Another Solar Light In A Jar
by
Mary Insana
(IC: homeowner)
$4.00
20 Minutes
Easy
A big thank you to Lovedecor for inspiring me to make solar lights in jar. This is my twist on your idea, THANKS again for your inspiration
I found solar lights at Walmart that were pretty much the same size as the top of a canning jar. I bought a box of a dozen clear generic canning jars at Walmart. And I bought bags of flat florist gems at the dollar store.
I removed the cylinder with the ground spike from the solar light and put a thin line of clear silicone caulk around the outside of the jar ring then put the light on top. After the caulk dried attach flat florist gems around the jar ring and around the little edge at the bottom of the clear shade of the solar light. Then I threw in about 50 florist gems inside the jar for stability outside along my wall. I wanted to use red gems but they didn't have any. Next trip to the Dollar Store :)
I found solar lights at Walmart that were pretty much the same size as the top of a canning jar. I bought a box of a dozen clear generic canning jars at Walmart. And I bought bags of flat florist gems at the dollar store.
I removed the cylinder with the ground spike from the solar light and put a thin line of clear silicone caulk around the outside of the jar ring then put the light on top. After the caulk dried attach flat florist gems around the jar ring and around the little edge at the bottom of the clear shade of the solar light. Then I threw in about 50 florist gems inside the jar for stability outside along my wall. I wanted to use red gems but they didn't have any. Next trip to the Dollar Store :)
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Published April 25th, 2013 9:05 PM
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Maria on Sep 26, 2015Folks, all these solar lights have rechargeable batteries. My solar lights use 1 2A battery, so when the Dollar Store or Walmart have theirs on sale, if they have the same type battery, I buy those and replace the batteries on my more expensive solar lights. But even at that, if you have the cheaper lights and you have them all glued/affixed to containers, all you have to do is change the battery and they'll be good as new.
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Mary Insana on Sep 26, 2015Maria, a lot of people don't know that and throw their solar lights away. I have had one of the original ones I made outside all year round even in our harsh Pittsburgh winters and I haven't replaced the battery yet. I pretty surprised at that.
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