Halloween Mason Jar Luminaries

Happy Friday, friends! It's Get Your DIY On time again! Each month, my lovely co-hostesses and I issue a challenge to all of our fellow bloggers to come up with a project that falls under a certain theme, which is "Falling for Fall" this month. Today, the hosts will be sharing our fall projects, and then on Sunday, October 5th at 7:00 pm EST, you are all invited to come and link up your gorgeous fall creations. I can't wait to check them out!

If you follow my blog on a regular basis, today's project might look familiar. Confession: I sort of cheated. My beautiful lacy luminaries were originally part of the decor for my little sister's bridal shower, which I talked about earlier this week...

See? But actually, I'm just being resourceful and environmentally responsible and using them for a dual purpose, right? Right. 😉 So whatever you may want to use them for, you'd have to know how to make them first, and that is what I am going to show you today!

Supplies

To put together my luminaries/centerpieces, I used...

• Scissors
• Thin Gold Ribbon
• Mason Jar {The wide mouth kind worked well because it was easier to put in the candles.}
• Decoupage {I used matte finish.}
• Paint Brush
• Hot Glue Gun + Glue Sticks
• Lace

Process

I began by putting a layer of decoupage on the entire outside of my mason jar (1). My method wasn't particularly scientific for this; I just made sure the whole thing was covered. Then I took a piece of lace that was slightly taller than the mason jar and slightly longer than the circumference and wrapped it around the jar (2). I put another layer of decoupage on top of the lace and painted some on the bottom of the jar as well (3). I pressed the excess lace down on the bottom of the mason jar, painting over it with decoupage to help it stay in place (4). I let the decoupage dry for 24 hours, then I trimmed the lace at the top of the jar so that it stopped right under the area where the lid twists on (5). Finally, I wrapped a piece of thin gold ribbon around the top of the jar where the lace ended, securing it in the back with some hot glue (6).

That's it! For the bridal shower, I made 12 large mason jars, 8 standard sized jars, 8 jelly jars, and 2 mini jars, and it only took one afternoon + drying time. Quick and easy, plus the obvious perk of serving multiple functions! Win!

I think these jars will be a beautiful way to greet trick-or-treaters on Halloween, but who am I kidding... they'll only be worried about the candy! Oh well, maybe their moms will enjoy them! 😀

My Get Your DIY On co-hostesses have been hard at work on their own fall projects, so be sure to pop over and check them out!

Halloween Mason Jar Luminaries by Abby, Just a Girl and Her Blog {You're here!}

Pottery Barn Knockoff Dollar Store Skull Transformation by Krista, The Happy Housie

A Ghostly Halloween Tree by April, House by Hoff

Halloween Cabinet Door Wreath by Christy, Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer

Fall Flower Pallet by Mandy, The Hankful House

Don't forget to come back on Sunday at 7 pm EST to link up your own beautiful fall projects!

And one more thing before I go! My dear friend Holly from Coconut Head Survivor Guide is a breast cancer survivor, and today she is initiating a "Paint the Blogosphere Pink" day in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! This cause is obviously near and dear to my heart, so I would love it if you would join in by sharing any and all pink on social media and hashtagging #pinkblogday ! Can't wait to see all of your pink!

If you're interested in my breast cancer awareness story, you can find it in these posts:

I link up at these fun parties!