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DIY Milk Carton Lantern Ideas for Home Decor
Transform ordinary milk cartons into beautiful and unique lanterns with a few simple DIY ideas! Learn how to make these fun and easy decorations that will light up your home.
Welcome to the wonderful world of DIY projects! Today, we will be exploring some creative and fun ideas for making your milk carton lanterns. These lanterns provide a unique and decorative lighting option for any space. With just a few simple supplies and a bit of creativity, you can create these beautiful lanterns in no time. We will walk you through the steps for making these lovely lanterns, so get ready to get crafting!
Handmade Milk Carton Lantern Ideas For Festival Decoration
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Crafty Halloween Milk Carton Lamp Idea
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On Halloween, make a brilliant ghost light lamp with upcycled milk cartons. You can make these crafty Halloween lights by simply cutting its top lid and sides and then using sponge ghost paint on tissue paper to make the main cover for the box. Paint the box and place your ghost-painted tissue paper inside. To hang it, make holes on the top and place a ribbon through it. Light them up by placing string lights with battery inside the box. Through these simple steps, you can upcycle a milk carton into Halloween lamp lights which you can hang in your garden, use more milk cartons, and upcycle them well.
Let’s Make Simple Lantern From Old Milk Carton
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Celebrate Japanese festivals or Halloween by making lanterns using old milk cartons. The craft activity can be done by following simple steps. Give milk cartons lantern shape by cutting its top lid and its sides by measuring with a pencil and ruler. Then take your paper and design it by drawing or you can use printable drawings and trace it on the paper. Paint the milk box black and after it dried, glue your designed paper in the box. Now hang it by first placing holes on the box by hole punch and then hang them by either placing a ribbon or using old hangers by cutting and twisting them. Your lanterns are now ready, using old home materials, you can make these lanterns and hang them during festivals.
Scary Milk Carton Lantern Craft For Halloween Decor
Halloween decorations include many things and making lanterns is also one. Make your scary lanterns with used milk cartons using simple and brilliant steps. Use a box cutter to cup its lid, then mark the length of its sides using a pencil and ruler, and then use a box cutter to cut its openings. Use black paint to color the box, for the inner design use black paper and make the design yourself or trace the Halloween printable template on the paper. Glue the paper inside after the box has dried and make sure it covers all openings. Use a hole punch on the top to make holes and hang it with a black pipe cleaner, turning it into a U-shape and tying its ends in the hole. In the end, place battery-operated lights inside for the glow. Hang these lanterns outside and see their scary glow on Halloween.
Funky Milk Carton Haunted House Lantern Craft Idea For Kids
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Decorate your house with lanterns and build a haunted house with milk cartons. Take three clean milk cartons, cut two cartons into different sizes, and take longer than two. To make their windows and shapes, you can download their pattern online and trace it on the milk carton or you can simply use a box cutter and make windows and gates by your desired pattern. Cover the cartons with black construction paper completely and place orange construction paper inside, join the cartons together using glue. For the light, you can place battery-powered lights or place tealight candle. Finally, you can place scary decorations on the house and near it to give a funky look. Now, that your scary haunted house is ready, kids can make this house with simple materials and make more scary houses with milk cartons using different designs.
DIY Milk Carton Light Craft Idea For Outdoor Decoration
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Decorate your garden parties by placing light lanterns made with milk cartons. This is a great DIY craft that you can do with home supplies and within a short period. Start by taking a milk carton, cutting its top lid, and then covering the carton with wrapping paper. Then, use a pencil and ruler to measure the length of the sides that we will cut. Now use a box cutter or blade to cut the sides to make the opening, and place the pieces of tissue paper inside. Place ribbons below it using glue. Now, place your bulb by attaching it to the main chain by placing wires through the holes made using a hole punch and keeping it away from the paper inside. Make more lanterns using the same method and attach them to the main line chain. Your craft is now complete, place this light chain in the garden and decorate your outdoor parties with these lanterns.
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Let’s Use Plastic Milk Jug As Lantern Making Material
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Other than milk cartons, you can also use milk jugs to make lanterns because kids can carry them easily and their bigger sizes will greatly work. Take a milk jug and cut its top part. To decorate the jug from the inside, take tissue paper and use crayons and markers to draw different pieces by tracing different shapes. Then cut these shapes out and stick them on the jug using glue, water, and a paintbrush. After pasting the shapes inside the jug, use a hole punch for holes on four sides. Now use thread to pass it through the holes and tie the knot at the top. Finally, place a battery-operated candlelight inside the lantern. With that, your craft is complete, kids can carry this lantern by tying the ends of the ribbon to a wooden dowel to make a nice handle and can make tours to the garden with the lantern.
Easy-To-Make Leafy Milk Carton Lantern Craft
Celebrate the autumn season by collecting fallen leaves and making a leaf lantern. This good leaf lantern craft can be created using simple supplies and kids can do it with their parents. Take a milk carton and cut its sides by first measuring its length and then using a box cutter to cut its four sides. Now use tape to secure the lid’s top flap and use duct tape to cover the brand name. After that, take contact paper, and cut it into four equal squares. Place it inside with its sticky side outside and join the other side with tape or glue. Now use your collected leaves by sticking them on the paper, use different kinds of leaves, and stick them on all sides. Finally, place the flameless candle inside the carton, its glow will be fabulous. Kids can make this craft with their parents and enjoy the beauty of leaf lanterns. You can make more of these and place them around the house for home decoration.
Fun-To-Make Milk Box Light Garland Craft Idea
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Decorate your garden on summer nights by making lantern garlands with milk cartons and duct tape. These milk carton lanterns will decorate your garden well. Their making process is easy and it will also be a great fun activity. Now grab your milk cartons and duct tape, and cover the carton’s four sides with colorful duct tape, place tape to cover the top flap of the carton. Take a screwdriver, poke holes on four sides of the carton, and now take a blade to make a gate below the carton, cover one side by placing duct tape. Take an LED bulb, place it through the bottom of the carton, and attach its wire from the carton’s cap. Join the wires completely. After this, make your garland by using more milk cartons and using the process. Attach the bulbs with a wire chain and after making the garland, place it in your garden and see its brilliant glow in the evenings. We believe you will enjoy working on this craft activity and enjoy its fabulous lights afterward.
Reuse Old Milk Carton To Make Fabulous Lantern
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We all collect our old and used milk cartons, instead of leaving them as waste why not reuse them to make home lanterns? This is a brilliant craft activity that uses old and used cartons to create something brilliant. Start by taking your milk cartons and their sizes won’t matter. Then cover the cartons with white spray paint. After that, use a pencil and ruler to make the windows and gates on the cartons, and then use scissors to cut them. Now take colored tracing paper and paste it inside the carton using glue and cover the carton from inside. Finally, place electric candlelight inside the carton, and with that, your craft will be complete. Make more home lanterns using the same methods and place them together to make our fabulous home lanterns.
How-To-Make Portable Milk Jug Lantern Craft For Kids
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Kids love making lantern lights, so why not make a big lantern light using a milk jug? This lantern is portable and kids can easily make this with simple supplies in a short amount of time. Take a milk jug and use a blade to cut its top layer, leaving its lower base that will be used as a lantern. To decorate it, use shape cutters and trace them on tissue paper using crayons or markers, then cut the pieces out. Now place the shapes inside and outside the jug using glue with the help of a paintbrush. Poke holes in the jug using scissors and make sure you don’t make it a big one. Finally, to hang the carton place a yarn or string through the holes and secure them by placing tape over them. Now you can place an LED tealight inside the jug and this becomes a portable lantern for kids.
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DIY Simple Halloween Pumpkin Lantern Craft Using Old Milk Carton
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Make our Halloween beloved Jack’o Lantern pumpkin using a milk jug. This craft is a simple DIY activity that uses simple supplies and you can create it yourself without any external help. Start by taking an old milk jug, clean the jug well with water, and then leave it to dry. After it has dried, color the whole jug with yellow paint and then leave it to dry. After the paint has dried, use a black Sharpie to make the facial features of Jack’o Lantern. At its back, use scissors or a blade to make a small hole through which we will place our electric candlelight inside. After placing it, you will see the brilliant pumpkin glow from Jack’o Lantern. Make more of these and place them around the house for Halloween decorations.
Wonderful House Lantern Craft Idea Out Of Old Milk Carton
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Use your collected old milk cartons in a better way by turning them into house lanterns. This craft is simple and you don’t require expensive craft supplies to make this. Start by taking your old milk cartons and cleaning them well. After that, use spray paint color of your desire and paint the milk cartons. Next, grab your pencil and ruler to mark the windows and gates in the milk carton house. After the markings use scissors to cut which will give us the openings. Through these openings, you can place tracing paper inside the carton and glue the paper. Finally, place an electric tealight inside the house. With these simple steps, your craft will be complete. You can use more old milk cartons to make house lanterns and place them around your house for home decoration.
FAQs Related to DIY Milk Carton Lantern Ideas
1. What supplies do I need to make a milk carton lantern?
You will need a milk carton, scissors, a craft knife, a ruler, paper or fabric, glue, and a string of lights.
2. What kind of lights should I use?
LED string lights, like Christmas lights, work best for this project.
3. Can I use other materials instead of paper or fabric?
Yes, you can use other materials like tissue paper, craft foam, or even stickers.
4. Do I need to use a protective coating on the lantern?
Yes, you should use a protective coating to keep the lantern from fading or discoloring.
5. Can I use the lantern outdoors?
Yes, you can use the lantern outdoors, but you should make sure that the string of lights is rated for outdoor use.
Creating your milk carton lanterns is a fun and creative way to add a touch of light and color to your home. With just a few simple steps and some basic materials, you can create unique lanterns that you can proudly display.
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