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Fairy Night Light (With / On- Off Switch)
by
Lily Ardor
(IC: blogger)
6 Materials
$15
2 Hours
Easy
Make your own magical fairy lantern.
Okay if you haven't heard of glow jars or fairy jars then you should probably check them out. I love glow in the dark stuff especially glow in the dark fairy jars. This week I set out to make one and I was ssso excited. YEY!! Ok fast forward..So my attempt at making the glow in the dark paint glow enough for a fairy jar failed!! What I didn't know at the time was that it was a blessing in disguise. I feel like the best things come unexpected and with DIY'S it's exactly that. Although this fairy night light wasn't a planned project it was a pleasant surprise. Don't worry I didn't give up on the glow jars!! I'll be attempting those again soon.
The list of things you need for this project is a bit long, but most of the stuff you can find around your house. I only invested a total of $15 into this project which is a fair price to pay for this whimsical fairy jar. :D
This night light has an on and off switch and is easily portable. :D :D
To start off I cut a hole in my lid and glued on my light making sure the switch is easily accessible.
Then I painted my jar with some glow in the dark paint.. NO this did not make it glow in the dark. It gives the jar a very faint glow. I did this just to add texture. Then I used cardboard for the base of the jar and added some moss and a fairy to it. I also antiqued the jar using some gray/copper paint and a special plastic brush technique.
Then I simply added moss and greenery. Oh and a glass vial with a key that makes an interesting magical sound when moved.
There you can see the key and glass vial. :D I added a bit of glitter to my glass vial.
There you can see the key and glass vial. :D I added a bit of glitter to my glass vial.
Here's our Fairy Lantern at night (we added some fairy dust )
Here's our Fairy Lantern at night (we added some fairy dust )
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Here's a video for you guys. This was a fun video to make. Our little guy enjoyed it so much he keeps asking to watch it over and over again.
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Published August 21st, 2017 4:31 AM
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Jan Pouncey on Aug 24, 2017
Loved your tutorial and you did an amazing job in your instructions too.
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Alice Tuttle on Jan 31, 2020
YES. I have always noted to do these. Thank you
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