How to Make Marbled Solar Mason Jar Lights

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Photo of two finished red, white, and blue Marbled Mason Jar Solar Lights with beaded handle.

These beautiful lanterns are easy to make and a great craft for teens and adults. Just pick up small mason jars, nail polish, and some solar stake lights from Dollar Tree.

Three finished Mason Jar Solar Light in a window.

Marbled Solar Mason Jar Lights – Video

YouTube video

Supplies

  • Glass mason jars
  • Solar light stakes (mine are from Dollar Tree)
  • Nail polish
  • Parchment or waxed paper
  • An old cloth
  • A plastic bin filled with 3-4 inches of water
  • Beads (optional for handle)
  • Wire – 28 gauge steel wire (optional for handle)
  • Wear gloves, or nail polish remover is helpful if you get it on your hands 🙂

How to Make Marbled Solar Mason Jar Lights

Start by cleaning your glass jar and removing any stickers or labels. Next, fill a container with about 3-4 inches of water and set up a piece of waxed or parchment paper nearby to place your jars on to dry.

Drizzle and swirl nail polish into the container of water. There’s really no technique here, just have fun with it!

Photo of red nail polish being drizzled into a container of 4-inches of water.
Drizzle nail polish into a container of water.

Hold the jar at the top and dip it into the water. You’ll be coating the outside of the jar. Turn the jar and dip each side into the nail polish.

Photo of glass jar being dipped into the water with nail polish.
Dip your jar into the water with nail polish.

Add a wire with beads for a handle (optional). See the video above to get a better look at the process.

Close-up photo of a wire beaded handle wrapped around the sides of the mason jar lid.
Handle made of wire and beads.

Drop a solar stake light or a battery-powered tea light into the jar and enjoy!

Top of a Dollar Tree solar stake light being dropped into a finished jar.
Drop a solar light into the jar.
Photo of three DIY Marbled Mason Jar Solar Lights lit up at night.
Vertical Pinterest image to pin to your DIY Pinterest Board to come back to later.
Star divider used has two hand drawn lines with a star in the center, used as a content break and signals new or different content below. This doodle style illustration is in a medium charcoal gray.

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Red star tin made into a table with a pedestal blue base.
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  1. Mark September 6, 2022 Reply

    Thanks for your blog, nice to read. Do not stop.

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