Blue Ball Canning Jar Pendants

It's been a while since I posted anything... but here I am again. We're still working on our kitchen reno, and that is what today's post is about... the lighting.

I found an idea on Pinterest and knew I had to have it in my kitchen! We had purchased very inexpensive pendant lighting on ebay... each fixture about $12 which included shipping. I knew the lampshades wouldn't stay, at least not in their original condition, but I wasn't sure which direction I wanted to go. We've renovated our old dark farmhouse kitchen into a pretty country cottage style, and I love it... but where to go with this lighting?

Note to Photographer...er... self:  check out the background mess before taking the photo.

 

You can see the vintage fixture in the middle of the kitchen, and I added a pretty little  vintage looking chandelier over the kitchen sink.  The contemporary pendants were okay... but not quite right...

 

 

though they did provide the much needed light
over the breakfast bar area...
and then there was this...

 

 

Posted on A Thrifted Market on Sept 3, 2012...

I knew I had to do it... and good thing was, I already had

a really nice blue canning jar collection...

but how to hang them?

 

 

Then I found these from Etsy seller Liz at Tremendous Treasures...

 

 

I used the holding ring from the pendant fixtures to determine what size hole to cut in the Frog screen and colored it in with a Sharpie marker...

 

 

I pulled the screens out of the jar rings, but figured out pretty quickly that wasn't going to work for cutting... OUCH!  So, I put them back in and then got my Ricky to do all the wire cutting...

 

 

I was hanging them as quickly as Ricky cut the holes... this one shows a pint size jar... but I decided to go bigger!

 

and make sure all the dirty dishes are in the dish washer before taking another photo...

 

The quart size jars worked perfectly!  I just love my new vintage canning jar pendants.  They look so pretty in my cottage farmhouse kitchen.

 

now that's more like it!

 

I'm still playing with light bulbs... but I love these... I really-really do!

Tell me what you think?

 

I'm joining Blue Monday at Sally's, because I think these pretty blue Ball canning jar pendants are the perfect blue bling for Monday!

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Costal Charm 'cause this is a Nifty-Thrifty idea!

Knick of Time Tuesday since my vintage Ball canning jars are what makes this project sing!