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Colleen B

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  • Then the Ball jar is screwed onto the lid! 4
  • We started out with these 3 Ball Jars.  They would shortly become the light fixtures above our kitchen island! 4
  • Here you can see how we prepared the lid.  I used a step bit to bore the hole in the center, then drilled vent holes all the way around the lid to allow the heat from the bulbs to escape.
  • The light socket side of the pendant light kit is inserted through the center hole and a threaded collar is screwed on to hold the ball jar lid in place.
  • All 3 finished Ball Jar Pendant Lights! 5
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Ball Jar Pendant Lights ( Mason Jar )

The former owner of our house installed 3 pendant lights kits above the kitchen island. The kits are pretty nice because instead of having to be hard wired in, they screw in just like a ...»
light bulb. So instant transformation! The only thing we didn't like about the pendant lights were the existing pendants. We looked at most of our home improvement stores in the area, but didn't find the look we wanted. So we opted to make our own. Jacque decided she wanted to convert ball jars into pendants...And gave me the responsibility of making that happen.

#Bestof2012

Jacque & Matt @ theDIYvillage.com
Jacque & Matt @ theDIYvil... Knoxville, TN
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  • Colleen B
    Commented on Jul 07, 2012
    Love this idea, thanks for sharing!
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