Mason Jar Chandelier

I HATE the light over the kitchen table.  It came with the house and I've just really never found another light that I like or can afford. 

I LOVE mason jars.  So after scouring the internet, I came up with this solution. 

A mason jar chandelier!  Brilliant!  Functional.  Almost free.  Yeah, this is right up my alley. 

This particular chandelier came out of our office (which used to be the previous owners dining room).  We replaced it with a ceiling fan and it has been living in the attic ever since.

 

Here is the original kitchen light.  80's gold.  YUK.

Here is the new, improved Mason Jar Light.  COOL!

 

 

I may end up painting the light fixture from black to white or even a light metallic silver to match my stainless steel appliances.  I am also throwing the idea around of tinting my jars aqua so that they look more vintage. 

Repurposed chandelier - free

Quart Mason Jars - $5  ($1 each but I had to buy a box of 12).

My hubbys handiwork - almost free.

Porch Rules

Ive seen Porch Rules signs all over the internet and just had to make one for myself.  After all, I spend countless hours on the back porch when the weather is nice.

Get your hands on an old pallet.  This one was given to me by a friend.

I had to disassemble a few boards and reassemble it.  Nothing a hammer, nails and some elbow grease cant fix.

 

Here it is all put back together again.

 

Sanding is optional, but I went ahead and did it.

 

Next I painted the boards with some old paint we had leftover... again... FREE.

 

Next comes the tedious part.  I printed out all the words I wanted but in mirror images.   Then put the printed side down on your board, wet the paper lightly and rub the paper with the back of a sharpie to transfer your printer ink onto the wood. 

You get nice, faint words on your board like this.  Next, I outlined the words with my trusty sharpie.

 

Next, I used a plain black acrylic craft paint and a small paint brush and filled in my words.

Then I had my hubby nail it to the wall on our deck. 

EASY, FUN and FREE!