Tired of old wall sconces? Need a cool ones? Here’s a tutorial! First of all, buy the cheap lantern of your choice. You may also take old ones to restore. Choose your paint color, here’s it’s bright red. Take apart the lantern. Take note of how it’s put together, and don’t lose any of the...
This is a super easy and relatively inexpensive project to add some mood lighting to a porch or outdoor space, thanks to babybugjournals.com. The supplies are 6″ metal clamps, 4″ duct cap, S-Hooks, 4′ section of chain link, candles. Take 3 metal clamps and do your best to fit them together into a circle shape....
This lantern by everydaydishes.com is amazing due to the cute star effect, and it’ll be awesome both for adults and kids. Prepare a DIY paper lantern template, card stock, a precision knife, a hot glue gun, 4 18″ floral wire stems, 18-gauge, single socket cord, a low watt bulb. Download the DIY paper lantern template...
If you have some empty wine bottles at home, you needn’t throw them away, just use them for awesome home décor crafts! A wine bottle is a perfect base for a vase – you can wash it and paint as you like, or just leave as it is if the bottle is of some beautiful...
Mini jar lanterns are great idea for coming festive season, so if you want to light up your house a bit for Christmas this project is definitely for you. You’ll need mini jars, twine, washi tape and tealights. Following the pictures attach the twine around jar neck and make a loop of it. Make sure...
Simple luminaries are amazing for creating a festive mood and easy to make. Prepare metallic cardstock, a gluestick or hot glue, 1 sheet printed vellum paper, Cricut Explore™, Cricut Design Space™, Cricut Scoring Pen, Snowflake M38991 from the Winter Lace Cartridge found in Cricut Design Space™, Bag # M396E from Plantin SchoolBook found in Cricut...
Paper lanterns are amazing for home and festive décor, you don’t need special skills or expensive materials to make them. You’ll need glass with straight sides, white paper or cardstock, vellum paper, an X-acto knife, double sided tape, candles. Download the free templates from the source and adjust them to the size of your glasses....
These fun lanterns are great for parties or just home décor, they are so romantic! Prepare tissue paper, heart & star stamp punchers, paper lanterns, Mod Podge or glue, a brush. Stack a few sheets of tissue paper on top of each other and punch the shapes out using your puncher. Dip your paint brush...
Let’s make a fall lantern inspired by fallen leaves. You’ll need spray paint, fallen leaves, a hot glue gun, rope for hanging. The first step is to spray paint the lantern gold in two, light applications. Next, spray paint the leaves gold, front and back. Allow to dry completely. Begin assembly by turning the lantern...
Hanging candles are very popular for indoors and outdoors – these are perfect lanterns, romantic and simple to make. You can easily make ones, you’ll need knitting yarn/sturdy thin rope, jam glasses, candles. Cut your rope into pieces, tie all the pieces into a knot. Pull tight and separate the rope pieces into pairs. Take...