Description
Create beautiful and personalized lanterns to add a cozy glow to your Valentine’s Day celebration.
Ingredients
- Glass jars (cleaned and dried)
- Battery-operated tea lights
- Colored tissue paper (red, pink, white)
- Mod Podge (or white glue diluted with water)
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Heart-shaped stencil (or freehand)
- Glitter (optional)
- Twine or ribbon for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare your workspace by laying down some newspaper to protect the surface.
- Create heart shapes by tracing and cutting them out from colored tissue paper.
- Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge or diluted glue to the outer surface of the jar with a paintbrush.
- Carefully attach the tissue paper hearts onto the jar, smoothing out air bubbles.
- Seal the lantern by brushing another layer of Mod Podge over the surface and allowing it to dry completely.
- Place a battery-operated tea light inside the jar and turn it on to illuminate your creation.
- Decorate by wrapping twine or ribbon around the jar’s top and tying a bow.
Notes
Customize colors and shapes to make each lantern unique. Consider adding personal messages on the tissue paper.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Crafts
- Method: DIY Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lantern
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg