Doilies are dainty. Candles are romantic. Burlap is rustic. Here I’ve combined all of them to make these pretty luminaries that would be great for a romantic Valentine’s Day meal or even as a wedding reception accent. Play around with different ribbons, buttons, twine and burlap while experimenting with various doily designs as well.
I found my doilies at the thrift store for about $0.35 each. I tried paper doilies
Burlap and Doily Luminaries
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Glass jars
Adhesive spray
Doilies
Burlap
Twine
Make sure your jars are clean and dry. Spray the jar with adhesive spray
Funny thing is I tried this project with paper doilies
Place the doily onto the jar and position it, making sure it’s not bunched up anywhere. Press in place.
Spray the rim with adhesive, then wrap the jar rim with burlap.
You can also wrap the rim with pretty ribbon then tie a piece of twine around the rim as well. Tie them both in a bow.
Another option is to use the canning jar lid, then wrap that with twine or loose threads from your burlap. Thread two of the ends through a button and tie in a knot.
pretty! thanks for sharing!
Love this! Very romantic, easy, and pretty! Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Donna
These are gorgeous!! If I can find some doilies, I am making these for February. So pretty!!
i found doilies on ebay.
So so pretty Amanda!!! I shared it on my TT&J FB page :)
xoxo
Jen
i love them :)
these are so pretty, amanda!
I really love these! : )
Very pretty! Great idea, thanks for sharing
*hugs8deb
So pretty! We are doing a fireplace makeover and these would be fun on the mantel! Would love for you to come visit me at Sew Chatty and link up to Made with Love Monday. I host every week. I am leaving the party open longer this week so that people can link up multiple projects if they wish to. Hope to see you there! http://sewchatty.blogspot.com
sooo cute!
Amanda! These are gorgeous! Great deal on the doilies, too. I love the one with the button!
You are a very creative person. Candlestick beautiful. Regards from Polish
love me some mason jars! even more with your added touch! thanks for sharing.
These would be so pretty at a wedding. Luv 'em
Such a lovely and beautiful way to decorate a mason jar. I love the project. Thanks for sharing another wonderful tutorial.
It's Cheri and I am visiting from the CSI. I am enteries number 86, 87, 88 and 89.
Amanda what an interesting way to filter the light.
Cheri from http://www.itssoverycheri.com and http://www.thediyclub.com
How lovely. Thank you.
Gerti
These are so cute! You are the luminarie queen! I'm amazed by the ideas you come up with :)
Those are SO adorable. I'm definitely going to give it a try, but I do have a question…
You sprayed adhesive on the glass jar. Isn't it still sticky in between the empty spaces of the doily? Could you have sprayed the doily instead and then place it on the jar? I'm just worried that dust will stick to the empty spaces.
Peechee – That actually is a brilliant idea! I did have a few issues of some tiny hairs (from the twine and burlap) and some dust sticking to the excess adhesive. So yes, super smart – spray the doilies first!
Love this!
These are amazing, what a great idea, and would look perfect on my fireplace. Your whole site is inspiring, I really want to try the french inspired word art, would look super cute in the kitchen!
I shall be following your blog to see what other amazing ideas you have!
Amanda, I love these!! I was just admiring the Halloween votives and was planning to do them next year – I look forward to doing these right now. Cute!
I love this, Amanda! I wish I had just even a teeny bit of your creativity!
These are gorgeous! I think this is my favorite project I've seen with doilies so far. I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com.
Visiting from Someday Crafts. These are beautiful and I just had to tell you!
These are amazingly beautiful. What a geat idea! I'm featuring this post on my blog tomorrow if you'd like to check it out.
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I love these Amanda!! I am a sucker for mason jars!!
In doing this type of thing to glass jars or items, I like to use either a sugar water or spray starch as my "adhesive" so that I can take it all off when I don't need them anymore! I just dip the doily into the sugar water (heavy syrup) or spray a lot of spray starch on the doily. Works great for me.
I found your link through someday crafts…these are so darling. What a great idea.
I love this idea! They turned out so pretty! May have to try this!
Kendra
These are just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us!
saw these on someday crafts and I LOVE them! I am your newest follower! ~tai @ taidye original
Elizabeth – that's a great idea! The spray adhesive actually isn't totally permanent (I don't think). I had placed one on a jar and didn't like the way it came out, so I was able to remove it easily. Of course that was after only 15-20 minutes of it being on there, not sure how easily they will come off after days and days of sitting. However, I would imagine you could soak them in hot or warm water and the glue would release.
Thank you all SO much for all of your wonderful comments!!
Super CUTE!!!! I have so much burlap this would be a great way to use some of it!!! I will have to hit some garage sales for some jars and such!!!
Love these Amanda! I think they are so great. ;) I featured them today on my Crush of the Week post!
http://www.flamingotoes.com/2011/01/crush-of-the-week-returns/
beautiful I am heading right down stairs and getting my jars out and my spray glue and my ribbons and my lace out and making a couple friends these for a gift.
Thanks for the pretty idea
Janice
I love these. They would have made lovely gifts for Christmas. Will save this idea for next year. I have some heart shape doilies and I think I will make some for valentines. Thanks for sharing. ~~Sherry~~
What a beautiful project! I love the way the light shines through the delicate lace. Great tutorial! You and I were both featured over at Flamingo Toes, and I just had to stop by, say hi, and pay my regards! Happy Friday! Jenn
Hello,
Just wanted to let you know that I have awarded you with an award because I love your blog. Please stop by and check it out.
http://familylife-lianne.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-award.html
Thanks and God Bless
Lianne
AMANDA! I love these. What a gorgeous decorating idea! -MP Amy
You did an awesome job. I love them.
These jars are beautiful! What a lovely idea. I hope I can make a few of these for my home.
Thanks so much for sharing!
These are too cute! Such a clever idea!
Very pretty!
Amanda, I just love these! I'm going to have to try them myself. Thanks so much for the creative inspiration and God bless you and yours in 2011!
These are absolutely darling :o)
These are so beautiful and dainty. They look like something even us non-"crafty" people could do!
These remind me of firefly jars…Would love for you to add it to my link party The Treasurista's Thursday Treasures. http://www.thetreasurista.blogspot.com
I love these – especially the one with the button! Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful idea!
I really like this idea and how the fabrics juxtapose against eachother–elegant and rustic at the same time. When the light shines through it looks wonderful. I'll have to find a way to use this in my home. Thanks for posting!
These are BEAUTIFUL !! I can think of many ways that these would look lovely for. One way is to buy those LED battery operated tea candles to put in the jars. ( no worry of fire )… with the LED's it would provide a warm and cozy night-light in any room… gorgeous in a new babys room.
Another idea is use small jars with the LED's and place them along tables for Wedding Table Center pieces.
These were so beautiful I decided to make a couple of my own…I wish I would have taken my jars with me when I was picking out doilies…they don't have the fit I was looking for but all in all I think I like them and will probably end up making a few more. I sprayed the doilies with the adhesive and that seemed to work pretty good vs spraying the jars. TFS!
My daughter is getting married in March. Instead of using the paperbags and doiles, we have decided to try the jars instead! Can you share with me/us where we can find fabric doilies? I have looked on different websites, but thought I’d see if I have missed one! Thanks…
I’ve never looked at stores for the doilies, I just look at thrift stores. Antique stores will have them too. I’ve seen them on eBay as well, but consignment shops and thrift stores are probably going to be your best bet :)
If you have an Ollies, a Dollar Tree (etc) they usually have them pretty cheap.
I've been seeing this featured EVERYWHERE it seems! What a beautiful project, just beautiful!! :)
I am SO loving this idea!
TCahal – So glad to know that spraying the doilies worked well! Thank you!
Thank you ALL for your kind comments, I appreciate every single one of them!
LOVE these! I am book marking these to make for Christmas gifts next year!
So pretty! Love this look and would love to try to make them too!
Jeanine
I love these, Amanda!! Your button is on my blog.
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Maria Luisa
Amanda, I love these! So cute.
Hi Amanda! I love this project and gave you some link love over at Crafts & Sutch today! I hope you'll stop by to take a peek and grab a SUTCH an Inspiration button. :)
Have a wonderful week!
Erin
Love the mix of materials! I appreciate you linking up to the 1st Project of the Year Party! Please add the party button to your post so you are eligible to win and be featured. Thanks so much, Amanda!
This is so lovelly :) i'm linking it to my DIY blog!!
Amanda – These are so precious! One of my CSI favorites! Thanks so much for linking up to The Sunday showcase party – I have featured this today. Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Hope you have a wonderful week ~ Stephanie Lynn
Hey, I just featured this project on my blog, Beauty From Ashes.
Check it out!
Ooooh! I really love the look of these. They'll fit right in with my porch make-over. Thanks~
I love these doily luminaries! I can't wait to make them! thanks for the inspiration! karen…
Such a lovely idea!
Oh my, these are so pretty!! Would be perfect decor for a wedding reception!
I have never really like these dollies, but this idea makes them gorgeous to me, really ! I will look at them with a different eye now… THank you for the idea
Neat idea. Doilies are so fun. I am so in to them right now. Thank you for the post.
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I just made some lace covered jars that are very similiar to these. I used modpodge instead of spray adhesive and I didn't add an embellishment at the rim. I really like the trim, though and I think I'll add it…it's the perfect touch. I'll be sure to link back to you! Thanks!
I featured this on my blog today!!!
http://www.kimboscrafts.blogspot.com
It's so beautiful!
I'm going to put a link to this wonderful tutorial on my blog with credits of course. Hope it's okay for you.
Thanks for sharing.
This is so charming! Love it!
C'est très joli, j'adore, je mets dans mes favoris pour te retrouver. Merci
love it!
Hi! You've been featued here http://wp.me/p1hRux-2x
Love this idea! Did you spray the jars with some frosting effect first to make them more opaque?
xoxo Maria
Hi Maria! No actually that was from the spray adhesive that I used to add the doilies, it put a film on the glass.
i just posted this as one of my favorite things this week on our blog. what a great idea!!
Love it! super pretty =)
Very pretty! Thanks for sharing.
If you don't need it to be as permanent, you can dip the doily in liquid fabric starch and lay it on the jar. When dry, it'll be stuck to it but can be peeled off.
I've used this trick w/ cottong fabric to cover the back wall of display cases or bookshelves when I had a shop and wanted it festive for the holidays or such.
Good idea lisa, thanks for sharing that :) The spray adhesive actually does the same thing, it's not permanent :)
this is a PERFECT "free" craft for our Super Saturday Craft day coming up. Thank you!!
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I just love the simplicity and beauty of them. thanks for sharing..
Thank you very much Illy!
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These are so cute and thanks for sharing with us how to make these. Years ago I use to make these jars with pinecones and christmas lights that were cozy with the Christmas tree while all other lights were turned off. I would have them sitting around at random. I love your idea with dolies. Thanks Again!
Oh the pine cone jars sound so pretty!
The jars are beautiful! I am always looking for ideas for my students to do for a parent gift for Christmas. The doilies remind me of snowflakes. Do you have any suggestions for 3rd graders? You mentioned trying it with paper doilies, did it work ok? I was also wondering if the Mod Podge might be better for the kids? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for your great, creative ideas!
This has my mind whirling with ideas… modpodge lace on the outside of the jars and put string of white xmas lights inside! Maybe even wrap a red ribbon on the top… I am gonna do this!
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Hi,
These are beautiful. But I would be concerned about the glue becoming toxic when the bottle got warm. Just a thought.
Shelley
Hi Shelley. If using the spray adhesive concerns you, you can use something like Mod Podge or even white glue. Thanks for stopping by :)
so pretty! thanks so much for this lovely idea
:)
Thank you!
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These are darling…..I would love to share on my blog if you don’t mind. I love re-purposing and thrift stores.
Where have you found the best deals on doilies? I was hoping to do this for wedding decorations. Let me know!
Thrift stores have been the best place!
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I really enjoyed making these! And enjoying the result even more :-)
A useful hint: I ironed the doilies before sticking them onto the jars, as to make them they perfectly flat = easy to stick on the jar.
I had romantic candle lights with a slightly sexy accent in mind… Here’s the result! http://lievewoordjes.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/lichtjes.jpg
Thanks a lot for the great idea! :o)
I love the way yours came out, the black is awesome!!
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I love the black idea…this is what is so great about sharing ideas is because someone can always add their twist and it then becomes apart of their creativeness.
These are beautiful. I crochet beaded doilies and I will try one of these. Thanks for the idea.
These are great. I “tea soaked” the dollies and they are stunning. What a great idea. Will be using for a bridal showe centerpieces!
I bet that’s beautiful Rebecca!
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I use Modge Podge adhesive a lot and would think it would be perfect for this project. It’s easier and less messy for me to brush glue on than spray it.
I used a glue gun and wrapped lace and ribbons on small jars and added a led tea light. So cute!
Sounds pretty!
What a great idea. There are thousands & thousands of beautiful doilies just sitting around out there. This is a great way to show them off.
I love this idea. I too make jar lights and this is a new idea. Thank you for sharing.
I absolutely love these but I’m just curious how easy it is to light the tea light candles in the bottom of the large mason jar?
Hi Diba! I use a wooden skewer. I light the skewer and point that down into the jar :)
This is exactly what I’ve been envisioning as my wedding centerpieces but couldn’t find anyway to make it work. Thank you so much for posting this! They are absolutely beautiful and can be used for so much!
I crochet doilies and absolutely love your idea for using my extra. Could even put in little gifts when giving as a present if don’t want to do the tealight. I like the idea to use the non-burning little tealights as tealights might make the inside black and harder to wash out.
Very original…
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Thanks for this awesome idea. My mom passed last July & she had a sewing room full of stuff & I used some of her lace, ribbons & buttons to make all my brothers & sisters ..yes there are 8… a jar as a memory gift of our Awesome Mom !!!!!
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I love the variety of lace/materials on your jars. I did a similar thing however used smaller jars for tea light candles and found that I didn’t actually need to glue the whole thing- just enough at the join. I also found that using smaller jars meant that you could just use lace ribbon, which was quick and cheap :-)
Samara
I’ve included the link the the blog post I wrote about it…
http://thesecretlifeofsamara.tumblr.com/post/21338907102/date-night
Those are very pretty Samara!
I just love these! We are getting married in July and these will be perfect for our garden party afterwards. Plenty of time to go around the charity shops/second hand shops to find everything I need and make loads as we have a very big garden! I just know the kids will love making these with us!
Thanks Cat and congratulations on your upcoming big day!
These would look great on my kitchen table lit or unlit!
I love this project and featured it in a collection of Doily Projects!
http://www.ohmy-creative.com/uncategorized/30-diy-doily-crafts/
Susan @ Oh My! Creative
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These are adorable!
I am always on the lookout for crafts using Mason jars and I can’t wait to try these.
I am going to use them inside AND outside. I’ve lit candles inside Mason jars in the garden before, but never thought to attach anything to the jars. These are going to be the prettiest twinkling lights ever.
Makes me wish summer would hurry up and get here :)
Thanks for the inspiration.
Picturing them in the garden and they look so pretty! Thanks Brook!
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