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love!!! looks great!!
EDIT: I think with the wood underneath and the pillar candles, it'll be good enough, but I'm a bit of a minimalist when it comes to the centerpieces. less is more!
I think they look really good. I'm going to favorite this post because I'm planning on using mason jars as well and can use some pointers :)
I almost worry that painting them blue would be too much with such a vibrant runner. I love how the pink, orange, green, yellow and aqua all mesh without being too matchy, and I think your trial flowers are super cute! It's going to look great!
@Ryansgirl: Thanks! The mason jars were really cheap at Wal-Mart. Now I just have to order my glass paint and follow the tutorial another bee posted. I actually think I will be able to order a lot less flowers than I planned which is a good thing.
@sdrury89: Thanks. I am hoping the bees are able to give me some good feedback. Since the flowers are basically the only color other than the runners that I will be using, I really want them to look full and nice.
@Amaryllis: I think you may be right...which means less work for me 
. I do like the look of the clear ones as I keep strolling through my kitchen to look at them again. Since we will be outside, I wanted to go bold with the colors and I did worry that it might be TOO much.
I agree with a PP that making the jars blue would be too much. They are looking great the way they are.
@JamaicaBride: I like the bold colors, but I always opt for less work! You could maybe try a little bit of teal/aqua vase filler in the bottom to catch the light similar to how the blue glass would.
I think they will look great. I would not use the metal rings on the jars.
You can always try painting one jar or even just dye some water blue to see what it would look like with a blue vase.
Are the ribbons the colors of your wedding? If so, rather than use the ribbons, I might try cord or even just twine to let the colors of the flowers shine through.
@Amaryllis: Another good idea! I didn't think about putting anything in the bottom. Maybe I can add some blue pebbles, or a blue floralyte.
@julies1949: I think that I will take the lids off and see how that looks. I am kind of meh about the ribbons...just thought I'd try it. My colors are turquoise with tropical colored florals. I may just leave the jars as is b/c I don't want to overdo the rustic aspect since the jars will be sitting on wooden slices.
@JamaicaBride: If you decide you do want a pop of color for the jars and don't want to dye them, I saw a picture where they tied yarn around the jars, like most of the way up and then just did a simple bow in the middle. It's very similar in looks to what @julies1949: had in the picture she showed, but with colored yarn instead. I'll try and find the picture tomorrow for you.
I too think it would look better without the lids on... I'm also not sure that I would paint them blue but then then again I didn't follow the traditional route with mine either. We did two different types, sorry pics are so big..
@julies1949: Now that I DO like. Yay guys...this has been really helpful for me. I think I am going to get some yarn tomorrow and try again with that.
Thanks!
@julies1949: Yes, this was the picture I was talking about before :)
I love them. Where are you getting your pillar candles from? I went to target, they were a bit pricey :(
@bRooklynRocks: The two in the pic came from Wal-Mart. I plan to get the "real" ones from the Dollar Tree along with some simple glass bases to sit them on. I think these were $2.97 each. I am also kicking around the idea of using citronella pillar candles since we will be outside in SC.
@JamaicaBride: I have one blue mason jar if you want it, just to see what it looks like. I'm in Durham, you're in Charlotte, I can mail it to you.... Also, I'm thinking about doing the wood slab centerpieces too...maybe we can go in on it and share? Let me know! I love your mock ups!
@ktbrady: I'm scared it will break in the mail =( I contacted another bee about purchasing her wood slices and once I am done with them, I will definitely pass them along.
This may be just me being picky, but I am not a huge fan of the texture of the runner. I think that it may just be the intricacy of the detail is lost in the small picture on the computer screen, but it isn't my favorite.
@MissHobbit: I actually would have preferred a "regular" smooth runner myself but FI liked the pintucked. Since he has had very few opinions about anything other than food, I let him have his way 
love the jars. My FI says with the brown mat and I think I agree. It goes quite well with the teal runner. As for painting the mason jars, I have done the thinner and blue to replicate the ball jars and would recommend not using them to candles as a few of the streaks still remain after baking. Good luck!
They are pretty! I think they will look great over wood slabs. I don't think they need to be painted blue, its just extra work and the table runner adds enough blue. Like PPs- I also like the idea of twine.
@glaca: I kicked around the idea of putting the candles in mason jars but then decided that would be TOO many jars. I think I am just going to sit them on a flat glass candleholder.
@FutureMrsMcDermott: My sister hates the idea of the wood slabs...but I am using them anyway =) She thinks I should sprinkle multi-colored rose petals around everything on the table instead.
Kind of like this
I love how your centerpieces look! Personally, I would leave off the ribbon and paint the lids instead. I wouldn't do blue though... maybe pink or green or something like that.
@JamaicaBride: Where did you get your runners? I know it's hard to tell exactly looking at the pictures on a computer screen, but are they really turquoise or more aqua/tiffany blue looking?
I think the full flowers and jars without lids or ribbon would look awesome!
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I bit the bullet and while I was at Wal-Mart, I purchased my mason jars! Yay me! I also picked up some orange, pink, and green skinny ribbon, a white plastic tablecloth, and some cheapy flowers. I took some pics with just the runner and a couple with one of my beaded mats b/c the plan is to sit them on wood slices. I also plan to get some glass paint to make the jars "blue". The floral colors will be pink, orange, green, and yellow.
I posted these on a thread I had already started but I wanted to post them on a separate post so that I can get suggestions of how I can tweak them. Oh...I also plan to put the pillar candles in either lanterns or regular candle holders.