MASON JAR CHANDELIER

Our project this week was a chandelier made out of mason jars!  Allie - the new manager of The Gingerbread Factory - suggested it.  We've been giving the store a makeover, going for a fresh and fun vintage look for the bakery in preparation for its grand re-opening this May!

The project was pretty easy and didn't take a lot of time.  We spent an afternoon looking for a variety of vintage mason jars at the local antique mall and getting the electrical supplies.  Then it took a couple hours the following morning to install. 

I bought three hanging light kits from Lowes and also a ceiling plate which I drilled holes in to hang the cords through.   I simply used a hammer and nail to make the holes in the tin lids of the mason jars and used a pair of tin snips to clip off any sharp points.  Then it's a just a quick lighting fixture install using the red twist-on connectors that allow you to connect up to 4 wires together (or you could call an electrician!).  Done!

Here is the light before:

 

Here is the light after: