What you'll make
Each jar is a pint mason jar with a 7 ft string of battery LED fairy lights inside and the battery box hidden under the lid. Light strings bought in a 24-pack cost well under a dollar each, so a finished jar comes in under $2. You can make them weeks ahead, since nothing in them wilts or melts.
Materials (per item)
| Ball regular mouth pint (16 oz) mason jar with lid and band 1 (from a 12-pack at $13.44 at Walmart) · Walmart, Target or any canning aisle | $1.12 |
| Battery fairy light string, 7 ft, 20 warm white LEDs on silver wire, batteries included 1 (from a 24-pack at $9.99 on Amazon) · Amazon, Walmart or the seasonal aisle at a dollar store | $0.42 |
| VELCRO Brand sticky back coins, 5/8 inch 1 set (from a 75-set pack at $6.47 at Walmart) · Walmart, Staples or any office supply aisle | $0.09 |
| 3-ply natural jute twine 1 yd (from a 100 yd spool at $1.98 at Walmart) · Walmart or any craft store | $0.02 |
| DIY cost each | $1.65 |
Tools
Scissors, Dish soap and a lint-free towel
Sources
- Lights4fun: Create your own copper wire mason jar fairy lights · 2026-10-26
- Kelly Elko: Christmas fairy jars (battery packs hidden in glass jars) · 2026-10-26
- Creative Jewish Mom: DIY fairy lights centerpiece (hiding the battery pack) · 2026-10-26
- Walmart: Ball regular mouth pint mason jars, 12-pack ($13.44) · 2026-10-26
- Amazon.com: 24-pack battery fairy lights, 7 ft, 20 LED, warm white ($9.99) · 2026-10-26
- Walmart: VELCRO Brand sticky back coins 5/8 inch, 75 sets ($6.47) · 2026-10-26
- Walmart: Love, Laugh, Craft 3-ply jute twine, 100 yd ($1.98) · 2026-10-26
- Amazon.com: 12 pcs glass mason jars with lights for centerpieces ($42.99, ready-made) · 2026-10-26
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