What a clever idea! DIY firefly jars, sans fireflies.

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at 8:14 am by Jenna

I’m in love with this idea… and such a cool alternative to patio lights.  All you have to do is gather a few mason jars, flick some glow-in-the-dark paint in the jars, and let them sit in the sun to charge during the day. By the time your dinner party rolls around you’ll have firefly lanterns. I think it would be cute to do this same thing with mini jars, and string them up somehow… hmmm. Here’s a link to some non-toxic glow-in-the-dark paint, to make this project extra eco-friendly…  Via Re-Nest

 

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  1. What an awesome idea! I love this!!

    Posted by kate July 20, 2011 at 1:31 pm

  2. This is one of the coolest things that I have ever seen. We always have empty jars lying around and never have anything to do with them and thanks to you, we do now!

    Posted by Aviana November 14, 2011 at 2:52 am

  3. Mmmmmm… Love the idea. However, it is NOT that easy to “flick” paint in a jar. *sigh*

    Posted by Anna November 15, 2011 at 12:25 am

  4. Yeah, I was thinking the same about flicking the paint… but I think I’ll still give it a shot! It looks like there are several colors of paint, is that right?

    Posted by Lisa Marie November 21, 2011 at 10:22 pm

  5. http://www.jaimekile.com/bluejar

    I shot like this for a photo shoot. but it cannot work long term because the glow stick just drips to the bottom.

    Posted by jaimek November 28, 2011 at 4:21 am

  6. flick the paint on the outside of the jar…

    Posted by leigh December 16, 2011 at 10:27 pm

  7. Dip your brush into the paint and put it inside the mason jar and flick it against one side while another person slowly rotates it.

    Posted by Elizabeth December 29, 2011 at 2:04 am

  8. you could always use a toothbrush to flick the paint inside .

    Posted by rosanna January 6, 2012 at 7:00 am

  9. you could use baby jars and twine for the “string them up” idea. Never know what to do with those

    Posted by Mega Sumner January 22, 2012 at 3:14 am

  10. just put the brush in the jar and spin it by rolling it inbetween your hands back and forth

    Posted by courtney February 22, 2012 at 3:59 am

  11. Great idea. I love it!

    =)

    LV

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    Posted by Lorena Vilanova May 6, 2012 at 6:06 pm

  12. This is so cool, I am definitely try this for my next get together.

    Posted by Alex Trevino July 19, 2012 at 7:57 pm

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