If you're feeling crafty and want to add a touch of fall charm to your home, why not try making a DIY String Pumpkin Lantern? This fun and easy project involves wrapping twine or string around a balloon coated with glue. Once the string dries, you simply pop the balloon and remove it, leaving behind a pumpkin-shaped lantern! You can get creative with different colored strings, experiment with different sizes for a variety of lanterns, or even add some LED lights to make them glow beautifully at night. It's a simple and enjoyable way to bring a cozy autumn feel to your home decor. So gather your materials, get crafting, and enjoy the warm, inviting glow of your very own string pumpkin lanterns!
Materials:
Biodegradable Balloon
Mod Podge
Paint Brush
Orange String
Scissors
Small Bowl
Twine or Thick Orange Yarn
Hot Glue Gun & Glue
Stick
Fake Leaf
Flameless Candle
Instructions:
1. First, inflate the balloon (gently bounce it on the counter if need be to make it rounder) and then cover it with Mod Podge using a paintbrush.
2. Next, wrap the orange string around the balloon until it is 2/3-3/4 covered.
3. Brush more Mod Podge over the string on the balloon.
4. Place the balloon on a small bowl and then wrap twine around it, pull it tight slightly (enough to make an indent in the balloon, but not enough to pop it), and tie a knot.
5. Repeat 2 more times to make the impressions of a pumpkin. Cut off excess twine.
6. Let dry overnight on the small bowl. Note: You want the bowl to be small because what is inside the bowl will not dry. You can see how small a bowl I used in the pictures above.
7. Once dry, cut and remove the twine, then pop the balloon, and remove it by cutting out a hole in the base (where it is still wet from sitting in the bowl). You want this hole to be big enough to fit the flameless candle.
8. Next, cut a small hole at the top and hot glue the stem into it.
9. Then, hot glue the leaf to the stem and the string pumpkin.
10. Place your DIY String Pumpkin Lantern on top of a flameless candle and enjoy your new fall decor!
