DIY fall lantern from old glass jar, Digi Mart USA News: A craft guide published by House Digest explains how to turn a repurposed glass jar into a glowing fall lantern. The project creates a miniature autumn scene inside the jar, combining small props with string lights to produce a decorative piece for the cold months ahead.
The materials list includes a large glass jar such as a pickle or Mason jar, a marker, green and brown fuzzy yarn, a string of fairy lights, foil, a square of white cotton cloth, craft glue such as Mod Podge, thin wire, a fruit skewer and a piece of cardboard. A glue gun, scissors and possibly twig cutters are also needed.
The process begins by removing the label from the jar and washing it thoroughly so the glass stays as clear as possible. Small twigs, cut slightly shorter than the jar’s interior, are glued to the inside of the lid to form a miniature tree.
Yarn snippets, or crafting moss as an alternative, create a mossy ground cover at the base of the tree.
To make the ghost, foil is rolled into a ball, mounted on a skewer and pushed into cardboard. A piece of cotton fabric soaked in a mixture of craft glue and water is draped over the ball and shaped into a ghost, then left to dry before eyes are drawn on.
Thin wire attached to the ghost’s head is wrapped around the branches, the string lights are added, and the jar is placed over the lid.
The guide also suggests other autumn scenes for the same format, such as a tire swing hanging over fallen leaves made from leaf-shaped paper cut-outs, or miniature apple baskets and pumpkins, gourds and cornstalks arranged on the leaf-covered floor.
