Blog Hopping pays off...

Although it tends to waste the day away clicking on the comp I find so many recipes and crafties when I blog hop off your blogs. I don't know how many deep I went but I ran across a new to me blog called The Hand Me Down House.. if you haven't seen her blog I really think you'll enjoy it.. anyway, she had a post on Modge Podge solar lights made out of canning jars and they were the cutest!! Right now I need my canning jars for canning but she also showed how she made a candle jar out of a glass frame from a chandelier, so I followed that same concept and came up with a candle jar for my coffee table on the deck. First, here are her solar lights..

and her chandelier..

Here's what I did.. I took a medium size lidded glass canister from Walmart..

Mixed about 1/4 cup modge podge with 10 drops of green food coloring..

then I brushed it all over the jar and lid...

then I took a paper towel and dabbed it all over...

since I only had regular modge podge, I followed her directions for the candle jar and put them in the oven at 200 for 25 minutes.. and this is what I got.........

I love it. I wanted something with a lid so the rain wouldn't get it all wet. How cute is that?


I just looked on Amanda's blog and she is having a giveaway.. $40 gift certificate to CSN.. woohoo! Just click on this link to sign up.. http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-time.html ! Love her site.


Have a great weekend my friends.. I'm off to blog hop and see what else I can find.

Big Hugs,