Originally Posted by martha jo
I have those blue jars also and some years ago, I filled one with wooden spools that still had thread and another with buttons. Then my husband drilled the lids and wired them and I have two lamps. Love them.
I did this too! I was able to find a lid kit in Shipshewana several years ago and used a jar that came from my grandmother's cellar. The spools of thread came from my mother's sewing cabinet. I love my little lamp.:)