Fall Leaf Lantern

I have a lot of Mason Jars lying around, and there's a lot of fun projects you can do with Mason jars. So, I wanted to make a fall decoration out of them.

Mason jar, and lid [ Don't use the thin metal piece with the lid, the only part you want is the part you screw onto the jar. ]

Real or fake leaves

Candle or lights

twine or decorative ribbon

scissors

Wire cutters

Hot glue gun with hot glue sticks [ Not in the picture ]

Mod podge or puzzle glue [ I didn't have mod podge at the time, so I used puzzle glue. It's basically the same thing ]

Sponge with a handle or just a sponge

If you want to use real leaves you can completely skip the next 2 steps, including this step.

Use the wire cutters to cut the wire strands off of the bouquet. All of them should look like the second picture.

Then pull the leaves off the metal strand.

Grab the wire cutters or scissors and cut in between the two leaves [ right where the two plastic stems connect ].

With one hand grab the stem of the leaf, and use your the other hand to grab onto the leaf, so the leaf won't tear.

Then Pull the plastic off the leaf.

Glue all of the leaves onto the jar.

You can cut some of the leaves in half to go around the top or bottom of the jar.

Dip the sponge in the Mod Podge or puzzle glue, and rub the the sponge all over the leaves. Covering every single leaf.

Cut some twine/ribbon and tie a bow around the top of th Mason Jar.

Optional. Then cut some more twine/ribbon for the handle [ 6 inch worth ].

Put both ends of the twine/ribbon on the inside of the lid, and screw the lid on tight.

Place the candle or lights inside the jar and your done!

I hope you have a fun and festive fall/harvest!!!