This is another very elegant, cozy and simple way to bring a piece of nature into your home. Cute lanterns with delightful diffused warm light, casting mysterious shadows on objects around them, like in a summer garden at night, are suitable for decorating any room and for festive table setting throughout the year. You don't even need a lot of time to work, and the result looks better than purchased modern-everyday room design elements.
Tools
: - a short, strong and sharp knife (if desired, you can also cut with scissors), - a ruler, - a board or a special mat for cutting/cutting, - scissors, - an iron and an ironing board or thick fabric and a free, flat surface instead of a board .
Materials
: - waxed or paraffin paper; - flowers, leaves and herbal twigs from the herbarium - flat dried (or you can take confetti for lanterns for the New Year or for a children's room/holiday); — decorative adhesive tape (washi tape, sold on the RuNet).
1. Prepare the main material. You or your child may have had the herbarium since the summer. But you still have time until the New Year to dry the leaves and flowers from a small personal “garden on the windowsill”, a donated bouquet, and ask your neighbors, friends and relatives to collect something similar from your place. You can still find something suitable now even on the street. The key point is that all dried elements used are absolutely(!) dry and absolutely(!) flat. Use the largest book in the house for drying, laying the pages with flowers and leaves on the top and bottom with additional paper (optimally paper towels or napkins; and changing them from time to time, as they will absorb moisture - usually every 2 days), and placing a large weight on top of the book.
2. Carefully lay out the wax paper on the table: do not crumple it (neither now nor during further work, so clear the surrounding area in advance), otherwise a clear white mark will form at the fold, which cannot be removed later.
Lanterns look best in proportions in the form of a cube, one face of which is 11-12 cm. Each of the 4 vertical “walls” of the lampshade will be 2 layers of wax paper with flowers/leaves from the herbarium “sealed” between them. Therefore, from wax paper we cut 4 sheets of 12 cm in height and 24 cm, respectively, in width.
3. We fold each of the cut sheets no less carefully and very, very evenly in half to get two-layer flat squares.
4. After this, we transfer the first folded waxed sheet onto the ironing board, open it and, according to personal taste and idea, put the dried elements inside, distributing them beautifully, and then close the sheet. Imagine that you are creating a picture: some flowers will go at an angle, others straight, some of them from below, others will “hang” from above or look out from the sides, you can even achieve a feeling of movement (for example, petals “flying” from a flower) to make your lanterns in the dark even more like a night garden.
Don’t be afraid to carefully tear off excess parts from dried flowers. And don't worry if parts of the flowers go beyond the edges of the wax paper: after ironing, you will trim off the excess. By the way, the most interesting will be the lanterns, each wall of which is completely different from the other 3. An interesting combination is obtained if the number of colors in each (or only some) of the walls of each lamp-candlestick is equal to the number of ready-made lanterns that you put in a group: a kind of harmony.
5. Preheat the iron to high temperature in advance. Next, in two graceful and fast - literally fleeting - movements from the center of the square of wax paper with dried flowers inside, without pressing with the iron, iron it up and down. The wax in the paper melts, soldering the sheets and fixing the plants inside. That's it, all that remains is to let the sheets cool and carefully trim off the parts of the flowers protruding beyond the border!
In the photo below you can see air stains in the ironed squares - this is normal!
6. And then all you have to do is fold 2 squares evenly, side to side, and evenly stick decorative adhesive tape to the junction. We take it because it is narrow, but you can always replace it with a completely transparent one, but also narrow! To make the lanterns look better, choose not a variegated decorative ribbon, but, for example, silver or gold.
Glue the squares from the front side, turn them over to the other side, and wrap and glue the ends of the tape on top and bottom over the edge to the wrong side. There is no need to completely seal the joints from the inside out, since decorative tape can withstand the heat from a candle less well than wax paper.
7. Glued - bend the adhesive tape at the junction of the squares so that the flashlight turns out to be square, not round (which, by the way, is also a good option).
8. Continue applying a new square to the next side and glue them together with adhesive tape. The easiest way to deal with the last joint is as follows: lay the glued strip of squares face down, and then simply fold the right and left squares towards each other. Get a plane that needs to be glued at the joint using the same method.
9. Go through the folds again, open your craft - and the flashlight is ready! All that's left to do is put a candle inside!
We make lanterns with confetti in exactly the same way, only we scatter thin confetti between the sheets - and they don’t even need to be aligned in one layer.
IMPORTANT!
Don't leave these lanterns unattended: even though they're wax paper, they're still paper! Remember that the paper will heat up from the candles, so blow out the candles inside without touching the lanterns. If you place such lanterns on the street or on a table with a busy group of people, it is worth attaching weights to them in the corners so that the lampshades-candlesticks do not accidentally blow away or be swept away by hand.
DIY lantern from a jar for the New Year
We will need:
- jar; - a good wide brush; - regular PVA glue; - beautiful napkins; - a candle-tablet and as decorations it can be ribbons, sparkles, acrylic paints, adhesive sparkles.
We will look at the simplest option for making a flashlight - simply using napkins and ribbons. The jar must be washed well and wiped dry. After that, we take the ones prepared with any beautiful designs. I chose a New Year's theme - deer and Santa Claus.
Carefully cut out the piece of napkin we need to the size, apply it to the jar and start applying glue on top of the napkin with a brush. The glue must be applied in a thin layer and very carefully so that the napkin does not tear.
When we have covered the entire jar in this way, we set it for 30-40 minutes so that the glue dries.
Next, we need to decorate the top. To do this, we take our prepared golden ropes, wrap the jar and, in the same way, carefully coat the ropes with glue with a brush and let them dry. When our flashlight is completely ready, we simply put a tablet candle in it and light it. When several of these lanterns illuminate a room, it turns out very festive and beautiful.
I have shown you the most accessible and simplest way to make a New Year's lantern, but you can experiment with glitter and paints, you can wrap the top of the jar with a longer ribbon and leave part of the tape unglued, then the lantern can be hung. You can make lanterns of different colors and sizes and in the evening, when it is dark outside, light them and enjoy the beauty and anticipation of the New Year.
You can decorate a country area for a romantic picnic or celebration using the simplest items. Here we are talking about making street lamps with candles from empty glass jars. You just need to decorate the jars and make wire pendants.
Color, size and shape to suit your taste, any will do. Everything is quite simple to do with your own hands, having prepared some necessary materials.
To make a lamp you will need:
Glass tanks with threaded neck. A can of spray paint in the color you want. Pieces of lace. Twine or jute mesh. Steel or copper wire. Wire cutters. All-purpose glue or glue gun. Candles and sand for installation.
Lamps made from cans can be any color, or even just transparent. It’s better to make several lanterns of different colors at once, it will look more interesting in the evening. We paint the inside of the jars, spray paint or just a brush. Just choose preferably translucent paints, such as water-based ones.
We screw a wire loop onto the neck. The lamps will be hung on this loop outside. Cut a piece of lace ribbon to length so that you can wrap the jar with a slight overlap. The lace must be well glued to the jar; this can be done using a glue gun, silicone, or other transparent moisture-resistant glue. Handles for flashlights are possible.
Another option for a homemade decorative candlestick, for indoor use, can also be made. But the design and manufacturing method are completely different.
Another decorative element is a jute mesh glued on top of the lace.
This basically completes the production of the street lamp. The length of the candle should not be higher than the edge of the jar. For fixation and fire safety, pour sand to the bottom of the jar to 1/3 of the height and stick a candle in the center.
Photo from makelifelovely.com You can cast homemade candles by melting the remains of used paraffin candles. The mold can be easily made from a toilet paper tube; you just need to seal the bottom well with tape and prepare a wick from a cotton thread.
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You can make a lighting fixture for your home or garden from anything. Yes, even from the same glass jars. The trend of recycling has become very popular in the world, so it is not surprising that today you can find a lot of master classes on making lamps from glass jars.
This article will help you not only choose the type of lamp, but also make it correctly from scrap materials with your own hands.
The simplest oil lamp in a couple of minutes
Let's imagine a situation when the lights suddenly turned off. And there is neither a flashlight nor a candle at hand. It is then that the simplest oil lamp, long forgotten by everyone, will come in handy, working on almost any vegetable oil. You can do it in just a few minutes, even in semi-darkness. I tried to make such a lamp using only the light from the flame of a gas stove (though I knew where the necessary ingredients for making it were). You can also use your cell phone to illuminate yourself while working.
So let's get started! We will need:
- small glass jar,
- regular dinner fork
- bandage for the wick (you can use a piece of cloth or cotton wool),
- vegetable oil.
We twist the bandage or cotton wool into a tight rope, secure it between the teeth of the fork:
Where it will come in handy
Many people mistakenly believe that a lamp made from cans is only suitable for a country house. But this is a misconception, since if executed correctly, such a lighting device will look beautiful in any interior of an apartment or private house. Note! Lamps made from glass jars can be styled in any style known today. As decoration you can use:
- hand painted;
- multi-colored pieces of glass;
- various ropes and appliqués;
- colored paper;
- drawings.
Decor option
Using such a simple material as glass and products made from it, you will get unusual Moroccan night lights and other lighting options. At the same time, by making them yourself, you will save significantly,
without buying ready-made models in stores.
Lampshade for table lamp
Using simple lids from aluminum beer or beverage cans, you can create an interesting lampshade design for a floor lamp or table lamp. The design is reminiscent of chain mail and the device looks like an alien from the Middle Ages.
To make a table lamp, we use tongues from the lids of aluminum beer cans as a lampshade. One of the cans can be used as a leg for a tabletop lighting fixture.
The work flow is as follows:
- Using pliers, we separate the tabs and make cuts on each of them on top;
- Using the cuts, we intertwine the tabs with each other and combine them into a single fabric, bending the cuts with pliers. You can connect the parts together using thin and flexible wire.
- We cut out the bottom of the main can and place the lamp socket inside;
- We make a frame, attach “chain mail” to it, and attach the structure to the lamp leg.
What you might need
To make a lighting device with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- glass jars;
- candle, portable flashlight or parts of an old lamp (socket and base);
- dye;
- wire;
- transparent silicone glue;
- decorative materials (ribbons, ropes, appliqués, etc.).
Note! When choosing decorative elements, remember that they must be combined with the interior of the room in which the homemade lamp will be placed.
The list of necessary tools includes a drill with a set of drills for working with glass, scissors, and brushes of different sizes.
Master class No. 9 “Bird in a cage”
We invite you and your child to make an original paper lantern in the shape of a bird in a cage. To make this Christmas tree decoration you will need:
- colored paper and cardboard - awl - scissors - double-sided tape or glue - plastic cover
Work plan:
a. Cut colored paper into strips of the same length and width (for example, 1.5 cm - width, 30 cm - length). To make one lantern you will need 4 strips of paper.
b. Use an awl to make a small hole in the center of each strip.
c. Print the bird on heavy-duty paper. Cut it out. Use an awl to make a small hole in the center of the bird's back.
d. Pass a thread through it, tie the end of the thread with a knot. Make a second knot about 4 cm from the bird.
e. Now you need to thread the paper strips onto the thread. Slide the strips along the thread to the top knot.
f. Tie another knot on top of the paper strips, onto which you can put a bead for beauty.
g. Now take the plastic cover and place double sided tape around it.
h,i,j. Spread the strips apart and symmetrically attach their ends to the lid.
k. Cut a strip of colored paper and glue it around the lid. The New Year's lantern is ready!
What you can get
A lamp made from a can can have a wide variety of designs and appearance. The following product options can be made from this material:
- candlesticks;
- tabletop instruments;
- shades for chandeliers.
Let's look at each option in more detail.
Note! The methods for making lighting fixtures described below are applicable to all glass products.
Option No. 1. Candlesticks The simplest and easiest to make will be making candlesticks. Here you can use both darkened and transparent small jars. If necessary, you can repaint them with your own hands in the desired color. To make a candlestick, you need to do the following manipulations:
- apply a design to a glass product. To give it volume, simply blend the paint;
- then pour paint inside the jar and also blend it;
- The neck can be additionally wrapped with strong rope and thus form the basis for attaching the candlestick to the wall or ceiling. Instead of rope, you can use wire to install the candlestick;
- Add some sand and water to the bottom. This will protect the glass from heating and cracking;
- Place a lit candle inside.
Ready candlestick
Option No. 2. Tabletop device Here, larger cans (1, 2 and 3 liters) should be used for production. To make such a lamp, you will additionally need glass balls and pieces of glass of different colors. Everything is done with your own hands as follows:
- wash and dry the jar;
- We are deciding on the method of external decoration with glass. You can paste them over the entire glass surface in a chaotic order, or you can lay out a specific pattern (ornament);
- Next, we coat the outer surface with glue and begin laying out the pieces of glass. Try not to make the joints between the pieces of glass large. They should be almost invisible;
Note! Use fast-setting glue so you don't have to wait too long for the glass to attach to the surface of the jar.
Decoration
- we wait for all the pieces of glass to stick properly;
- take a beautiful ribbon and tie it around the neck. This will give the product a festive look;
- pour sand and water inside the jar and place lighted candles on top. It is better to use small and flat candles. They can be replaced with a small portable flashlight.
Ready product
Such a device is suitable for illuminating a picnic in the evening near the house or just gatherings in a gazebo. In addition, it will fit perfectly into the romantic atmosphere of a dinner at home.
Shadows from a fairy tale
Containers of different sizes are used. To fill the room with magic, make a candlestick with shadows. A city landscape or a country house will look great on glass.
The stencil is easy to print on a printer or create yourself. The image must be cut out and pasted onto a jar or bottle. If you place a candle inside, you can see magical shadows.
To obtain a product in a marine style, you need a glass vessel. A candle-tablet is placed at its bottom, which is carefully sprinkled with sand.
Additionally, the products are decorated with beautiful stones and shells. A string is wound around the outside of the container and a bow is tied at the neck.
Complex option
The most difficult thing to do will be to form a chandelier from glass jars. The difficulty here is that it will be necessary to drill holes in the bottom of the glass product to insert a socket with a light bulb. Let's look at an example of manufacturing without drilling, which will greatly simplify our task. Such a lighting fixture will be an excellent addition to a country kitchen, living room and other rooms decorated in Provence and Country styles.
The lamp can be made according to the following scheme:
- We measure the wire to the length we need. The loops will take approximately 7-10 cm;
- make two small loops of 1-1.5 cm;
- We attach the wire to the neck. The first lampshade is ready.
We repeat a similar procedure for all other lampshades. After this, we decorate the resulting lampshades using paint, various applications and other decorative materials.
Finished chandelier
Inside such lampshades you can place a light bulb on a wire. If you need to drill holes for a light bulb, we make it in the lid (it’s easier this way). Here you can cut a hole with ordinary scissors. We thread the base with the light bulb into the hole we made and secure it with wire or rope. Carefully decorate the place of fixation. Using these simple instructions, you can make a lamp of any type, shape and size from a glass jar. Be original in decorating and you will get a unique and unique lighting fixture in your home.
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So autumn has come. As always, unexpected and unexpected. It's time for a cup of hot coffee, in terry socks, under a wool blanket by the fireplace. Or by candlelight in beautiful candlesticks. The flickering of a candle that shines with real fire will create an atmosphere of comfort and a romantic atmosphere in your home.
Today, a candlestick is not so much a functional as an aesthetic item in the design of space. Candle fire can make the atmosphere of any room more mysterious and exciting, but at the same time more calm and cozy. Even if the candle is not lit, an elegant candle holder will act as an excellent decor in your home.
Homemade candles and candlesticks not only please the eye, but also add coziness and warmth to the interior of the room. Making them is not at all difficult, and the result of the work can either be kept at home or given to someone close. We offer you several simple master classes on how to make candlesticks from jars with your own hands.
Such candlesticks would be appropriate:
- Inexpensive
The warm flickering of many candles in the garden will turn any ordinary evening at the dacha into a fabulous, cozy and romantic one. A minimum of materials, a little time and effort - and you can easily make garden lanterns - candlesticks with your own hands!
Beautiful, very cozy candlesticks for your home and garden can be made from small glass jars. You can put a finished candle in a jar candle holder, or you can pour wax into it. Everyone decides for themselves what type they need. How to do it?
Master class on a glass jar candle holder
You'll need:
- Pieces of wax.
- Saucepan.
- Wooden stick.
- Aroma oils.
- Dyes.
- Wick.
- Glass jar.
Step 1
To pour wax into a glass container, you must first prepare it. To do this, take a piece of material and cut it into small cubes. Place the crushed wax in a saucepan.
Melt the wax in a water bath
Step 2
Turn on the stove and place a saucepan of water on the burner, and place a container of wax on top. Make a water bath. Stir the wax with a wooden stick. Until it completely melts.
- Then turn off the stove and, without removing the saucepan with wax, add the necessary additives: aromatic oils, dyes, etc.
- Mix everything thoroughly with a wooden stick. The wax is ready.
Remember that it can harden very quickly. Therefore, immediately make a candle out of it.
Pour the wax into the jar, carefully holding the wick
Step 3
- Take a jar and attach the wick inside it. To do this, drop wax on one end of the cord or use a special tablet clamp and lower it to the bottom of the container using a straw (see photo).
- Secure the other end of the wick so that it does not fall inward. To do this, wrap it around a wooden skewer or make a special clamp.
Slowly, so that the wick does not move or fall, pour the liquid wax into the glass container.
Step 4
When the wax on top has hardened, you can remove the wick mount. If there is a hole in the candle, pour the remaining wax into it.
If you want a striped candle, pour in the wax, alternating colors and letting each row dry.
Striped or gradient candle in a jar
This candle also looks original in small flat jars
Candle with lavender
There are also many options for other handmade candlesticks made from glass jars.
Lanterns - candlesticks can be hung on hooks,
nailed to a fence, hung on a veranda, terrace or directly on tree branches. If you have a wooden frame or pallet, make an entire garden chandelier out of candlesticks!
It is advisable to pour sand, grains or fine gravel into jars for candles to stabilize the candle inside
Hanging candlesticks for the garden
Detailed master class on how to do it - follow the link.
Harness pendants
Wicker pendants
A very simple, but quite elegant and interesting candlestick can be made from a half-liter jar.
- Any glass jar, such as a mayonnaise jar, will do.
- Remove the label, place fir branches inside the jar and sprinkle generously with coarse salt.
This is a winter version of a candlestick, and our tree seems to be covered with snow. We place a candle in the initiated snowdrift.
Winter candlestick
Decor of glass jars painted using dotted or stained glass techniques
will turn the simplest bottle into an elegant vase or candlestick. In the photo below, homemade candlesticks are painted with contour paints. Also try painting jars with stained glass paints, it will be very beautiful!
Dot painting of a candlestick
Made using a gold outline on glass
Moroccan candlestick from a jar - glitter painted
It is very easy to make a stained glass candlestick from cans:
- Using a glass contour, you need to apply a design to the jar. Instead of contour, you can use glitter. Then paint the jar with stained glass paints.
- Allow the drawing to dry for 1-2 hours. Then insert a candle into the jar and you can admire the result.
Such a special glass contour can be found in any “decor” store.
Contour painting technique
You can also use the tote technique to paint plates -
Candlestick decorated with semolina
from a glass jar it looks very impressive.
- You need to start working from the bottom of the jar. It must be thoroughly greased with glue and rolled in semolina.
- Then use glue to draw arbitrary patterns on the walls of the jar and also sprinkle them with semolina.
- When the glue has dried, the pattern must be covered with paint and allowed to dry again.
- You can fix the result using hairspray.
There can never be too many candlesticks - every romantically inclined person knows this, as well as everyone who loves evening gatherings with friends by candlelight. Using a glass jar is an original and affordable way to decorate your home and give it a cozy atmosphere.
The jars are decorated with glitter
If you decorate a jar with glitter, then such candlesticks are an excellent decoration for a wedding or New Year's table.
How to do it? See the article ““ - the execution technique is the same!
A structural candlestick will turn out
, if you wrap a rope around a jar. Its size does not matter; here you can focus on your own imagination and preferences.
- We cover future candlesticks with paint. To do this, you can use a brush or washcloth. While the paint layer dries, prepare the candles.
- We attach the twine and color it. At the final stage, remove the rope. We place candles in the finished product and install it in the chosen location.
How correctly and evenly? See article
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In fact, making a candle holder from a glass jar is not at all difficult. Your imagination is important here. An ordinary jar can be decorated in different ways, and you will get an original candlestick.
Canvas hearts are attached to the jar using silicone glue
Decor with linen and lace
floating candle
Decor with an old fishing net
For example, you can cover a jar with stars cut out of foil. You can crochet it and use an unusual pattern to give it a unique and inimitable look. Or you can cover the jar with colored pebbles.
You can also paint the jar with paints and draw a picture on it. Some even decorate with lace and it also turns out very beautiful and looks unusual. In the photographs you can see some options for homemade candlesticks.
Master class on a candlestick made from a jar and decorative stones
To do this you will need:
- glass jars;
- silicone glue for glass;
- decorative glass pebbles of different sizes.
- Candle.
- Take a glass jar and peel off the label.
- Apply glue to the decorative glass stones one by one and glue them to the jar. So continue gluing each pebble in a checkerboard pattern
, starting from the top of the jar.
- Insert a candle inside the jar. Your magnificent candlestick is ready.
Pebbles are also attached with silicone or “Moment” type glue.
Instead of glass pebbles, you can use sea or decorative ones for flowers! It will turn out very impressive
Master class on a candle holder made from a glass jar with a window
To do this you will need:
- glass jars;
- painting livestock;
- acrylic paint or spray paint
- twine, ribbon.
- candle.
Step 1
Take a glass jar and stick a piece of masking tape on its wall. If the stripes are thin, then make several rows overlapping each other.
Step 2
Glue adhesive tape or masking tape in the shape of a heart
Cut out a silhouette from the pasted tape. In our example, this is a heart. Remove excess tape from the jar, leaving only the silhouette of the figure on the wall.
Step 3
Paint with acrylic paint using an aerosol can
Cover the jar with paint. It is most convenient to use a spray can. To do this, roll several newspapers into a tube and put a jar on them. Cover the entire surface of the glass container evenly with paint. If necessary, make another layer. Instead of a spray can, you can use acrylic paint. But it takes longer to dry.
Step 4
When the paint is dry, use something to hook the masking tape and remove it. Decorate the neck of the jar with twine or ribbon. Place a tablet candle inside. The original glass jar candlestick is ready.
Candlesticks made from small glass jars. Many people think that the best candlesticks are made from tall or wide jars. After all, they can accommodate a lot of decor and, thanks to their size, there is a large field for creativity. But in fact, you can make a very beautiful candle holder from a baby food jar. Sometimes just a couple of touches are enough and a wonderful decor is ready.
Stencil for an openwork candlestick
Master class No. 6: Indian lantern
This simple-to-make decoration looks quite unusual and pleasant. Choose beautiful colors, decorate ready-made lanterns, and give free rein to your imagination!
The flashlight consists of two sheets of paper in contrasting colors.
Outer layer (fringe):
- Take a sheet measuring 12.5x25cm and make a fold about 5cm wide on both short sides. Smooth out the fold line and unfold the paper.
- Using a ruler and a paper cutter, make parallel cuts with 1cm intervals between the two fold lines.
Inner layer (tube):
- Take a 15x19cm piece of paper and place a strip of double-sided tape along each of the 15cm edges.
- Roll the sheet into a tube and glue the two sides overlapping so that they overlap each other by about 5 cm.
Connection of parts:
- Attach a strip of double-sided tape to the short sides of the outer layer of paper.
- Glue one of the edges along the top edge of the tube, then, without creasing the fringe, glue the bottom edge.
- Punch holes on opposite sides of the tube at the top of the lantern and thread ribbon or string through them for hanging.
Master class No. 10 “Amazing flashlight”
Cut out a lot of these blank shapes from paper.
Their number should vary from ten to fifty at your discretion. The main thing is that they are all the same and neatly cut. Each cut piece should be folded in half. Let's start gluing the flashlight. To do this, all the blanks are first carefully glued at points 1. Pay attention to the fact that the same side is glued together if the paper has only one side that is colored. Then the blanks are glued on the other side at points 2. Then we connect the edges of the ovals to each other, stitching them with a needle or gluing them with double-sided tape. At the end of the work, you need to glue the two extreme edges. The flashlight is ready!
