Halloween Cobweb Lantern

4 Materials
$5
30 Minutes
Easy
I'm upcycling a lantern that I found for .75 at a garage sale into a spooky lantern for Halloween. The secret to great cobwebs.... hot glue!

Here is the original lantern that I found at the garage sale for .75.
I first took some spider rings and cut off the ring part. You wouldn't have to do this if you didn't want to.
I cut some fishing line in longer lengths and I hot glued one end to the plastic spider.
I wanted and set the spider to dangle inside the lantern, so I hot glued the other end of the fishing line to the top of the lantern.
I did this with 3 spiders total and then I cut off the extra fishing line that I didn't need.
Now comes the secret... HOT GLUE!


I let my glue gun get good and hot. I dabbed some hot glue onto the lantern and then pulled up and as the string of glue was still there I attached it to another spot on the lantern. I continued doing this again and again until I got the cobweb look I wanted.
You can see the webs here. I did this to 3 of the 4 sides of the lantern. I wanted 1 side open so I could put the battery operated tea lights into the holders.


I have to admit, I had an amazing set of these tea lights that came with a remote! You can find it here - https://amzn.to/2OQiVeW
Here it is all lit up, but I have to say the picture just doesn't do it justice. The webs shimmer in the light and it is so incredibly awesome!
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Suggested materials:
  • Lantern
  • Battery operated tealights
  • Spider rings
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