sweet surprise. I have been collecting old jam and jelly jars as well as old canning jars; love the look of them filled with buttons or sewing supplies but the smaller one I have found make perfect hanging lanterns. With some wire around the lip of the jar, you can hang these in your trees of on the patio or balcony, even inside. I find that the battery tea lights and votives make this safe for indoors but outside you could use the real thing. I added some rock salt in the bottom of the jar because I wanted it white but sand or something else could be used as a base for the tea light or votive. Be sure to vary the length of wire used to make the handles so the lanterns hang at different levels. Using the same idea, cover the wire with a bit of ribbon and make a hanging vase. Some old jelly or jam jars have designs pressed into the glass making them a pretty decorative lantern for a spring evening. I hope in the warmer weather you find time to eat outside, whether a picnic or just out in the back yard or balcony. Find a great old tote or other container to set up your supplies of napkins, plates and even a beverage. You could actually create a “bar” or beverage station with one; there are plenty of tool carriers or other totes to find and organize when the time is right. However you spend your springtime, enjoy some of it outside doing things that get you away fromwork and technology for a bit while enjoying some of these “vintage” pastimes. ^
Above : Easter bounty - vintage baskets filled with colored eggs and jelly beans.
Top Right: Easter decor fresh from the farmers market. Bottom Right: New life for old jars.
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