Mason Jar Chandelier

Side View of Chandelier 

Looking up at chandelier 

Mason Jar Chandelier

With all the different Mason Jar lights that you see on Pinterest here lately, I knew I could & would make one myself!  I saw this "Texas" star a couple of months ago, and I knew I wanted to make my first chandelier with it. I found the mason jars I wanted to use, and they are green reproductions of the 1858 mason jars & made of recycled glass! My next step was to set out on a journey to find the lighting.  I have a basic idea of how lightening works, but by gosh I did not realize all the  whatchamacallits & thingamajigs one might need to make a chandelier!  I got my drill out and with the exception of one slip (no injuries to myself, just the star) I made my very first chandelier!!!  I will be displaying it at a trade show this weekend, and I will be very interested to see if I can get a commission to do another one!  If I do....Will I be able to call myself an artist!  Do you call people who make chandeliers artists?   

Materials I used

1 - Texas Metal Star

5 - Quart Mason Jar

5 - Six foot of wire (I used clear)

5 - Brass 1/8" nipple

5 - 2" keyless socket 1/8" IP

5 - Crystal Clear bulbs "B" Type

5 - 1/8 Brass Hex Nut

1 - 13/32" Drill Bit 

1 - 1/8 Drill Bit

1 - 1/2" Hose clamp

1 - Can brown spray paint

1 - Wire stripper

1 - Phillips screw driver

1- Wrench

1 - Box Cutter

Drilled one large hole in the top of each mason jar lid and then four smaller holes in the lids for heat to escape. I attached the wire to the sockets.  I put the nipple through the lid hole and attached the socket, and then tightened the nipple to the lid with the hex nut.  I drilled a hole at the end of each star point and ran the wire through the hole. I spray painted the hose clamp brown to hided the chrome finish.  I used the hose clamp around all the wires, and this will allow me to lower or raise the mason jars, as well as hold all the wires together.  I will have an electrician come in and direct wire the light!  

I am an Artist!