Mason Jar Candles for the Deck and Garden

I've been on a cleaning spree lately. This includes the back yard, too. (I have the poison ivy to prove it!) One area I wanted to tackle was a pathway we have below our deck and to the side of the house. I had used outdoor lanterns on low shepherd's hooks to light the walkway. 


The lamps looked a little something like this

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Then they got rusty, and it was time to replace them. 

I knew I wanted to create some mason jar candles, so I did my research how we all do it now.... Pinterest!

Here's one from Pottery Barn. Check out the twisted wire. Nice.

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Of course I loved this one with the starfish! It wasn't what I was going for this time, but I will definitely be making some of these! Wahoo!

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I love these hanging in the trees. It's so warm and welcoming to me. 

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My favorite picture is below. It's by Maryann over at Domestically Speaking. 

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Maybe I was entranced by the board and batten treatment!. :)

Either way, she has a terrific tutorial at her site, so I won't be redundant and share them here. (Click HERE to check out her site for the how-to.)

Here are my mason jar candles. (I just wish my photography was a great as all these other fine people.)

Here's a close-up. I figured since I was using it in the garden, it didn't have to shouldn't be perfect. 

This is a close-up of where I hung them above our hot tub. They looked really pretty at night. (The pictures didn't turn out so pretty, though!)

Here's where you can see our lower deck. It made me wish I could hang them right over the middle of the hot tub, too! 

I think I need more. What do you think?