Fall Lantern

by Michelle

6 Materials

$10

3 Hours

Easy

Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year! Having grown up in South Dakota, and living with 4 seasons for most of my life, I really miss it! I remember the crisp air, chilliness and the smell of not only the outdoors, but of the wonderful baking going on inside the house. I take every opportunity I can to recapture that feeling!

So, when I found this tired old lantern at Goodwill, I just had to have it. (I only paid $3.00 for it because it was half of day, hee hee)I already knew how I was going to transform it into a Fall beauty icon

First, I removed all of the glass panels and cleaned it up good. It had some melted wax and other dirt on it. I sanded it lightly so the spray paint would adhere.

Then I spray painted the entire lantern with bronze spray paint. Quite an improvement already, but I'm just getting started icon

I didn't take photos of the next step, but before I replaced the glass panels I decorated each one. On 2 of the panels I decoupaged silk leaves using Mod Podge (You could also use real leaves that have been pressed and dried :) ) On the other 2 panels I glued sticks for tree trunk and branches and then glued glass blobs in various sizes in Fall colors to create the look of a tree in the Fall. I used E6000 glue for these panels.

I put the decorated panels back in the lantern and clipped them into placed with the clips that had held them in place before.

I put the leaf panels opposite of each other and the "tree" panels opposite of each other. I layered the glass blobs a bit to give my "tree" some depth.

I put the candle back inside. You could also use fairy lights, but I like the flicker of a real candle for Fall.

Here is what it looks like lit up icon

I love the way the Fall colors really come through!

Here's what one of the leaf sides looks like. Love that glow!

Here is the other "tree" side. I miss the 4 seasons, but I have found ways to bring them into my life since I moved to Arizona. I hope you like my little touch of Fall.

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Madison Stephens on Sep 30, 2017

Where in the world do you live that you have a Goodwill with stickers like that???? This is basically what we have at all of our Goodwills where I live https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2616/4154210500_e91991f91a.jpg

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Billie on Oct 01, 2017

Will the heat from the candle, melt the glue, used on decorations?

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Cynthia H on Oct 12, 2017

I especially like the leafs on the glass. Thanks for a great idea!

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- Michelle on Oct 13, 2017
  Thank you :)
  
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Stephanie on Oct 20, 2017

Nice idea

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- Michelle on Oct 20, 2017
  Thanks :)
  
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