For onecozy evening on the terraceCandles simply cannot be missed. In addition to solar lamps and other subtle light sources, they create a cozy atmosphere that allows us to enjoy the warm summer evenings even better. A homemade lantern is even better! We've put together a few ideas to help you get summeryMake lanternscan then decorate your terrace, balcony or living room with them.
Make summer lanterns with an exotic flair - pineapple glasses
The pineapple leaves us aloneexotic countriesdream and is directly associated with summer. Create a cheerful atmosphere in your outdoor area with these cute models. If you would like to make gifts yourself, the funny fruits in the form of candles are also suitable. You need the following things:
- yellow wax flakes
- Did
- small mason jars (in the example 170 g/6 oz)
- thin, green felt
- Hot glue
- black and green acrylic paint and brushes
- optional: pineapple fragrance oil
This is how the lantern decoration is made:
Put a drop of hot glue in the middle of the glass and stick the wick there. When cutting, make sure that it is not too short. You can always shorten it further later. Melt thoseWax flakes in a water bathStir constantly and add 20-30 drops of pineapple flavor to the wax. Carefully pour the wax into the jars. Keep the wick straight. Let the wax in the glass lantern become cold and hard.
In the meantime, you can paint the lids and make leaf crowns for summer lanterns. Paint the lids green and let the paint dry (optionally you can also buy green lids). Take a strip of felt, cut a zigzag pattern down the middle, roll up the zigzag strip and hot glue the end of the strip to the roll. Carefully unfold the resulting leaves and glue the crown of leaves to a dried lid. Use black paint to paint small “V”s on the glasses and that’s itDIY Decocomplete.
Make summer lanterns in elegant, modern colors
These tea light holders were originally designed for...Crafted for Thanksgiving, but are just as suitable for summer decoration. It's the colors that really appeal to us. The combination of neutral and chic white and elegant gold looks simply beautiful. The golden color inside also allows the light from the candle to be reflected, creating a particularly beautiful atmosphere. You can punch any letters, numbers or motifs into the cans and in this way make individual and personalized summer lanterns. If you would like to make the decoration yourself, you will need:
- Lecturer
- primer
- gold and white spray paint (or any other colors; alternatively acrylic paints)
- Reis
- Water
- tape
- Template
Make summer lanterns as decoration ideas:
A template can help you design patterns. You can find numerous patterns online that you can use for this purpose (search for “tin-pinch pattern”). Of course you can also come up with your own designs on a sheetDrawing paperand then transfer it to the can with a nail and hammer. Either way, the procedure is the same if you want to make summer lanterns:
Remove the labels from the cans and the glue. The glue can be easily removed with a mix of olive oil and baking soda. Then fill the cans with rice and water and freeze everything. This will make the can more stable and prevent the sides from bending when hammering. Take the first can out of the freezer, place the template anywhere and stick it with the tape. Since the tape cannot stick to the frozen surface, you have to wrap it around the entire can and fix it to the paper on both sides.
Now hammer the holes into the can according to the template. Then remove the rice and ice and once the surfaces have dried, first paint them with the primer, let it dry and then spray the inside of the cans with thegolden color. Allow the paint to dry and turn the cans upside down. Now you can spray the outside white, let the coat dry and apply a second coat if necessary. Allow the paints to dry for at least 24 hours before placing real candles inside.
Make your own decorations with shells – maritime candle holder
Typical ofSummer craft ideasis to use the shell as decoration. So if you still have some from your last vacation, you can use them right away or just buy some. This candle holder was originally intended for a large candle, but can also be used for tea lights. This is how you can make summer lanterns:
- Wooden base
- mussels
- Hot glue
- Brush and clear glue
- Glitter
- optional: wood varnish for the base
Make your own table decoration with shells:
If you are making summer lanterns, you can paint the base in any color you like, but you can also leave it natural. If you are painting, allow the paint to dry thoroughly before continuing. Start by gluing a row of shells along the edge of the base. For the next row, glue the shells in place offset from the previous ones, i.e. always between two shells. Afterwardglue the shellsno longer stuck to the wood, but to the shells of the previous row.
You can continue like this until the lantern is high enough for you. But make sure that a tea light fits in the middle and that you can easily put it in and take it out again and light it. Now you can decorate the lantern: put some transparent glue on the edges of the shells and sprinkle them with glitter. Let the glue dry and you're ready to goDecorative tableand decorate other things.
