Illuminate your home with these 12 DIY glass jar lighting projects

Practical and very handy for food preservation, glass jars are nearly always available in our homes and can be easily reused for a huge amount of different creative projects and crafts. For this reason, instead of throwing them in the garbage after use, we often wash them carefully, keeping them aside in order to turn them into decorative objects or containers.

Among the many projects that can be done by recycling glass jars there are certainly numerous ones for lighting your home or garden. From  classic candle holders, to lanterns, to the most original and creative chandeliers, there are truly numerous projects that you can undertake, even illuminating the entire home by reusing these simple objects.

Be inspired by these 12 proposals to transform your glass jars into wonderful lights for your home.

1. Painted candle holders

One of the simplest and most popular of projects transforms glass jars into colorful and original candle holders. You can easily make these by using masking tape templates of the shapes you like to apply on the jar before decorating it with PVA glue. Complete with string decorations, beads, buttons or perhaps some glitter.

2. DIY photo lamp

A glass jar will be the perfect DIY photo lamp and you can make it by simply inserting your favorite photograph inside and completing it with an electric tea light, a string of fairy lights or a light bulb.

3. Mosaic candle holder

Colorful glass pieces will be the best decoration materials for your mosaic candle jar. They will create a truly unique atmosphere.

4. Decoupage lamp

Create a cute DIY lamp using decoupage. You can use special paper, but also rice paper, newspapers or old sheet music.

5. DIY glass jar chandelier

Glass jars and a some rope or string are the only materials you need to make very original DIY chandeliers.

6. Patchwork candle holders

Cut out some squares of tissue paper to glue to the inside of your jars, creating original, cheerful and colorful candle holders.

7. DIY crochet laterns

Don't know how to reuse the old doilies crocheted by your grandmother? Wrap them around glass jars to create romantic laterns.

8. DIY wall sconces

Replace your wall sconces with original alternatives made from wood and glass jars.

9. Table lamps

Making a beautiful, original table lamp is very simple using a glass jar, a light bulb and a lampshade.

10. Vintage chandelier

If you love vintage things, you can make a sparkling antique-looking chandelier with a wooden wagon wheel, glass jars and glass beads.

11. Window sill lamps

Create the right atmosphere in an instant with a glass jar and colored stones. A small photovoltaic panel on the lid will transform your jar into a solar-powered lamp.

12. Like a fairy tale

To ensure your children have peaceful nights full of sweet dreams, the right night lamp is the essential element. Make it yourself using glitter, soft lights and silhouettes of fairy-tale characters such as fairies and elves. Your children will love them.

Have you already decided what to make with your glass jars?