It's WISE to DIY: Thrify Ideas for the Do-It-Yourselfer

She Covers Paper Lanterns In Batting And The Result Is SO COOL!!

Materials:

  • Paper lanterns in various sizes (5 or more depending on how large you want your cloud to be).
  • Glue gun/glue sticks
  • LED curtain lights
  • Clear string
  • Lots of batting
  • 2 small ceiling hooks
  • wooden dowel or rods

Directions:

  1. Expand your paper lanterns.
  2. Start gluing the batting onto the lanterns with the glue gun.
  3. Put up wooden dowel or rod hanging from the ceiling from 2 small hooks.  Use your clear string to hang the dowel.
  4. Tie each batting covered ball individually to the rod with the clear string.  You will see your cloud forming.
  5. String the lights through allowing them to hang down at different lengths.
  6. Set the lights to twinkle!

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Here is a video tutorial for more info.

She did this for a baby shower but this would be so cute in a kid’s room, too!

What is the more unique idea you have ever seen at a baby shower?

 


2 Comments

  1. Tonya Kotler says:

    I’m 62 and I want one it would look great on a patio with lots of plants …a (faux) tropical rainforest perhaps?

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