The days have officially been getting longer again for a few weeks now, but it will be a while before it is still light in the early evening hours. Therefore, decorations that bring light into the room are very welcome. Make beautiful decorations with candles for January and spice up lanterns etc.!
It should glow romantically indoors and outdoors. And there are so many great DIY ideas that you can do quickly and easily. We'll prove it to you!
Lanterns and lanterns are a wonderful way to decorate outside. And if the temperatures in your region allow it, you can even do thismake from ice.
Luminous ice balls for the garden
Garden and terrace can be decorated with such impressive ice balls. A few colorful flowers or just evergreen plant parts, if you want it to be more wintery, give the ball the finishing touch. How to make them:
- Balloons
- Water
- any plant parts to decorate (must be flexible in order to rest well on the rounded surface)
- waterproof LED candles or fairy lights
Light balls in just a few steps:
- Fill as many balloons as you like with water and place them outside to freeze.
- Once the water is completely frozen, you can remove the balloons.
- Take the ball indoors and let warm water run on a spot for a short time to create a cool place for the LED tea light.
- Back outside, you can then stick the selected plant parts onto the still wet surface.
- You can also let snow fall onto the ball for a snowy look.
- It's best to let the ball freeze well again.
- Place the candle under the designated well.
Tipp:It is best to choose candles that light up in different colors and can be turned on and off with a remote control.
These are also a great ideaMake your own ice lanterns.
Paper mache lantern
This lantern should definitely be kept dry under a roof, as moisture would cause it to break sooner or later. Otherwise, it is of course also suitable for indoor use.
- Tissue paper (any color)
- Thuja branches (somewhat reminiscent of fir trees) or other natural materials
- Balloons
- Bastelkleber, z. B. Elmer’s Glue
- Paint brush
- Water
- Container for drying the lanterns
- LED tea lights or other candles, but under no circumstances with a real flame, as there is a risk of fire
Maybe you already know how to make paper mache. If not, here are quick instructions:
- Inflate the balloon and tie it shut.
- Place it on the selected container to act as a stand.
- Mix the glue 1:1 with water (approximately).
- You can also attach the first layer of paper to the balloon using just water (then it will be easier to remove the balloon later). To do this, dip the paper in water and stick it to the balloon.
- Apply glue to this first layer and spread a new layer of paper, which you then fix with glue.
- Then apply a final layer of paper and glue to this. This keeps the homemade lantern a little more transparent so that more light can shine through. But you could also add a fourth layer.
- Now use the last layer of glue to attach the evergreen branches. Keep them pressed to the outside for some time, otherwise they will fall off due to their weight.
- Place the lantern in the desired location and an LED tea light inside.
A notice:Falls dieLantern outsideyou can add a few stones or other weights as it is very light and could be blown away in the wind.
Lantern decoration: create a winter landscape
This lantern is nice and large and therefore perfect for outdoor use (the terrace, veranda or entrance area), but of course it can also be useddecorate the house inside. The arrangement is just an example and can be modified depending on what decorations you have available. Broadly speaking, the arrangement in the example works like this:
- Put fake snow or Styrofoam balls in the lantern.
- Place two LED tea lights in it and put decorative houses over them. (You can also use string lights).
- Add a mini Christmas tree in one corner (or a group of three of different sizes), as well as other decorations such as deer if desired.
- If you want, hang a small star inside.
- Decorate the outside of the winter lantern with bells, ribbons, pine greenery or whatever else you can think of.
Make decorations with candles for indoors
Of course, it should also shine beautifully indoors and match the season. Here are a few great craft ideas:
Lanterns with fir trees
Simple mason jars can be decorated with seasonal paper for simple decorationCandles in glass. Christmas trees are a very popular and suitable motif for winter.
- Mason jars of any size
- Tissue paper in green and brown
- Serviettenkleber (z. B. Mod Podge)
- Sponge brush
- LED tea lights or pillar candles
- Yarn
- punch
How to conjure up winter decorations after Christmas:
- Cut out Christmas trees and trunks from the paper. Simple triangles and rectangles are completely sufficient for this.
- Punch the needle dresses.
- Coat the clean and dry glass with the glue and position the Christmas trees in the desired locations.
- Apply another layer of glue on top to seal the paper.
- Decorate the neck of the glass with a piece of yarn or ribbon.
- Place the selected light inside.
Birch branch as a candlestick for stick candles
The Advent wreath comes away and this rustic candlestick can now stand in its place. You need one thick one and two thinner onesBranches of birch trees. The smaller ones are supposed to stabilize the larger one, otherwise it would constantly roll back and forth. The stand looks particularly chic and elegant if you use long candles.
How to make the wooden decoration with candles yourself:
- Use glue to glue the two small branches together.
- Glue the thicker branch between the two.
- Decorate the whole thing with a pretty ribbon, as if the branches were just tied.
- Drill holes for the candles in the thick birch branch. The diameter should be that of the candles and the depth of the holes should be about 2.5 cm.
- Insert the candles. Complete!
Winter decoration with candles – simple lantern with snowflakes
It couldn't be easier than this craft idea for candle decorations in a glass. Take any glass and draw snowflakes on the outside using a chalk marker or glass pens. Of course, you can also choose other winter motifs with other colors (for example, combine a snowflake glass with a version with Christmas trees and one with a house). Fill a little fake snow into the glass and place an LED candle in it.
Create a beautiful decoration with candlesand tray: You can, for example, display the lantern on a tray and place pine greenery or other decorations around it.
Glue sticks around a large LED candle
If you would like to decorate with pillar candles, you can simply spice them up a bit. To make this decoration look wintery, the sticks should look frosty. If you can't find any suitable ones in the decoration or craft shop, you can simply use a spraywith frost effector even create your own chalk spray.
- Use a large LED candle.
- Cut the sticks into the desired size. They don't necessarily have to be exactly the same length. On the contrary, they appear even more interesting for different lengths of time.
- Apply hot glue to the candle and glue the first few sticks onto it.
- Continue working in sections until you get back to the beginning.
- Finally, tie a bow around the sticks.
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