Alright I have been waiting for this moment for over
two weeks now. While shopping for a gift for one of my life long friends, I saw
this Redneck Wine Glass at a gift shop. I was ecstatic. I live in a rural area
and we actually prefer mason jars most of the time over glasses. They just hold
so much more sweet tea! I even have packed up after school snacks and filled
mason jars with ice and soda and covered them with a lid and drove off to the
school in between sport events.
After seeing them, I rushed home because I was quite
sure all I needed was some E6000 glue, glass candlesticks, sandpaper, and mason jars with or without lids. I had to order the
candlesticks from Dollar Tree Direct. The candlesticks are made by Crisa and they are 4 1/2 inches tall at $1 per candlestick! You pay no shipping either if you have it sent to the store directly!
My glass candlesticks finally came in, but I find
that I am at a loss for E6000 glue. I usually can find it anywhere, but lately
all shops are out. I guess Christmas is just around the corner! I will be using
a different brand of epoxy made by Devcon. It is the Devcon High Strength 5 Minute Epoxy I found at Lowes for glass so it should work fine. I am just use to the
easiness of the E6000—one squirt and you are on your way. What I have looks to
be a little more difficult, but we will see in the end.
I am using a coarse sand paper. I chose 3M 80 grit for this project. It makes it easier and quicker to rough up glass.
The last thing I need for this project is Mason Jars of course. I definitely have plenty!
Let's get started.
The first thing I did was take a piece of course sand paper and rub it against the inside of the candlestick to roughen the top edges where the glue will be placed. I also flipped the jar over and roughened up the center of the bottom of the jar where the candlestick would be attached.
Once this was done, I cleaned off the dust with a clean towel.
Next, I followed the directions for my epoxy. Devcon's Five Minute Epoxy has to be mixed together in a plastic container. When I finished mixing the epoxy, I place a layer of glue on the bottom of the jar and on the top of the candlestick.
With the jar upside down, flip the candlestick with glue upside down too and place it in the center of your jar's bottom. Place a heavy item on the top of the candlestick like a book and let it sit. The good thing about Devcon's 5 Minute Epoxy is that it sets in 5 minutes of course! I waited 15 minutes for it to be handled and then 1 hour for usage.
I washed the glass and put it to use!
My husband does not like the normal size wine glass, so the one I saw in the gift shop had a small jar usually used for jelly. I knew that would not work for him because he likes ice in his red wine! So he gets an XL Redneck Wine Glass just for him.
You can add them to your buffet filled with jelly you scoop into it or other sauces for an ultra cool look. Also, in my picture, I did not add the lids since we are using them for glasses, but you can definitely do that as well!
It is dishwasher safe, but I found that the epoxy yellowed a tiny bit. I would recommend hand washing unless you don't care. You can only see it if you flip it upside down and look where it is attached. :)
