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!

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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

[@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!

[@kmcg6444]

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

[@teddeonarine6281]

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

[@jensingerlady]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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 🙂

[@ekhoromeo]

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

[@laurigipe5561]

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

[@IrenesDIY]

Thanks a lot!!

[@judepicton6252]

Tremendous achievement, fascinating to watch from start to finish .

[@ellenbarnett5199]

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

[@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! 🤗💜💜💜

[@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🥰

[@rickhemsworth3526]

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

[@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!

[@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]

[@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!

[@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!!

[@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.

[@merrylmarsh9037]

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

[@lissetteahumada6289]

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

[@susanhard393]

Very creative, talented lady! Thank you !

[@createwithbarbbl4125]

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

[@mariavpaul1770]

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

[@cool3041]

Wow! Ur such an artist, my dear 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@IrenesDIY]

Thank you🥰

[@pattykelly6621]

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

[@IrenesDIY]

Thank you so much!

[@veronicaalessandrello1022]

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

[@chrisjackson2345]

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

[@demetricwright5224]

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

[@Ginger-xu2dg]

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

[@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

[@TuckerSP2011]

I think it turned out beautifully!

[@Momcat6]

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

[@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.

[@emmaderuiter5192]

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

[@c9sus4]

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

[@fludrbywest3886]

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

[@jamestang3295]

Very delailing instructions. Thanks for sharing.

[@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.

[@jaimeriquelme6727]

Excellent job 👏 👍 👌 congrats from Sydney, cheers.

[@swishh55]

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

[@orawanjan3442]

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

[@christineflygirl]

That looks amazing! Even the finial looks good!

[@ashrafayiroor1155]

You are really gifted with talent 🎉

[@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. 😅

[@boards.sailfish]

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

[@songbird3094]

I love this, it's beautiful.

[@MermaidTreasureHunter]

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

[@bondpaz]

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

[@hollyhold562]

What a lovely, lovely make!

[@juliagarrison9005]

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

[@michelewelisevich8808]

That turned out lovely!

[@missmarymac9192]

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

[@elizabethjooste8526]

Your lantern is beautiful!

[@alisonmoosa382]

Beautiful👏👏Thank you for the tutorial🤩🤩

[@soniaperrotta6112]

Wow! U are ⭐️! Fantastic result!

[@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))

[@skullrose8985]

Hey,Thankyou for sharing your creativeness with us,you make it look so easy,but I know it's not.. Can i ask you please,do you get really cold weather & has it ever damaged your beautiful artistic ornaments/sculptures??..I only ask because I live in England & winter hear can ruin even our clay pots & other pots.. Have a bright & beautiful day 🌻🌼🦋🐞🌻🌼🦋🐞

[@rafaelalmazan5456]

Maravilloso. gracias.

[@bus535joyfully3]

Love the lantern!

[@cherie-shawnhime1893]

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

[@rapunzeleh546]

stumbled on your video a few weeks back, then that led me to the stepping stones, which are PERFECT for the entrances to a pergola i just built. but do you think i could find vermiculite? nobody had it, nobody could get it. i looked everywhere, then finally found a little bag at an obscure store, it was bottom shelf WAY in the back, like it was forgotten. so that is my project for this long weekend! thanks, loving your videos. i never understood why people just 'buy' things, when the fun is in the making!.

[@IrenesDIY]

Wow, I've never thought finding vermiculite can be such a challenge! You could use sand or perlite instead, sand will make the finished "stone" much heavier and more uniform, and perlite works just like vermiculite, but it's white)

[@teresaholland4790]

Super cool idea 😎

[@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🥰💕

[@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

[@clej1]

This looks amazing! I love it! 😃🖤🌟

[@vladr-v7585]

Ирина,всегда смотрю Вас с удовольствием!😊

[@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

[@conradsteyn5034]

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

[@paulbusby7653]

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

[@hullabaloo-hcd]

Stunning

[@carlosrivas2012]

Queda muy bonito. Gracias por la idea.

[@flowerladyh38]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@raspberry9829]

Wow 😍 that's so wonderful

[@hookedonprjonrojas2314]

I’d love to make this

[@Thatsinteresting363]

Wow this is fantastic!

[@paulelstone2043]

for coloring cement, use white cement

[@danahessenius420]

I would love to try this! But I’m not able to print templates

[@bettyannecourtright4249]

Beautiful job. A lot of work

[@maia6812]

Simply amazing!

[@liftedbaybee]

amazing skills, love this!

[@hullabaloo-hcd]

Beautiful

[@myriamretamales5105]

Fantastic!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@andreasz-yo8jf]

This is amazing! How are the measurements in cm for your template? Thank you ❤

[@Ginger-xu2dg]

Thank you Soooo MUCH, 🕊️Dear!!! ✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨

[@joanmikasha-alexander8771]

Very nice thank you

[@preparingforalgebra7264]

wow well done, that sure looked difficult.

[@vanda1486]

❤amo muito seus trabalhos....nas restaurações fico horas de um a outro vídeo...o cenário é encantador