Hanging Mason Jars

I should buy stock in Mason Jars.  All different shapes and sizes are literally stock piled in our garage.  They're so versatile... and cheap!  You can pretty much find them at any hardware store sold in packs of 12 for around $10.  We use them in the kitchen for storing cut up fruit and leftover marinara sauce, we also use the 8 oz size as drinking glasses for water, milk, beer and wine.  We use the pint size jars outside as candle lanterns to light the patio and porch.  They're also great for storing leftover paint in the garage.  I could go on and on.  But today, I'm using a large pint size mason jar to hang some flowers in the guest bedroom.

You don't need major skills to make a hanging mason jar.  All you need is a jar and some wire.  For this project I used some rustic wire from the craft store.  It's easy to bend into all kinds of shapes and strong enough to support a relatively heavy item.

First, cut about 2 feet of wire.  Fold it in half and twist it making a little loop.  Then wrap it around the bottom lip of the mason jar.  Twist the wire around so that it fits nice tightly around the mason jar.

You can keep twisting or trim it like I did here.  Lastly, bring the wire around to make the hanging part and pull it through the original loop you made.  Twist it tight around the loop.

It doesn't get much easier than that!

Hope all you moms out there have a fantastic and relaxing Mother's Day!

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