How to Spice up an Old Mason Jar

Happy Monday! Before I study my entire day away, I thought that I would post about my new obsession: mason jars. These simple little jars can be made into anything imaginable, not to mention how easy they are to find! I have found mason jars at craft stores like Michael's as well as antique stores. They come in a number of sizes depending on where you buy them from. For the mason jar pictured on the left, I found some leftover fabric and thin brown rope to dress up this old jar. I simply cut the fabric so that it would fit around the jar and hot glued it to the jar. For the rope, I just wrapped it around the fabric a few times ,until I was satisfied with the thickness, and tied a cute bow to finish it off. On this project, I decided I wanted to fill my jar with water and float a few tea lights to make this jar different than the others. I actually LOVE the floating tea lights as opposed to placing a candle at the bottom of the mason jar (it causes a huge mess when the candle is finished burning). By the way, if you ever need a cake stand, mason jars and old plates make the perfect combination! This plate and mason jar were purchased from an antique store for only $5!