How To: Make a Mason Jar Lantern.

The recent influx of traditional-meets-techno LED garden lamps are fantastic, clever, and beautiful uses of technology, but there's still something special about the all analog approach, or what creator Holly calls ""instant ambiance in a jar."

Re-Nest sports this how-to from Chez Beeper Bebe.

August 24, 2009

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HORRIBLE Movie, GREAT Apartment

Gotta love the in-flight movie. Or really really not. Over Her Dead Body was burned onto my retina's on a flight this summer. It really is a genuinely horrible film. But there was one good thing about it, Whatsherface's apartment had really pretty lantern-style lampshades.

See? Pretty. But really the only good thing about the whole film. You can find similar lanterns/lampshades right here

August 17, 2008

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How to Make a Gypsy Lantern

Mia’s gypsy lanterns are so sweet and romantic, they’d be perfect decorations for an indoor or outdoor party. (Can’t you just imagine them decorating a yard for a twilight wedding? Lovely!)  They’re also a great recycling project too. Stuff you’ll need to make them include:

• light weight cotton fabric (time to use up those scraps)
• tissue paper
• clean, empty glass jars of the smallish variety
• 18-gauge wire
• sewing machine, or you » READ MORE

August 12, 2008

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Origami Lights

I heart paper lanterns. They make everything prettier and shinier and awesomely better. So I decided to make some in the simplest way possible.

Origami Waterbombs are SUPER EASY to do and can be whistled up in huge numbers while you're say, catching up on season 3 of Battlestar Galactica.

These pictures are of the finished lanterns, as I took a whole series of 35 step-by-step Origami 'how to' photos then discovered a nice simple instruc » READ MORE

July 14, 2008

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Shed a little light....

I have a weakness for wee little candleholders like this one from Urban Outfitters for $28. 

And for only $12 I could snap up this little teal number. Also comes in bright pink (for only $6!) or glossy white. Would look great with this rug!

Paper Source has an even more intricately designed lantern, and in a more subdued palette of white, caramel, grey, and orange.

I think I'm gonna keep my eye out for like a billion punched lanterns to » READ MORE

March 14, 2008

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