Ever wondered what it would take to make one of those awesome glass jar pendant lights you see all over Pinterest? I’ll show you how to make a DIY Mason Jar Pendant Light in just minutes – this is so easy!
Mason jar pendant lights are all the rage and sell for a lot of money. Some 5-jar pendant lamps costs $150!
I’m here to encourage you to make your own mason jar lamp in minutes.
It took me longer to gather the supplies for this lamp than it did to make it.
DIY Mason Jar Pendant Light
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Ikea sells an inexpensive pendant kit (HEMMA) with a plug switch at the end.
The inexpensive Westinghouse pendant light kit I bought comes with a small ceiling canopy, which is a more finished look.
You need these supplies:
- large mason jar (32 oz) with wide-mouthed lid and ring
- mini pendant light kit
- 1 large nail
- permanent marker
- hammer
- strong scissors
- optional: pliers
DIY mason jar pendant light tutorial:
If you look at the pictures, you can easily see the steps to make this easy light fixture, but here is the tutorial:
- Place the mason jar lid on the table, center the socket on the top of the lid, and trace around it with the permanent marker. I don’t mind the marks, but next time I’d use a white marker.
- Put the lid back on the jar, securing it with the lid ring.
- Use a nail and hammer to punch holes along the circle. Leave some space between the first round of holes so that you don’t have one side totally punched out. You want to leave enough of the circle intact that the middle of the lid doesn’t pop out until you’re ready.
- After you can’t make more holes because the nail slips to the side into the holes you made, use your scissors to cut the rest of the lid. If you don’t have heavy-duty scissors, you could use pliers to remove the center.
- Add venting holes around the center hole to prevent overheating, and then unscrew the lid from the jar again.
- Place the socket through the mason jar ring first and then push the socket through the lid hole. If you’re lucky, it’s just the right size and the jagged edges will hold the lid in place. If the hole is too small, use your pliers to make the hole a little larger.
- Put the socket ring over the end of the socket and screw it tightly to the socket, which will keep the jar lid in place.
- Screw in a light bulb. Only use the voltage that’s suggested for the pendant kit to avoid the danger of overheating. Then screw on the mason jar. To get a vintage look, you could use an Edison light bulb — I chose a more energy-efficient fluorescent bulb.
- Now you just need a handy person to wire in your pretty DIY lamp!
It only took me 10 minutes to make this DIY mason jar pendant light. It really was super easy.
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Where would you hang a mason jar lamp in your home?
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