Make Your Own Inexpensive Patio Oil Lantern
Pick up a few inexpensive supplies to make a beautiful DIY patio oil lantern. Oil lanterns can be expensive, so this is a great way to keep costs down.
Yield: 1 Oil Lantern
Cost: $5-$10
Equipment
Materials
- Glass container - stemless wine glasses or a votive vase
- Oil lamp insert
- Colored gems shells or other decorative filler
- Clear premium lamp oil
Instructions
- Remove the wick from the tube and pour the oil into it.
- To create the lantern, nestle the insert within the filler.
- Add a few bags of colored gems. Each holder used about 2 bags of gems.
- Make sure to cut the wick as short as possible before lighting.
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