Diy Wood Lanterns

I have been eyeballing lanterns for over a year now – but I haven’t been able to justify the price of them – particularly since I never light candles.  I guess I think the mood and ambiance will be lost somehow….

BUT

I am more than willing to make knock-off lanterns so I can have my “fix” and stay out of bankruptcy at the same time.

These lanterns are a Pottery Barn knock-off that I first saw on Amy Krist’s blog.  I’ve taken her concept and changed up the wood and styling a bit to create a model that worked better for my needs (and limited talent).

You will need:

• 2  2x2s at 6 feet long
• 1  1×4 at 6 feet long  (this will give you extra wood to make a second lantern)
• 2 1/4″ screws (pocket hole ones if you have a Kreg Jig)
• wood glue
• stain/paint
• mitre saw

I will preface this by saying that filming while working is very new to me.  Showing photographs allows me to screw up without you ever knowing I did…. video is not so forgiving as you’ll see.

With special thanks to Michelle of Londonpreneurs – I give you “How to make a rustic lantern” – as performed by Dorf (aka. Me)

Even if you don’t plan on building one, you might get a chuckle from some of the screw ups – so have a watch and let me know what you think.  (Swear words have been bleeped so as to keep a PG rating).

Just a side note – after staining the lanterns, I went over it again with a whitewash technique to give it a more weathered look.  The whitewash tutorial can be found here.

Insert a hurricane and fill with pine cones, mini pumpkins or acorns.  (These are not suitable for regular candles – mine are flameless).

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Have a great one!

Linked to:

• Craftberry Bush
• Between Naps on the Porch