The leaves are turning, the air is getting cooler and that means its autumn! This is the time of year where we have friends over for fires, make smores, and get cozy in our hooded sweatshirts. Its also a great time to bust out some mason jar cups!! Here's how you can make some of your own. Lets gather your supplies...
You will need: Clean mason jars with rings and lids Crop-a-dile Big Bite Punch (or hammer and nail will work) #14 Finishing Washers (I found these at Menards in the nuts/bolts/screws section) E6000 Glue Straws Here is a close up of those washers. It took me a little while to find them. At my Menards they were hanging above the screws and washers.
The next step is to remove the lids from your jars and punch a hole with your punch. You will need to punch a few holes to get your straw to fit. I used the washer as a guide to determine where I needed to expand the hole.
After your holes are punched, you will glue a washer on top of the lid. Once dry, also glue one on the bottom of the lid.
After all is dried, you can then enjoy your favorite drink in your jar!
If you've been following along on my posts about drinks on the patio you'll remember the beer bottle holder I made. It just so happens to be a perfect fit for a mason jar too.
Last week I showed you how to make wine glass holders and beer holders both of which work great in the ground. However, if you're like me, you have a brick or concrete patio and stakes just don't really cut it. To solve this problem, I constructed these....
I wanted my drink stakes to sit basically at arms level so I picked up 2 terra cotta pots of the same size.
I have bright colors on my patio, so I painted the pots and then glued the bottoms together with E6000 Glue. I also glued 4 of those plastic furniture sliders to the bottom of the base pot. I found them at Target, and instead of using the foam stickers, I just glued them on. This way, I can move the pots around without it scraping up my patio. I filled the top pot with potting soil and in addition to adding in the stakes I planted some potato vine in it. To cover the dirt I used white dried kidney beans.
I do have another pot on my patio that's a bit larger and just a single one. I used this for 2 wine glass holders and the wine bottle holder that came with my original purchased set (read about that here) If you don't want the height of the stacked pots, the same principle applies to just using a single pot. I filled that with potting soil and covered with kidney beans.
Now you have a fun unique spot to hold all of your drinks while entertaining on your patio!
