A bright idea.

Saturday night Brent and I went to my brother and sister-in-law's house for a barbecue.  The food was great...

The company was entertaining (and adorable) ....

And dessert was THE perfect summer dessert...SMORES!

As Brent, Monty, and I were kicking it on the patio in the dark, the night had finally cooled to something bearable.  There were few mosquitoes out because Monty and Becky had a citronella candle thing on their patio table.  Notice the cool pottery jar and nice sized flame in this photo ....

I asked Becky where they got it and she said Jax Farm and Ranch - no surprise there.  I thought it was cool and that it would be perfect for my patio.  It would ward off bugs and light up the patio kind of like a mini campfire.  So yesterday Brent and I headed off to Jax Farm and Ranch to find one of our own.  We found one - for $30!!! Oy!! For what, I ask?? Clay and one small piece of tin to hold the wick and oil.  No way, I thought.  It would be cheaper to make something.  Enter the bright idea.

We were in the oil lamp accessory aisle and I found an old school lamp topper for $3.99.  I turned and said to Brent, "Hey, I bet this would fit on a mason jar."  When we got home, I grabbed a mason jar and Brent grabbed his drill and worked his magic.  Finished product with bug citronella oil ....

We rock.  And yes, I know we're not the first cave people to bring fire to a mason jar.  Lehman's sells a whole variety of mason jar wick toppers and what nots.  It was that moment of ingenuity and simple task of doing it ourselves that makes it wonderful.  Again, I say, we rock!!