Summer DIY
Twine Lanterns
Materials:
- Brown Kraft Twine
- 3-5 balloons (number varies on how many lanterns you would like)
- Scissors
- Drop cloth or newspaper
- 4 ounces of Elmer’s glue
- 1/2 cup of cornstarch
- 1/4 cup of warm water
- Petroleum jelly
- Clear, fast-drying spray paint
- String lights
How To:
Let’s get started! Place your newspaper or drop cloth down below where you plan on working. Blow up your balloons- the bigger your balloon is, the bigger your finished twine lantern will be! Try to stay away from fully inflating your balloon- the less air, the rounder your twine lantern will be.
Blow up your balloons- the bigger your balloon is, the bigger your finished twine lantern will be! If you can try and stay away from fully inflating your balloon. The less air in your balloon the rounder your lantern will be.
Mix your Elmer’s glue, cornstarch and 1/4 cup of warm water in a container until the mixture has a smooth consistency.
Fully coat your balloons in Petroleum jelly. We would recommend doing this with some rubber gloves. Make sure you have a very thick coat of Petroleum jelly on these bad boys. The Petroleum jelly will keep your twine safe from sticking to the balloons when you pop them.
Soak twine in the sticky mixture. Now it’s time to start laying the twine on the balloons! Wrap your twine vertically and horizontally. Leave a gap at the bottom of the balloon so you can pull your lights through. Make sure they are being laid out tight so they don’t come loose when you have them hanging over night.
You’re almost done
Once you let them dry overnight, take a pushpin or anything sharp and pop them! Spray your sculpture with clear-fast drying paint. Now you’re ready to string your lights through your twine lantern.
Hurray! You now have your twine lantern and you didn’t even have to spend $50!