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Mr. Sprinkle and I finally got around to our lantern-jar project last week. Another task to cross off our list! We turned some of these:
into these:
We managed to make a dent in the 100+ jars we have collected. It takes us about three minutes to finish each jar, from cutting the wire to having a ready-to-light lantern.
Hanging them in my favorite backyard tree reminds me of catching fireflies in a jar when I was little! The finished project will be about 30 lanterns; the other jars are going to various other wedding projects (including another backyard beautification project!).
We are trying to get our backyard prepared for the rehearsal dinner. Sunset on that day in September is at 6:07 P.M., so when our dinner starts at 7 it should be pretty dark.
The fence is lined with lanterns as well, giving the backyard a lovely glow! I recommend this as an easy project for anyone who wants to light up their yard, whether its for a wedding related party or just to brighten a simple evening at home. A word of warning: do NOT use vintage aqua/colored mason jars for this project. I have heard from various sources that they can overheat and shatter/explode. We used recycled jars from foods we eat (um, I love pickles…) and we can safely say that our lanterns have had no overheating or exploding problems!
Are you working on any home projects in conjunction with wedding planning? Do you find it easy to balance the two, time wise, budget wise, or otherwise?
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