Gather items you need: Glass jar (any size ranging from a baby food jar to a full size Mason jar), glass frosting spray paint (at any home improvement store), vinyl decal either in shapes or you could do a name (available at WeCutVinyl), tea candles - either battery operated or flame, wire or ribbon for hanging.
Clean outside of jar so vinyl will stick to it. Apply vinyl to jar:
In a well ventilated area, LIGHTLY and QUICKLY spray jar with frosting spray paint. You may want to do 2 LIGHT coats:
Once paint is dry (it will dry pretty quickly, usually within 10 minutes or so) peel vinyl decals off of jar.
Wrap wire around top of jar and tighten down with needle nose pliers so jar does not fall out of wire while holding.Put candles in bottom of jar and light carfefully with a long match. Or use battery operated tea lights.
Have fun....and craft more!
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wow! this is nice! thank you for sharing this idea. our RS class could do this :)
Love the idea. Super Cute!!
These are so cute! Great job!
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can you reuse the vinyl to make more than one lantern?
No, the vinyl decals are removable, but not reusable, so you will need one decal for each item you plan to etch.
Would stickers work? My local craft store does not have a very large assortment of vinyls.
You can order vinyl from:
http://www.wecutvinyl.com
:)
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