Mason Jar Monday

Don't you just love the thought of "Days Gone By"?! Couldn't you just imagine yourself sitting on an Olde Farmhouse Porch looking out into a field full of wheat blowing gently in the breeze, while the sun is just about to set in the distance?! Oh, how wonderful that would be! I could just see the chickens cross the front lawn pecking at the ground, while the kids are chasing a few in the distance to see who could catch one first! Although I have always been a city girl, this is how I truely would live if I could! However, I still love my front porch as it seems this is where most of my Summer entertaining or gathering with friends takes place.

If you are like me, I love to treat my porch as another room of my home. I love to decorate it with little vignettes, comfortable seating, and have the soft glow of lighting. I think creating a warm & cozy outdoor space reflects the comfort that is waiting within the front doors!

That is what brought me to creating this wonderful little lamp! This is perfect for that cozy lighting in the corner or among some of your Primitive Outdoor Decor. Hope you enjoy!

Chicken Feeder Light

supplies:
*Tin Chicken Feeder (can purchase at any feed supply store including Tractor Supply)
*Quart Sized Mason Jar
*5" Candle Clip Light
*Silicone Bulb
*E6000 Glue (found at Walmart or craft supply stores)
*Optional supplies: Rosehips, Pip Berry Candlering, Spanish Moss, Flat Paint Spray Paint, etc.

Directions:
First we are going to need to take you Chicken Feeder Base apart. This is very easy. I just took a butter knife and inserted it underneath, where it comes together, and just popped it apart. Now, I did paint my Feeder Base in a Flat Black Spray Paint, but you do not have to.



Next, we are going to take our Electric Candle and tear off the bottom Felt covering.

Now, apply your E6000 Glue all around the Candle bottom, you do not need a lot, and center it on the bottom part of your Feeder Base. Let dry atleast an hour to make sure it is really secure.




We are going to put back together your Feeder Base. You will need to now thread your cord through one of the feeder holes and snap your feeder top back on.

Add you Silicone Bulb, place your Mason Jar over top the Candlestick into the Jar "cradle" and push down firmly to lock it in. That's it!!! How easy was that to create a Mason Jar light?! No drilling or clipping wires!

Now, I like to dress up my Chicken Feeder Light some and I do this by adding some Rosehips inside the Chicken Feeder Base and placing a Pip Berry Candle Ring around it! But, you could also add Spanish Moss inside the Feeder Base holes too and maybe stick a few sunflowers in the openings! Have fun with it, change it out with the seasons!

Also, this would be wonderful sitting on a Stovetop Cover or a kitchen countertop! Or how about a small boys bedroom using it as a night light?! This really is a versatile piece.

I set mine inside an Olde Crate on the front porch with a few Paper Mache Eggs and some Vintage Milk Bottles. Just that perfect little lighting for my front porch gathering with friends!