Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: 2025

Friday, March 21, 2025

LED Firefly Jar

Did you ever collect fireflies as a kid and keep them in jars? I wanted that kind of nostalgic decor without the bugs, so I made some with LED lights! Check it out:

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I found this large plastic jar at the thrift store for $1.99. I chose white plastic because I wanted the color of the 'fireflies' to show through, but not the LED light strand itself.

Here are the lights that I found, also $1.99 at the thrift store. These are intended for Christmas so the shapes are little evergreen trees. I chose them for their bright green color and because my jar is not see through, it won't matter.

There are all kinds of colors of these lights available, even rainbow. A quick Amazon search will find you a multitude of options!

I attached the battery pack to the inside of the lid using a bit of super glue and some tape. Make sure to position the battery container so that the lid of the jar can still open/ close and that you can still change the batteries when needed.

Here is how the lights look inside the jar. I liked how it was going, but felt that a cute sticker would would dress it up.

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Using my Cricut and some gold sticker vinyl I made a label and stuck it on.

And that's how I made my faux jar of fireflies!

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 10

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

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A stock-up plan from Debbie Dabble

Air dry clay Easter eggs from Blue Sky at Home

Make your own ground beef from The Apple Street Cottage

St Patrick's Day wreaths from The Crafting Table

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Friday, March 14, 2025

DIY Yard Mushrooms

I have a spot in my yard where we will be removing an old stump, filling in with soil and planting some flowers. Until that can be finished though, I decided to dress up the area with some faux mushroom decor.

With a collection of milk glass vases sitting in storage I knew I had good stems, but needed to find the tops - so off to the thrift store I went! Read on to see how I used some old pans to finish the project:

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I was able to find these pans in various sizes and shapes. The flat bottomed pans are the easiest to glue to your vases, but the rounded pans can work as well. You might have to play around with the different pans/ vases until you get everything to match up well.

If the pans are in brand new condition they should take spray paint pretty well. If they have been baked in though, they might have a bit of oily residue. This will prevent your paint from sticking if left in place so give everything a good cleaning (and maybe even a sanding) before adding paint.

I used a multi-surface spray paint to make the pans a solid red.

Using acrylic and a small brush, I hand painted on the circles and then coated everything with a clearcoat. Acrylic paint isn't going to hold up outside on it's own, so the clearcoat was a must.

Once everything was dry I used E6000 industrial strength glue to attach the pans to the tops of the vases. Remember, you may need to play around with which pans can rest comfortably on top of which vases in order to get a good fit. Some pans may be top heavy for a particular vase and cause it to be unsteady, but you could fill your vase with something heavy to stabilize it. Another thing to consider is wind - lower vases will be less likely to get knocked around while taller ones may need to be firmly secured. If you notice in the picture, I wedged my tall skinny vase into the stump to keep in from tipping over 😁

And that's how I made DIY yard mushrooms!

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 9

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

Spring wall art from Steph Creates Things

Repurposed matchboxes from Fresh Vintage by Lisa S

A collection of Easter craft ideas from An Artful Mom

Making DIY books part of your self care routine from Between the Bookends

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Friday, March 7, 2025

Placemats Turned Outdoor Rug

We are in the process of converting our front and back lawns from grass into low height meadows. "Meadowscaping" allows food for the pollinators, doesn't need to be mowed very often and prevents harmful lawn chemicals from being introduced into the environment. However, I do find myself still needing to control growth in certain areas, in this case in front of my garden shed.

One of my favorite ways to control plant growth in spots like this is to throw down an old rug. You can certainly purchase an outdoor rug, but indoor rugs from the thrift store work just as well (as long as you don't mind that they may discolor over time). I hadn't been able to find a thrifted rug yet and the meadow in this area was greedy, so I came up with the temporary solution of using placemats to create a rug - check it out:

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I found these sturdy burlap placemats for $1.99 each. They had lettering stenciled on one side, but flipping them over took care of that problem!

I quickly stitched them together in a square shape...

...and put them out in front of the shed. It's not as large of a rug as I would like, but it keeps the doorway to the shed clear for now. Once I find a rug that I like, it will extend to both sides of the door and allow a spot to put a nice chair for outdoor tea drinking.

I call this shed my 'garden' shed, but I don't keep any useful tools here. Instead it's full of faux plants and artwork, which you can see here 😄

The lamp to the side is an old broken lamp where I replaced the bulb with a solar light. This post will show you how I did the same thing with an old chandelier.

And that's my placemat rug!

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-Jennifer

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 8

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

How to style a sofa table for spring from Bluesky at Home

A placemat stencil project from Fresh Vintage by Lisa S

St. Patrick's Day coloring pages from Creatively Beth

A mirror upgrade from Crazy Little Lovebirds

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