Around this time of year I actually don't mind those pesky catalogs that fill up my mailbox. I like to skim through the pages and find a bit of holiday inspiration. I'm just not too keen on the prices (read: ridiculous prices). Of course, Pottery Barn is one of those catalogs that has adorable items for out of control prices.
This fall I fell in love with these cute gauze mummy lanterns, but at $24.50 a pop (are you insane?!), there was no way I could possibly bring myself to purchase them. I quickly transitioned to the "I could do that" phase. The picture below is from the Pottery Barn website. And, BTW, the lanterns are are sold out online. *shocked face emoji*
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The Pottery Barn inspiration. |
The Materials:
- 3 mason jars (wide or narrow mouth, whatever you have on hand)
- 1 pkg white gauze
- Modge Podge
- Black foam
- Foam brush
- Scissor
- Hot glue gun
- Hole punch and coins for tracing
The Method
- Cut up some manageable pieces of gauze (I used 2-ply, with repetitive wrapping, I still wanted light to be able to get through).
- Glue one continuous piece around the jar for coverage.
- Take two smaller pieces and fit over the lip of the jar, gluing in place. The whole jar should be covered. Let dry.
- Trace the desired sized circles on the black foam and cut out. I used a hole punch for the inner eye and a nickel and a Canadian dime for the out eye.
- Hot glue the eyes in place.
- Take a small piece of gauze, twist, and wrap around the forehead, slightly covering the eyes. Glue in place.
- Take another piece of gauze, twist, and wrap around the mouth area. Glue in place.
- Let dry. Repeat with remaining jars.
Glue one piece around the jar to get full coverage. |
Fold the gauze over the lip of the jar. Making small slits in the gauze makes the gluing manageable. |
Folding the gauze a bit over the eyes. |
And there you have it! All wrapped up and ready to spook! And at the price of a mason jar, a pretty thrifty craft.
Happy Halloween!
Emily
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