For our open house last Sunday, I wanted to line the driveway with luminaries but buying them can get expensive! 
So, I made my own – very simple and easy – using canning jars!
I just poured epsom salt into the jars {it’s so cheap and easy to find – plus, you can use it later in the bath when you are soaking your tired bod!} Just a couple of inches of salt into the bottoms is enough to nestle a tea candle.
Using a pair of tongs, I placed the white tea candle into the jar and once it was centered, I gently pressed it into the salt. We used a butane lighter to reach into the jar to light the candles and then placed the jars down the drive.
When I was working on these in the kitchen just a couple hours before the party, hubby saw me and said, “NOW what are you doing?” {Ummm, I don’t think he always immediately appreciates the little touches I do to try and make a get together special.} However, when it was all pulled together, he thanked me for all the special touches I added to make it such a nice evening}.
This isn’t a great picture but here are our flickering canning jar luminaries that lined the driveway. {We placed them on the ground just off the drive for less chance of anyone running over them with a car.} I am happy to report that all 12 survived and will live to see another party!
{BTW, the luminaries are the glowing lights near the ground. The glowing things higher are our snow reflectors – they are standing guard for the 100+ feet of snow we typically get each winter!}
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