DIY Japanese lantern anyone can build!

[@chunri1626]

Before I watched the video, I thought okay I can do this. After I watched it, I thought, nope! Very nice though!

[@Chris-gk9fk]

Print the templates on regular 8.5"x11" paper and cut them out, they are ready to go for correct size & scale. Irene, you're so talented.

[@edskodevries]

Beautiful work, looks great! Never occurred to me that making a lantern like this is within reach for mere mortals. Love the can-do attitude!

[@nancychannel8513]

Goodness, you are so talented

[@IrenesDIY]

Thank you)

[@hollyhold562]

Yes, perfectly expressed 🦄🎊🎉🎀🎈

[@bschultz7390]

Your lantern is beautiful and so well made! I would imagine time and weather will make it even more impressive. It’s nice to see someone not “cut corners” and to do a job well, start to finish. You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your talent and creativity. 😃

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks🥰

[@ClauzZulmerch-kp1dt]

Thank you Irene, great and beautiful result!!

[@pebblesthecat3625]

What a fantastic little project - and it turned out amazingly well. It looks very authentic and so professionally produced, just as if it was purchased from a shop.

[@teddeonarine6281]

Really nice, i think the natural look is better than painting it. Matches with everything else as it is.

[@EthelStafford-c8z]

You are a true artisan Irene Don't ever doubt yourself I could never take the patience nor that I just couldn't do that I did like to watch your video though thank you😊

[@IrenesDIY]

I appreciate your kind words!

[@sophiedobigny6095]

I love your vidéos ! You are incredible ! You inspire me for my little japanese garden and little english champêtre garden near Paris !!! How incredible you are! 😮😮🎉🪴🧱⛩️😀

[@tonyaclaxton4925]

I love the Japanese theme gardens very beautiful

[@veronicawhite398]

Fabulous effort, Irene! I'd be proud to have it in my garden. Good job!

[@bbytj]

I think you did a really good job, sometimes things are more organic and beautiful due to their imperfections. Thank you for the tutorial, your videos are so well made

[@kmcg6444]

I love that the video is speeded up and voiced over. Very efficient and clear!

[@jensingerlady]

It looks great, and when it gets mossy it will look even better.

[@laurigipe5561]

This project was incredibly good. You are an amazing creator. Thanks for sharing.

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks a lot!!

[@cool3041]

Wow! Ur such an artist, my dear 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@IrenesDIY]

Thank you🥰

[@ogiejii7885]

Looks very nice. You may try supporting the roof mold by carefully pressing it on to a pad of dampened play sand until the sand is shaped to the mold. Thank you for another great project.

[@IrenesDIY]

Great idea! Thanks!

[@hughpham5522]

Dear Irene - Absolutely great job, and the patterns will be very helpful/ I will mix very small stones as part of the concrete. Thanks!

[@ellenbarnett5199]

You are so skilled and I enjoyed watching you create this beautiful lantern. Thank you. Ellen Barnett

[@VictorAmato-my9jo]

Genius is figuring out how to do something, and I took inspiration from your genius and made my own, a bit larger (my roof has a 30" diameter) using your template. . For coloring, I used Sienna in my mix and the Quikrete liquid colorant, mixed into the hypertufa after I had it ready to give it a mottled look. I also made an 18" high hexagonal base and used rebar for reinforcement as well as 1X1 wire fencing. To avoid the "roof crush" you experienced, I sprayed Spray Foam insulation on the back of my roof mold. This gave it some strength and rigidity. Because mine was larger and heavier, I used a 1.5:1:1 ratio for my hypertufa and the roof and base pieces are made with larger chips of vermiculite, so they look like a marbled granite. For the finial, I used the top third of a Gatorade bottle as it has the perfect swell and taper. (For those of us in the US, the exact place mat used in this video can be found on Amazon in a pack of 6) Exceptionally inspired and well done, Irene. I've been doing artisan vertical concrete carving as a hobby for a few years, and your creativity is ingenious.

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

Oh gosh you are so amazing, I love this Japanese lantern, since I am half Japanese I love having things like this in my yard, I love that vibe and always have. Thanks for a great video sending love and hugs, bye! 🤗💜💜💜

[@lissetteahumada6289]

I loved !!! I have years looking how make a japan garden !! Please make more videos !!!

[@debrahardy8689]

Irene, you did an amazing job on this pagoda (lantern). I love your projects, you are so meticulous and a perfectionist as well. I have enjoyed all your projects, immensely. Keep up the good work.

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks🥰

[@katerina1558]

I don't know what to say....!!!! I am speechless pretty much....!!! I wish I had the energy to do something like that. Keep up the good work!!!

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks!

[@kmwrites7456]

I wish I had the talent to do that 🙂

[@XoshBitt]

Amazing job! Love the forms and dedication to seeing the project come to life. The “imperfections” for me are the perfection! Very much in tune with the Japanese concept of Wabi Sabi and makes your art piece even more authentic. (Your garden looks beautiful as well!) Very well done.. I love it.

[@annagudmundsen]

White cement makes it easier to color the mix. When I made planters ( prox 100) my favorite was using white cement and nothing else but the vermiculite and coconut coir to give it color. Very pretty lantern, I am tempted taking up my old cement hobby again.

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks for the advice, will try it out!

[@merrylmarsh9037]

This is truly delightful. What a talented lady you are 😁

[@TuckerSP2011]

I think it turned out beautifully!

[@demetricwright5224]

Great, good. I really appreciate you sharing. I've learned a lot in order to create my own.

[@rickhemsworth3526]

I am a TAPE MAN and I understand your work. Cool Video! Thx!

[@lyndilee2955]

Genius!!! That took so much planning and hard work and it came out perfectly wonderful! It's just lovely, even more so when miss begins to grow on it and you add the light! Love it!!!

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks!!

[@ekhoromeo]

Fantastic looking lantern!... I want to create one or my garden....

[@missmarymac9192]

Thank you for sharing that I've been looking for a pattern just like this I sure enjoyed your video keep putting them out there you do good work I'm glad I found you

[@mariavpaul1770]

I love this, it’s exactly what I was looking for, can’t wait to start building my pagoda!

[@susanhard393]

Very creative, talented lady! Thank you !

[@judepicton6252]

Tremendous achievement, fascinating to watch from start to finish .

[@pattykelly6621]

I have to say ... this is very impressive. Well done!

[@IrenesDIY]

Thank you so much!

[@BJJohns415]

Thank you so much! I’m planning on a Japanese garden and was pricing the lanterns and jaw dropping prices even for small ones. I love yours and the video instructions are very clear. I think I can give it a try!

[@IrenesDIY]

Thank you and good luck!

[@fludrbywest3886]

Nice❣️❣️I like these plans for the molds 😮 ❤❤❤ So beautiful 🤩

[@michelewelisevich8808]

That turned out lovely!

[@zawthet711]

Irene, thank you for sharing this video. I follow your steps to make it by myself and it’s work. I was planning to do this for a year and now finally I can make it with your steps 😊

[@IrenesDIY]

Glad you liked it!! Good luck with the project!

[@zawthet711]

@@IrenesDIY may I have your email? I wanna share you my final lantern 😁

[@IrenesDIY]

@@zawthet711 sure! Would love to see it! Here you are: [e-mail]

[@songbird3094]

I love this, it's beautiful.

[@Ginger-xu2dg]

I loooooooooove this!! Oh my gosh, Japanese is my thing!!!!

[@createwithbarbbl4125]

I am so impressed with this project. Thank you for sharing your process

[@chrisjackson2345]

that is fantastic, once some moss grows on it, it will look aged. It does look like stone too!

[@veronicaalessandrello1022]

Wow, You nailed it! Even if it's not perfect it looks great.

[@merlynespadas7973]

😮wow your lantern came out beautiful better than the ones at the store bought. I have been looking for one but they are so expensive maybe I will try to diy mine too. 😅

[@Momcat6]

The lantern looks beautiful in your garden! Thank you for sharing ♥

[@christineflygirl]

That looks amazing! Even the finial looks good!

[@Recipe-Review]

Your videos are great. I get a lot of inspiration. Your hypetufa mix is wetter than that used by some creators but ideal for casting or building up over the outside of a sand structure which is what I am doing for free style bonsai pots.. This type of lantern would be perfect. Great job.

[@emmaderuiter5192]

Very nice! I love the rustic look & you made it. It should not be perfect!

[@orawanjan3442]

you are an artist ..... required a lot of planning design & creating a mold

[@c9sus4]

don't like the roof, but yours is such an inspiration.

[@alisonmoosa382]

Beautiful👏👏Thank you for the tutorial🤩🤩

[@swishh55]

Fabulous!! Thanks for sharing. I hope to make this in a week or 2.

[@jaimeriquelme6727]

Excellent job 👏 👍 👌 congrats from Sydney, cheers.

[@juliagarrison9005]

You are really talented! This such a cool project. I want to try this!

[@ashrafayiroor1155]

You are really gifted with talent 🎉

[@elizabethjooste8526]

Your lantern is beautiful!

[@boards.sailfish]

I love this you have great hands and a lovely mind I am going to try this thank-you.

[@swipestripe]

I like that it’s not “perfect”! Makes it look more weathered 👍👍👍

[@jamestang3295]

Very delailing instructions. Thanks for sharing.

[@MermaidTreasureHunter]

I think it looks amazing as is. Great job. I live in Okinawa, Japan!

[@soniaperrotta6112]

Wow! U are ⭐️! Fantastic result!

[@hollyhold562]

What a lovely, lovely make!

[@tweems9331]

Great job! I would've made this a fountain, where the water comes out the top into pondless area that drains slow to be able to hear the water sound, with the windows having lights.

[@teresaholland4790]

Super cool idea 😎

[@bondpaz]

That’s so awesome! Cool! Pretty! Beautiful!❤❤❤

[@missmarymac9192]

What are your measurements on cutting out your templates with the windows that what size are those six inches or so or not

[@raspberry9829]

Wow 😍 that's so wonderful

[@bus535joyfully3]

Love the lantern!

[@conradsteyn5034]

This is super helpful, Thank you so much, I'm going to make one tomorrow using your templates ;-)

[@clej1]

This looks amazing! I love it! 😃🖤🌟

[@flowerladyh38]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@bettyannecourtright4249]

Beautiful job. A lot of work

[@maia6812]

Simply amazing!

[@hullabaloo-hcd]

Stunning

[@liftedbaybee]

amazing skills, love this!

[@kathgraham9209]

Oh My Gosh ❣❣❣ I don't know where to start!!! You are SO GIFTED & INTELLIGENT God has blessed you with quite the gift. "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself Any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go. And when things start to happen, Don't worry. Don't stew. Just go right along. You'll start happening too. OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!" Dr. Seuss

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks a lot🥰💕

[@cherie-shawnhime1893]

That would look really cool with a moss mixture. On the concrete

[@riverriverbent5318]

just beautiful 👏

[@Thatsinteresting363]

Wow this is fantastic!

[@carlosrivas2012]

Queda muy bonito. Gracias por la idea.

[@tammimullen9456]

Awesome job !!! 💜👍👍👍👏👏👏🥰

[@hullabaloo-hcd]

Beautiful

[@myriamretamales5105]

Fantastic!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@marjolainechabot]

Le contenant que tu prend pour mesurer ton ciment es de quel taille merci.

[@paulbusby7653]

Any drawing of this it really nice in your garden very good

[@preparingforalgebra7264]

wow well done, that sure looked difficult.

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

GREAT JOB!!

[@sunvenusinpisces6477]

I don't think I can do it.... You're so good thinking all the details and make it work together to be a beautiful pagoda

[@rafaelalmazan5456]

Maravilloso. gracias.

[@paulelstone2043]

for coloring cement, use white cement

[@patspikes8492]

Very amazing!

[@marjolainechabot-n2z]

Bonjours à toi magnifique quel beau travail et merci de nous fournir le patron ,mais je voudrait savoir c'est quoi les poudre que tu mélange la jaune dans la brune et tu ajoute a la poudre blanche si je n'en met pas sa marche quand même merci de me répondre si tu as quelques minutes aurevoir.

[@IrenesDIY]

Hi, thanks a lot! This is just the concrete dye, you can do without it

[@beckyhiggins3144]

You are AMAZING!

[@berthasanchez6559]

Irene you should write a book you are so talented! Are you are you an engineer or an architect? Is gorgeous!!!

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks a lot!! I'm a logistics manager))

[@lizlopez6474]

You’re amazing!

[@joanmikasha-alexander8771]

Very nice thank you