Want to have decorative lanterns or candle holders to brighten your summer home style? Why not try this summer weekend DIY craft that is sure to be a fun one. This can truly be a fun and stylish way to greet summer. Whether you use it to line your porch in the evening or even summer entertaining always goes better by candlelight, right?

Thanks you Pure Green Magazine for this creative twist for a DIY tin lantern.

Tin lanterns can also be a great alternative to have a traditional lighting fixture using tin cans.

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Here’s how to create your unique tin can and convert it into a stylish lantern:

Materials Needed

Scissors

Tape

Pen or pencil

Paint, foil or plastic wrap

Few nails of different sizes

Hammer

Tin can

All Images – Pure Green Magazine

Directions

• Put random holes in your tin can. If you want to have patterned holes, you can do so. Use the nail and hammer to do this. You jot down points in the tin can where you want the holes to be placed. Holes will provide the illumination effects of your lantern.
• In order to achieve good lighting, place a lighted candle inside the tin can and ensure that it stands firm at the center.  You need not worry how long the light will stay inside it.

• To enhance the looks of your tin can, wrap it with a colorful foil or gift wrap. Tape it properly. You can also use spray paint to color you tin lantern.
• Your garden area and patio are the suitable places to hang these lanterns. It will look like a firefly at a distance. Tin can lanterns are very impressive during night time. You may also opt to hang it on tree branches. You will surely have a lively and gorgeous tree all night long. Also use these playful lanterns on outside summer buffet tables to safely hold candles around food.

Enjoy this DIY Summer weekend craft and create magical evenings this season!

Watch Stagetecture’s You Tube Channel for more DIY ideas

Stagetecture has reached almost 100 DIY Saturday’s! From the first DIY Saturday in 2010 to today, Stagetecture has brought you easy ways to think of, imagine, plan, inspire and show you how to take care some of your most challenging do it yourself projects.

After a few years I realized that over 60 of our DIY Saturday’s have You Tube videos associated with them, so why not create a Stagetecture You Tube Channel? Here you can find your favorite DIY Saturday videos in one spot, without hunting through 100 back DIY Saturday posts.

Once you find your favorite video, follow the link within the playlist back to Stagetecture for images, steps, and more informational instructions on how to get started with your DIY project. As time goes on I hope to grow the Stagetecture You Tube Channel into more instructional videos, and even have reader’s submit their best DIY projects to be included.

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The Stagetecture You Tube Channel is full of the most helpful DIY Saturday videos and are categorized by subject:

• Safety & Home Security
• Holiday Ideas
• Remodeling Projects
• Outdoor Living, Indoor Maintenance
• Home Organization
• Home Decor

Each of these playlists will be updated weekly to include the latest DIY Saturday. Once you click on a category you will see the choices of video, along with the DIY Saturday it’s associated with and a link back to the Stagetecture post for more helpful instruction.

Become a subscriber, share and like the DIY Saturday’s on the Stagetecture You Tube channel. I think you will enjoy being able to find videos quickly to get on to your project.

For a quick link to the You Tube link, and all of my other social media outlets, click on the “Follow Me” area in the top right side bar of the Stagetecture website.

I can’t wait to add more videos as Stagetecture grows!  Thanks for following Stagetecture and let me know how you like the new Stagetecture You Tube Channel!

Please note: All videos on Stagetecture’s You Tube Channel are a compilation of other You Tube videos. They are not owned by Stagetecture, and are in no way affiliated directly with Stagetecture.

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