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Glass Jar Pendant Lights
Stain common canning jars to make high-style homes for pendant lighting.
Tools and Materials
Tools
- Drill with 1/8-in bit and 1-in hole saw bit
- Foam brush
- Wiping cloth
- Clamps
- Scrap wood
- Nail
- Hammer
Materials
- Box wide-mouth quart jars, #113011
- Minwax stain (we used Tender Green, Mandarin Orange, and Mustard), #164686
- 2-light nickel mini pendant light fixtures, #225510
- 2-pack 25-watt incandescent lightbulbs, #76563
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Instructions
Step 1
Unscrew the canning jar lid. Remove the lid insert from the collar.
Step 2
Tap a small hole into the center of the lid insert with a nail.
Step 3
Clamp the insert to scrap wood and drill a 1-in hole, using the hole you just punched as a starting point.
Step 4
For ventilation, drill eight to ten 1/8-in holes around this center hole.
Step 5
Apply a thick layer of stain to the canning jar with a foam brush; let sit for 15 seconds.
Step 6
Remove most of the stain with a wiping cloth and let dry. If you don't like the look, wipe the stain off completely and try again.
Step 7
Unscrew the ring from the threaded bulb socket in the pendant light fixture, then slide on the collar and lid insert. Screw the ring back on and attach the jar. Repeat each step to make a second pendant.
