These beautiful beeswax lanterns look lovely and are very easy to make.
Their soft glow makes every day feel special and makes our home feel extra cozy on a rainy Autumn day.
Beeswax Lanterns
You will need:
Balloons
Beeswax or normal wax / old candles
Two pots
How To:
Fill your balloons with water.
The size of your balloon will determine the size of your votive.
Melt your wax using the double boiler method. (One pot inside the other.)
When your wax is fully melted let it cool for about twenty seconds.
Slowly dip your balloon into the wax and spin it around gently.
Take it out, count to three and repeat about ten times.
Let your wax covered balloon cool down on a wooden surface or baking paper.
When your wax has cooled down cut a hole into the top of the balloon using scissors.
Remove the empty balloon from your lantern.
That’s it!
You can add details like pressed leaves or flowers, or tissue paper shapes!
Put a tealight inside and enjoy the soft glow.
So beautiful!
Have fun making these, I think we will be making some as presents for friends this Christmas!
Wishing you a beautiful day,
♥
ps// If you make any, why not post them in the Here We Are Together Flickr Group?
these are absolutely beautiful! what a sweet project
Oh these are gorgeous! I’m having trouble joining the flickr group, but will keep trying
Dang, these are gorgeous. I have all the candle making equipment (inherited from my stepfather) and still have not made any candles. So grateful for these posts. xo
This is so pretty. I’d like to try these with my students for this Christmas. I wonder if it has to be beewax…. Did someone try it with regular store wax?
I just have to say, I LOVE your blog! We will be doing this activity for sure!
I’ve already done this beautiful lantern, and also posted in my blog. Thank you very much.
http://www.bloggang.com/mainblog.php?id=in-outdoor-fun&month=06-06-2012&group=3&gblog=20
I’ve been meaning to try this for a year, and for some reason, never have. But I stumbled upon this post tonight, and I went straight to my kitchen to make it. Can’t believe I hadn’t tried it before, and this wont be the last time! It looks great and the house smells fabulous
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I love this idea and my daughter and I are making these for Christmas gifts. We had about 6 made when the balloon I was using broke. What a mess that was. Any tips so that doesn’t happen again?
Hi Mary,
I am so sorry to hear that your balloon broke! This has not happened to me before, but I usually make no more than three or four of the candle holders at a time. There are some balloons specifically designed to be used as “punch bags”, they might be stronger and they might last longer, I will have to experiment a bit! I hope this helps! Miri
What do you place on the inside bottom of the lantern? I made these and when the tea light burned all the way the plastic holder melted to the bottom of the lantern and the table I placed it on had beeswax melted on to it and it was quite warm.
Any thoughts and or suggestions?
Thank you!
Pattie
Hi Pattie!
I must admit that I have not come across that problem before! Our tea lights are in little metal containers, maybe that makes a difference? You could also try cutting out a small circle of felt or possibly a coin and placing it inside the candle holder or even consider using electric tea lights. I hope this helps! Have a lovely day!
Miri