75 Outdoor Upgrades for Under $75
By , This Old House magazine
Photo: Courtesy of Pennington Block
72. Assemble Easy Lanterns
Turn mason jars into luminous lanterns to hang on a fence or from a plant hook. Wrap 20-gauge wire around the top of each jar. Snip and twist with needle-nose pliers, leaving extra space at the ends to secure another length of wire as a loop hanger. Hook on the hanger and tighten all wires with pliers. Insert tealight.
A dozen half-pint mason jars, 100 feet of 20-gauge wire, and 25 tealights, about $21 total; thegreathardwarestore.com