Collect empty glass jars – they have oodles of upcycling potential, and make pretty lanterns.
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Materials you will need:
- Glass jar
- Rope
- Scissors
- Glue gun
- Candle
- Quartz pebbles
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Step 1
Use hot glue to stick the rope to the jar on either side. Cut the rope long enough to make a long handle and wrap around the top of the jar a few times. Put hot glue on the one side of the jar at the top edge and stick the rope down.
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Step 2
Make a long loop and stick the rope down on the either side of the jar’s edge to make a handle. Fold the rope to one side and start gluing it down with the hot glue, work in small sections so that the glue doesn’t harden before sticking the rope down.
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Step 3
Repeat wrapping and gluing the rope until it covers the top edge of the jar. Cut the end of the rope to finish it off and stick it down. Add a blob of glue to the end of the rope to prevent it from fraying.
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Step 4
Put a candle at the bottom of the jar and surround it with pebbles. The pebbles will hold the candle upright.
Nice idea: Instead of candles, plant succulents in the jars – just add soil, plant and then a layer of pebbles on top of the soil to finish it off.