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QuestionHow do you decorate mason jars with fairy lights?Claire Donovan-Blackwood is an Arts & Crafts Specialist and CEO of Heart Handmade UK, a site dedicated to helping people live a happy, creative life. With over 13 years of experience, Claire uses art as a form of therapy and focuses on mindfulness in the making of art. She makes crafting easy and accessible for those she works with. Claire received her B.A. in Photography & Visual Imagery from The University of Huddersfield.Simply place some battery-powered fairy lights inside of a mason jar! You can even change the color of the light by painting the jar with some translucent paint. You can also try coating the jar with a layer of Mod Podge dyed with food coloring.
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QuestionHow do I let the heat from the bulb disperse?Community AnswerYou can punch extra little holes in the lid, around the light fixture, so that the heat will exit.
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QuestionAre these weather/outdoor proof?Community AnswerIf you take them outside with you just for the night, then, yes, they'll be fine. But don't leave them outside indefinitely.
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QuestionThe jars become hot. I switched to smaller bulbs, but that didn't help, what do I do?Zeta WhitmerCommunity AnswerYou can try tea lights. These are small and inexpensive and they don't get hot. You can find them at almost all stores, but they're probably cheapest at Jo-Ann's.
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QuestionI've seen this done where the bottom of the jar was cut off before making it into a light. Is that necessary?Community AnswerNo. Placing tea light candles in the jar works just fine.
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QuestionI am using a jar with a bale over the opening and want to attach pendent and bulb to hang from the bale into the jar (no lid). Any ideas to attach cord to bale?Community AnswerUse super glue.
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