Some time ago, I thought about combining Holly (Ilex) with something else. On my last shopping trip, I found some nice Baby’s Breath. So the idea of this DIY guide is to show how Holly can be combined with Baby’s Breath to decorate a lantern in Scandinavian style.
Tools
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These tools are used in this DIY: Harvest shears, household scissors, and gardening gloves.
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Harvest shears | |
I use the Japanese harvest shears Okatsune 304 | |
Household scissors | |
Gardening gloves |
Materials
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These are the material that I used: Wood & glass lantern, candle jar, white candle, baker’s twine, Holly and Baby’s Breath.
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Lantern (wood & glass) | |
Candle jar | |
Candle (white) | |
Baker’s twine (red/white) | |
Holly twigs | |
Baby’s breath |
Guide
Step 1: Insert candle jar into lantern
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The first step is to insert the smaller candle jar into the lantern. There are many different kind of candle jars and lantern. Just use the ones you like most. I decided on some plain glass lantern. The idea of the inner candle jar is to prevent that the (later added) twigs catch fire.
Step 2: Insert candle
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Next, the candle is placed into the inner candle jar.
Step 3: Cut Holly twigs
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Next, use the harvest shears to cut the Holly twigs to the right length. I decided to use only the red berries for my DIY. Holly is very spiky, therefore I recommend to put some gardening gloves on when cutting.
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Here, I cut the twigs.
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Step 4: Cut the Baby’s Breath
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Next, the Baby’s Breath is cut in order to have some smaller sprigs.
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Step 5: Decorate the lantern
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Now, the Holly and Baby’s Breaths sprigs are placed into the lantern. Take care that the sprigs do not catch fire from the candle.
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Step 6: Baker’s twine
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The last step is to tie the baker’s twine around the lantern glass. I tied it around the glass multiple times.
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And you’re done! I hope you enjoyed making this DIY!
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