Rustic Wedding Ideas with Ball Mason Jars

With six weeks to plan my daughter’s wedding, I needed ideas ASAP.  Once we decided on the venue,  a rustic 1930’s barn built by the CCC belonging to my brother-in-law, the plans began to come together. I knew I would be decorating the loft for the reception and wanted to continue the rustic theme. What better way to do that than withMason Jars?  I wanted a vintage feel, so I used the Ball Heritage Collection Spring Green Mason Jars to make vases for the tables.   They matched the wedding colors–pink and green-perfectly.
Ball vases

Here’s what you need to make them:
6 Ball Heritage Collection Spring Green Mason Jars
Flower bushes (I used the $1 pink bushes I found at the Dollar Store)
Filler for the jars (I used silk wedding napkins I picked up at the Goodwill)
Burlap (about 8 inches for each quart sized jar)
Velcro
Thin Ribbon
Scissors

To Make the Jars:
Place one velcro strip onto the mason jar. Attach burlap to the strip and wrap the circle of burlap around the jar. Place a strip of velcro onto the burlap and secure it to the strip on the mason jar. Measure a piece of ribbon. Tie it around the burlap to make a bow. Place the filler in the jar. Arrange the flower bush inside each jar.  And you’re done! I was able to make 6 of these in around 20 minutes.
painted mason jars

For the dessert and dining tables, I made painted Mason Jars by painting plain glass jars with glass paint and filling them with a flower bush.  I velcroed a lace strip around each jar and adding a contrasting ribbon for a finishing touch.
drink table

To complete the table setting, I used the pint sized Ball Heritage collection Spring Green mason jars and regular mason jars for drink containers. I added green and gray straws for a cute finishing touch. To ensure everyone knew which cup was their own, I wrapped twine around the cups and attached a craft tag to the twine. I used a silver paint marker to add names to the cups and left the marker available for any unexpected guests. The Bride and Groom had their own special mugs with handles .  I loved that they could use the mugs over and over after the wedding.

Everyone complemented me on the jars and how they added to the decor. It was a  cost effective way to add a rustic element to the wedding.  Have you planned a wedding in a rustic theme? What were some of your favorite ideas?

*I received jars from the Ball company for review purposes. I also purchased some of the Ball jars and used others from my own collection of Ball canning jars. All opinions are my own. 

19 Comments

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  2. I’m obsessed! I love using mason jars for just about anything. Very cool DIY.

  3. I just love mason jars. They are great for country settings and can be dressed up for more formal occasions, too. Anything that versatile, you can definitely find a use for.

  4. I love the rustic element that these jars added to the wedding decor. You are very creative.

  5. We used mason jars as our cups at our wedding & placed a paper flower inside each. It was part of the wedding favor package 😛

  6. I really like the green jars! I would never paint my Mason jars tho cuz I use them for canning haha!

  7. Those are awesome. I had a friend that did a rustic type country wedding and these would have been great.

  8. You really have some very creative and fun ideas. You could be a wedding planner in your next life. 🙂

    I love they jars and I love the different colors you chose and the coordinating straws. Great Idea that you use something like this that they could take home and have great memories of.

  9. I love the idea of the mason jars. very nice touch. I think that is a great theme for a wedding

  10. That would be my type of wedding – I would move it outdoors though. I love mason jars and all the things they are good for.

  11. I done some mason jar candle holders when I was part of a mops group and I loved it

  12. Mason jars are totally the in thing now for decorating.

  13. I love a nice mason jar – I think they have a certain charm about them 🙂 I’m not surprised you got so many comments – they look lovely x

  14. Those are so pretty, plus affordable. I will have to suggest this idea to a friend of mine who is getting married soon but on a budget.

  15. I love mason jars and use them for everything. I should have had a rustic wedding.

  16. There’s so much you can do with mason jars it’s unbelievable.

  17. Rustic weddings are BIG here in central Florida! I love the Mason jars incorporated into everything. I also love the burlap pendant banners!

  18. I love these jars.You have some lovely ideas i will try and do something like this for an event we have coming up.

  19. I love the mason jar trend these days. They are super cute and they are an inexpensive way to make cool DIY projects.