candle in it.  Then gently lower the unit into the jar place the open hooks over the rim of the opening.

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What’s the cutest mason jar craft you’ve ever made?

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Roberta Birnbaum
Owner at DecorablesArt
Roberta Birnbaum lives beside one of the world’s most beautiful natural wonders – Niagara Falls. She works in many disciplines including mixed media art and fabric sculpting with Powertex. She creates projects for Ann Butler Designs, Earth Safe Finishes, ETI Resin, and is the Design Team Lead for Bella Crafts Publishing. Roberta is an art instructor and teaches from her home studio.She also provides Classes2Go, where she will bring a 2 hour workshop to groups of 6 or more, including all supplies and tools.
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Comments

  1. Wilfredo says

    November 11, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    I wish Yo find instructions in hi
    how to cut a bottle to make different stuffs, will you help me!!!

    Reply
    • lois ann hayden says

      April 14, 2020 at 7:20 am

      Love

      Reply
  2. Beverley Wentzell says

    December 18, 2015 at 11:26 am

    Hello I so enjoy this and wondered if it could be made for smaller jars, we work all year around to assist something to sell to help with things for the disability unit, and it would be nice, mind we are 65 to 75 mums, grandmums, and it need to e easy.
    could you assist???
    thank you Merry Xmas.

    Reply
  3. Delores Scarcella says

    April 8, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    I’m sorry I can’t see you messing up a mason jar which food can be put in and you can can it and keep it for 4 or 5 years. Why mesd it upwith paint when you can use an old jelly glass to do the same thing.

    Reply
  4. D C Fowler says

    October 23, 2020 at 2:05 pm

    Thank you for genius and generosity! I was wondering how to make a holder for an battery operated candle since the switch is on the bottom of the candle and needs to be lifted up out of the jar.. Now thanks to you I can make my Holiday Mason jars with no problem.

    Reply

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