“I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt leaves.” – Ann Drake
Wow, it has been quite a month, wouldn’t you say? Lots of projects and prizes, winners from all over the US, inspired by Mason jars. I have one more idea for you today to put a Mason jar to good use.
I like the scented candles in the large jars, but every one seems to have the same issue when they get near the end.
I’ll light it, and in no time at all, the flame shortens and dims, then goes out.
There is still plenty of wax in the bottom, and I want to use it up. I tried this idea a few years ago and it works beautifully. If you have a coffee mug warmer, or a wax warmer, use the heating element. Set the glass candle jar directly on the warmer, turn it on and the wax will melt inside.
When it is fully liquid, remove the wick end and discard. Pour the wax into a small jar.
If you have a wick left from prior candlemaking projects, wrap the end around a chopstick, and suspend the wick in the melted wax. Then allow it to cool and harden.
Now you have a usable candle that will burn as it should.
If you do not have any spare wicks lying around, the wax can be used by simply using the warming element to warm the scented wax in the jar, just like using the ceramic tray. You can get the scent from the wax for quite some time, although the wax will not go down in amount. When all its scent is gone, pour it out, and you’ll have the jar to use again.
Now, let’s take a look at all we did during October. I hope you had a fun time! All Autumn Jubilee projects remain on the blog, so if you see something you missed, or want to revisit, just click on the Autumn Jubilee category on the sidebar. You’ll see this year’s projects and the previous seven years worth of Autumn Jubilee. This year, we did a quilt along over four weeks.
We made Mason jar crafts with paint and ribbons, and wraps for both the holidays and the sewing room.
We stamped and baked.
We played in the garden and the kitchen, with sewing, crafting and cooking new recipes. We started Mason jar herb gardens.
We made some fun things for the table with placemats, bread basket liners, centerpieces and candle holders with Mason Jars.
We made a wool applique penny rug for our Mason jar candle projects.
Here and there were ideas for gifts using the projects.
And every project post this month had a giveaway! Here are the lucky winners. Here are our lucky reader winners so far –
Sharon D won the $50 gift certificate to One Of The Flock! Sharon said “I fell in love with Bittersweet Fall”. Wonder what she will get?
Sheila in SC, and Patti P both won a Hobbs Fusible Batting and Aurifil threads! Sheila wrote ” I’d love to try the Hobbs silk batting. Thanks for an apron pattern that might actually fit!” Patti wrote “The beautiful blues of the Aurifil whale shark collection are my favorites.” Congratulations, Sheila and Patti! Get Hobbs at Amazon, and Fat Quarter Shop. Find Aurifil threads at Fat Quarter Shop, and Amazon.
Joan G won the Milk Street Vegetables Cookbook! She wrote ” I see a lot of great cookbooks, but The World in a Skillet is at the top of my list! Also, that precision rolling pin is super cool!” Congratulations, Joan! Check out their sale page and super store for fantastic bargains – Milk Street.
The winner of the Sulky Threads and Embroidery pack is Sandra M! Sandra wrote “I have some of the Sulky Cotton Petites #12 weight and love them. Would surely enjoy more of them. Love the Mason Jar wrap idea. I’m going to check out my machine embroidery designs.”
Nancy M and Barb K won $50 Gift Certificates to Fat Quarter Shop. Congratulations, Nancy and Barb! You can find a lot of fabulous fall themed and pumpkin fabrics for your Autumn Jubilee there. Check out Today’s Flash Sale. This month get 20% off the Basic of the Month Thatched by Robin Pickens for Moda, 30% Off the Notions of the Month from Gutermann, Patterns of the Month by V and Co Patterns, and see the Precuts of the Week. Visit Fat Quarter Shop.
The winner of the Benartex 10-Inch Stacker in Harvest Festival is Jeani M! Jeani wrote that she likes “Just Bloom, fun colors and fabric.” Congratulations, Jeani, and thank you for participating in Autumn Jubilee.
Congratulations to Deborah S who won one of the Facebook sharing mystery box prizes. Keisha B won a mystery box of stamping fun. Diana D won the second mystery box.
Debbie M and Susan B both won a C&T Publishing $50 gift certificate. Debbie wrote “Festive Fall Quilts looks like the book for me. Love the designs and colors on the cover. Thanks to CT Publishing for the giveaway and thank you Carole, for all those mason jar ideas. Things I’d never would of thought to do!” Susan wrote “All of the books at C&T look great and I would give the Folk Art Garden to my sister in law, who still quilts and likes the primitive look. Such cute designs!” Congratulations, Debbie and Susan! Visit C&T Publishing and check out what is coming soon for your holiday shopping.
Rita won the $50 gift certificate to Backside Fabrics!
There are three more prize drawings that will be done today. One for a Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate, one for a C&T Publishing gift certificate, and one more From My Carolina Home mystery box. I’ll update this post with those winners once they claim their prizes.
One more scene for Autumn Jubilee. The colors are reaching their peak now.
Please join me today in thanking all the fabulous sponsors that make this event possible by leaving a comment on today’s post. Thank you for using my affiliate links when you can. I hope you’ll think of these sponsors when you are shopping.
From My Carolina Home 
Thanks so much to all the sponsors who help make this event just that much better. Thanks also to you Carole for doing this one last time. I really enjoyed the ball jar theme. I didn’t get to comment as much as in the past as I was in Colorado for much of the month enjoying a wedding and vacation, but I am looking forward to catching up on some of the projects now.
Thank you to all the sponsors for your generous gifts. Thank you Carole for this fun and inspirational jubilee. I had a great time.
Love love love that beautiful Autumn photo. The sponsors are generous with their gifts as you are generous with your ideas. A month of fun, so much fun it will last a bit longer as the projects are finished. I smile everytime I see the jar with the fur collar.
All I can say is THANKS! This is my first year with your blog and I am amazed at how much work you have done— All the crafts, sewing, photography, and enthusiasm! The sponsors have been so generous also with great gifts any quilter or crafter would enjoy. I appreciate their support and your hard
Thanks to the generous sponsors and to Carole for sharing her talents.
So many creative ideas for the fall season.
It was a fun event, Carole!!! My fave was the mason jar herb garden!!! I’m going to use that idea!
Thanks to all of the great sponsors that contributed prizes, everyone who participated, and Carole, who organized Autumn Jubilee!
I was left off the “winners list”….
But won the $50 gift certificate from
Backside Fabrics … thank you Backside Fabrics for being a sponsor …
Thank you all wonderful sponsors for making such generous donations ….
Thank you for letting me know I forgot a sponsor! I’ll add that right now.
I knew you wouldn’t want to forget them 🙂
Thank you Carole for all of your hard work putting together this fun event! Thank you also to all of the wonderful sponsors. I was the lucky winner of a beautiful Milk Street cookbook. My favorite project is the penny rug which I will be using on our Thanksgiving table.
Thank you to all the sponsors for the wonderful prizes that they have contributed. And thank you Carole for a superbly wonderful Autumn Jubilee. Already looking forward to next year !
What a terrific collection of ideas this year — and some beautiful projects. Thanks for hosting this fun event I’m looking forward to my BHG cookbook and mags! Thank you!
A big thank you to all the wonderful sponsors and congratulations to all the winners. I Hank you, Carole, for a fun and creative Jubilee.
I do thank all your sponsors for their support. I don’t know how long it takes you to plan and implement all these projects, but it must be quite an effort. Thank you for making that effort.
A big thanks to all the sponsors for allowing us to have so much fun this month. Your offerings were wonderful. And, of course, a BIG shout out to Carole for bringing fun into our month and an opportunity to learn many new crafts.
Thank you to all the sponsors, and to you, Carole, for spending so much time on Autumn Jubilee! Congratulations to the prize winners as well. I’ve enjoyed all your posts and had so much fun working on the projects, too. How about a Thanksgiving Jubilee? Christmas Jubilee? 😘
A big thank-you to Carole and the generous sponsors. Jubilee was a way for me to get reacquainted with some sites and products.
Sending congrats to all the winners and Thank You to all the Sponsors!
What a fun month!Enjoyed all your creations and ideas.Happy Halloween!
Carla from Arizona
Thank you Carole + all the sponsors!!!
Thank you to the sponsors of this creative and unique event that you beautifully organized Carole! So many special projects!
Thank you to each and every sponsor of the Autumn Jubilee! All of you make this event even more fun. And thank you, Carole, for all your hard work in putting this together. I love mason jars and the projects are so sweet.
Every year I say that “Autumn Jubilee” is my favorite time of the year! I’ve enjoyed reading all your posts and visiting your sponsors. I received my cookbook from Milk Street over the weekend and am delighted with it. Thank you for all your hard work putting together such a wonderful season of fun. The mason jars made a fun theme throughout the month! THANKS to all the great sponsors.
Carole, You are more than generous with your time and talent all year, but especially in October. Thank you so much for sharing such cute gift ideas and wonderful recipes. I hope you have a blessed holiday season full of everything you hold dear.
Thanks to you, Carole, and all your sponsors for creating and supporting this annual fall project. It really helps get in the spirit of fall and holiday quilting, baking and decorating. While I am often not able to make all the projects, I keep them in mind when I’m looking for future gift ideas. Your blog is a wonderful resource.
Carole, you really do have have wonderful sponsors who are so generous with thier donations and gifts! Thank you to all of them! It’s so nice to always have your projects saved on the blog for reference. I pin several of them, and it’s nice to go back to see the details. Thank you for the Autumn Jubilee!
Thanks, Carole, for all your great ideas–I especially liked the Mason Jar projects!! Also thanks to all the sponsors for the great prizes!!
Thanks Carole, and great tip on pouring out the warmed candle wax! Enjoyed Autumn Jubilee as usual, and appreciate all you and the sponsors do to make it so fun for everyone!
Thank you sponsors for the generous gifts, and for supporting Carole. She brings us great ideas in so many areas. There is something for everyone. I especially enjoyed all the mason jar ideas. They are the best I’ve seen!
You had some very generous sponsors and that has been wonderful..so a big thanks to all of them. And thank you for all you do to make Autumn Jubilee possible!
Thanks to you and all your sponsors for a fun jubilee. I have added a couple of things to my Christmas wish list for my husband. He likes shopping on line when a provide links for him, so this is a perfect way to show him exactly what I like!
beautiful pictures! Great idea , again, with the mason jars! Thank you to all the Sponsors, who are very generous! Thank you Carole also for all you do! Autumn Jubilee is a great success and I appreciate all the work that goes into it! Thank you again!
A big “Thank You!” to you, Carole, and to all of the great sponsors of Autumn Jubilee. The links in your post helped me find some very interesting and useful sites. I’ve even bookmarked sites for future visits.
Connie W.
Thank you Carole and your wonderful sponsors! I enjoyed the variety of products and projects. I remember the Fat Quarter Shop as one of the first online shops from many years ago!
I first want to thank you Carole for the wonderful October that you gave us full of all kinds of new ideas and wonderful projects. You certainly had something for everyone. And then a great big shout out to all the sponsors who made it all so much fun and something to look forward to. Congratulations to all the winners and better luck to the rest of us next time. Hopefully there will be a next time.
What an amazing month of beautiful things you have done for us. Thank you! Exploring the websites of the products helpful to these crafts is a great excuse to see what’s out there so thank you for connecting us to those, too. I don’t know how I will bring autumn in next year if you don’t have another crafty month to share. You are the true prize here.
This was a nice Fall Jubilee. Thanks for all you did and showed us.
Thanks Carole for a fantastic Autumn Jubilee with so many great ideas. Thank you to all the sponsors for the great prizes. They were definitely appreciated.
I guess I did not follow all that you did. Great ideas. I have looked at the sponsors web pages. They have great products. Thanks again.