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She Is Literally Rubbing Vaseline And Sticking Doilies On A Balloon! Weird And Brilliant!

DIY DOILY LANTERN

Materials:

  • balloon
  • vaseline
  • Elmer’s Glue (looks like she is using about an 8oz bottle)
  • flour
  • water
  • doilies (heavy fabric ones)
  • paint brush
  • mixing bowl
  • light kit
  • scissors
  • straight pin

After you have gotten all your supplies together, blow up your ballon and follow the directions in the video:

I am picturing this lantern in a fun multi-color version, too.  I would love to see if I could find these doilies in different colors.  My daughter would LOVE that.

Have you ever done a balloon-lantern before?  Did you use something other than twine, yarn or doilies?  Please tell us your creative ideas!


16 Comments

  1. That looks like a mess

  2. Sue Eichler says:

    You can add food coloring to the glue mix.If you want it to look Ty-dyed split glue mix into 3 bowls and add a different color to each it looks great.

  3. Chelsey DeGrave Heres a project for you!! <3

  4. Deb.borden says:

    How do you close the opening that the light fits through. So that it will fit tightly around light fixture.

  5. Janet Cooper says:

    Charlotte Lewis want list! for sure.

  6. Jan Cline says:

    love your work

  7. sherry says:

    could always dye the doilies first

  8. Trudy Rhodes says:

    I would be afraid they would catch on fire bulbs do get very hot

  9. This is really cute.

  10. Sandy Kochersperger

  11. beware of the flour in this project. Depending on your climate, it can attract bugs.

  12. Vivian Jeras says:

    Be sure light bulb does not heat up. A forgotten lantern left on for a long period of time may prove flammable.

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