What you'll make
Each jar is a 500 mL Bernardin mason jar with a 2 m string of battery LED fairy lights inside and the battery box hidden under the lid. Light strings bought in a 20-pack cost about 80 cents each, so a finished jar comes in around C$2. You can make them weeks ahead, since nothing in them wilts or melts.
Materials (per item)
| Bernardin regular mouth 500 mL mason jar with lid and band 1 (from a 12-pack at $14.97 at Walmart.ca) · Walmart.ca, Canadian Tire or any canning aisle | $1.25 |
| Battery fairy light string, 2 m, 20 warm white LEDs on copper wire, 2 CR2032 batteries included 1 (from a 20-pack at $15.99 on Amazon.ca) · Amazon.ca, Dollarama or Walmart.ca | $0.80 |
| Self-adhesive hook and loop dots, 0.8 inch (2 cm) 1 pair (from a 200-pair pack at $9.99 on Amazon.ca) · Amazon.ca, Dollarama or Staples | $0.05 |
| Natural jute twine, 2 mm 1 m (from a 100 m roll at $7.99 on Amazon.ca) · Dollarama, Michaels.ca or any garden centre | $0.08 |
| DIY cost each | $2.18 |
Tools
- Scissors
- Dish soap and a lint-free towel
Products you need
Everything on the materials list, ready to order.
- Bernardin regular mouth 500 mL mason jar with lid and band$1.25 · 1 (from a 12-pack at $14.97 at Walmart.ca)View on Amazon
- Battery fairy light string, 2 m, 20 warm white LEDs on copper wire, 2 CR2032 batteries included$0.80 · 1 (from a 20-pack at $15.99 on Amazon.ca)View on Amazon
- Self-adhesive hook and loop dots, 0.8 inch (2 cm)$0.05 · 1 pair (from a 200-pair pack at $9.99 on Amazon.ca)View on Amazon
- Natural jute twine, 2 mm$0.08 · 1 m (from a 100 m roll at $7.99 on Amazon.ca)View on Amazon
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