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Lantern Challenge: How to Make a Terrarium Lantern

12.19.14 By Alexis 4 Comments

When I was trying to decide what to do with my lantern for this month’s lantern challenge, I thought the lantern would make a perfect terrarium, and I think I was right. I love the way my lantern terrariums turned out, and they were really simple to put together. Today, I’ll show you how to make a terrarium lantern – let’s get started!

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-DariceHow to Make a Terrarium Lantern Supplies:

  • Darice Candle Lanterns  (I used a 7″ x 7″ x 18″ and a 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ x 12″)
  • Darice Faux Succulent Plants
  • Gold Spray Paint
  • Small River Rocks
  • Darice Spanish Moss
  • Wire Cutters (optional, but probably useful)

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-3Originally, I was planning on using live succulents, but when I found out Darice makes these gorgeous faux plants, I knew they would be perfect. They look great, and are much, much harder to kill, which is perfect for those of us lacking a green thumb.

How to make a terrarium lantern:

Step One. Carefully remove the glass from the sides of the lantern by lifting the tab from the top and slowly sliding the piece out. Be very careful!

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-4Step Two. Give the lantern a couple light coats of spray paint until it is all nice and shiny. Then, very carefully replace the glass sides, and push the tabs back down.

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-5 How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-6Step Three. Add a layer of spanish moss to cover the bottom of your lantern.

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-6Step Four. Add succulents! I found it was easier to work with the succulents if I first removed the tube around the stem wire. Bend the wire to change the height of your plants and to help them hold their positions.

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-7Be sure to balance a mix of succulent shape, colors, and heights.

Step Four. Add river rocks around the plants. They can help to position the succulents and hide wires.

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-9And that’s it! Enjoy your beautiful lantern terrariums, and don’t worry about watering them!

How-to-make-a-terrarium-lantern-Darice-2I hope you liked this how to make a terrarium tutorial and will try it for yourself!

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Alexis

Alexis Middleton is a lifelong crafter/DIYer and blogger at Persia Lou. She started crafting at a young age. As a girl, she spent summers with her grandmother crocheting baby doll afghans, making coasters out of plastic canvas and yarn, and canning apricot jam. Today, Alexis spends a lot of time dreaming up and working on projects for her family’s home. She loves mixing traditional crafting techniques with a more modern aesthetic.

http://www.persialou.com

Filed Under: Craft Basics, Floral, Home Decor Tagged With: floral, Home Decor, lantern challenge, succulents, terrarium

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  1. Heather - dollarstorecrafts

    12.27.14 at 8:32 pm

    Really clever idea! I love it!

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