Fairy Lantern Tutorial

Create a cute as buttons fairy in a jar lantern that can be used as a nightlight or magical accent.
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FAQ: pixiehill.com/lanterns.html
Please DO make for friends, as gifts, as a group project but remember that making them commercially (including teaching as a paid class) is not permitted.
Inspired? Great! Please remember to tell people what inspired you and provide credit.
**DO NOT USE REAL CANDLES FOR THIS PROJECT!!!**
Created by: Nichola Battilana
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Project created for: Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts gslcuts.com
Music: "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@marymerlee]

Hi Nichola! I live in a 55+ community in the desert of Southern California. In looking for a project for our (mostly) ladies to do in our arts and crafts room I decided to share this with them. My was it a hit!!!! We just changed the tissue paper to frosted spray paint and we all just took off with it. Everyone was so absorbed and happy with the results. We did buy the fairy cuts from Gypsy Soul and they worked great! Thank you for sharing.

[@siliinnorway]

I love your comment at the end! I agree! Never put real fairies in to jars. :D

[@casondrairvin7662]

Awesome! Wonderful gift for my young granddaughters! Every time they visit I have a surprise for them. Buying "junk" items from store is very boring. Thanks so much for inspiring video. We can always make these together also. Of course I will use glue gun for safety.

[@louisedery1049]

Could be fun to make them together!

[@DesignsbyJoanieL]

I loved these fairy lamps. My granddaughter will love getting one of these. Your tutorial was given quite well, leaving the viewer with all needed information to complete one of these cuties!

[@pamelaj7943]

I used a swirly-patterned tissue which gave it a Van Gogh effect. I also used little monster silhouettes for Halloween lanterns.

[@Mary-qx1zf]

Thank you so much for shairing :) and I love how you even added the fact how fairies are to be respected not captures. We love our fairy friends and would never cause them harm but some people especially young ones don't know any better. Blessings to you

[@PixieHillStudio]

Thank you +mary bratcher :) We're very mindful of respecting the wee folk here. Fairy play is fun, but it's important to be considerate of real faeries.

[@Mary-qx1zf]

+Nichola Battilana I agree

[@susanhahaj3647]

I have become OBSESSED with making the fairy jars 🌸 thank you so much for the tutorial 💕

[@marykeiks2602]

so adorable... I think the fairy it's safe and comfortable... so cute and charming

[@ampsbucant7804]

the lantern is AWSOME, AMAZING, SPECTACULAR

[@patrickgallant2450]

Lovely. This is going to be a great gift for a fairy lover I know. Can't wait to make it.

[@lalitatiny]

I have no words t thank you for your prompt reply , Its not possible to buy online ,will try to make my own fairy......I live in INDIA................Loved your fairy jars...........God bless

[@qtmelly2012]

Such a sweet idea! Ideal presents for children and grown-ups alike!

[@kheanabdon2925]

You're shirt and the lantern were amazing!

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Khean Abdon thanks a bunch!

[@emilyjensen1777]

I like your shirt!! Harry potter all the way!

[@kellycantu5324]

I absolutely love this idea. I just came across this video on Facebook and I'm going to make this as an addition to my unborn's nursery! I yet to find out the gender but if it's a girl, I'm doing this same way with a fairy but if I have a boy, I'm thinking a wolf maybe! Thank you so much for making this! Just subscribed to your channel as well! Can't wait to browse and see what other wonderful ideas you've come up with!

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Kelly Cantu thanks a bunch for the nice words! Best wishes to the little bundle on the way.

[@Taitcreates639]

Was sent by Noreen Burke to your channel, love this beautiful idea. Tfs

[@rosejames1436]

Adorable! Great project for the grandkids!

[@rupalikalra3197]

So impressed from you nicola

[@KaraMarie23]

Putting real fairies in jars would be Fairy abusive.... Get it😂🙈

[@krystal5005]

*facepalm* That's cheesier than pizza bro

[@louisedery1049]

Got it, not to mention the fairy police will find you and your crafting days will be limited!

[@gabrielacordova1382]

Hahahaha yea

[@shelbyk2193]

haha classic

[@shelbyk2193]

@Warren Carlos haha

[@1pinkypo]

Wow I love them they would look amazing in summer round the garden

[@joywalsh6150]

I love these! My fairies in my garden wouldn't come indoors but I've a feeling these would blend in really well on some window sills! I wonder if by changing the colour of the paper you could personalise them?

[@karenbrown1311]

I love ALL of your stuff. Would that I could be this creative!

[@807Crochet]

I can’t thank you enough for this beautiful idea❤❤❤

[@Molbella]

Excellent video and a great way to create an easy craft for creative little minds.

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Molbella 2015 thank you! I've seen some of the results from little crafty people and they do me proud!

[@OrangeBlossomMilk]

im actually slightly obsessed with this idea!🙊 I'm going to make it for my little sister as a birthday present! i can't wait

[@PixieHillStudio]

+jami s good luck and happy birthday to your sister! I hope she loves it.

[@OrangeBlossomMilk]

Nichola Battilana aw thank you 😊

[@HiItsIrene]

I JUST NOTICED YOUR T-SHIRT, LOVE IT

[@MademoiselleAsphodel]

They are adorable! Love these!!

[@gretiikovacs]

I like your T-shirt!!! And this tutorial was amazing!!

[@PixieHillStudio]

thanks!

[@samharman198]

Love love love this idea.

[@TheDragonFanatic1989]

Love this tutorial. I am so going to make some of these for halloween with halloween cut outs and some for Christmas as well

[@rosersmiles4678]

your so talented.^-^.awesome video.and great idea. those lanterns are so cute.

[@lucilehall9315]

Beautiful! I think I just found my craft project for my next Ladies' Tea.

[@spg35fem]

i bought some of the fairy cutouts and intend to use them in the fairy lanterns as wedding decorations. they're so fun and whimsical! thanks for sharing the tutorial :)

[@fifearte]

Felicitaciones Nichola, maravillosos trabajos. Muchas gracias por compartir

[@kayleighbonner7746]

felipe berrios njusjadjfj

[@Purplemoonscape]

love the fact that you are wearing a platform 9 3/4" t shirt!!!!

[@noahsmommytn23]

Omg that's beautiful. I want to make one for my niece she would love it so much!

[@theorganicbeautygardenbyma5980]

Love your creations! Looking forward to making some for birthday gifts. No real fairies of course...

[@FairiesOfDarkness]

yep, this definitely belongs to "things that make me happy" =D

[@richayadav915]

impressive n amazing adorable I'll certainly give it a try to make it this Christmas

[@germaine734]

Beautiful and gorgeous! had to laugh at the last statement! thank you for sharing.

[@PixieHillStudio]

+jerrygermaine fryc thank you for watching to the end ;)

[@suebowen9876]

Thanks for this lovely project and promise to take care of my fairies

[@gizanluca7944]

Very very very nice! I loved!!!

[@Madridcat03]

LOVE it!! thanks a lot for the tutorial and sharing your creations!! I just LOVE it!! :)

[@Canadian693]

Love it, TFS. Going to make some for sure, just need to find some fairies. Also new subbie here and nice to meet another Canadian!

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Marieville55 how's it goin', eh? Ha! You can get the cut outs from alphastamps.com who will ship internationally.

[@bugzybug3]

beautifu, luv ur creativity ❤

[@nrmejia]

beautiful. awesome project! thank you for sharing. love it

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Norma Gomez (Creative Imagination) thanks a bunch :)

[@beckygarcia1436]

can't wait to try it

[@jeff94582]

LOVED your comment.......I am sorry to say, I DID put a real Fairy in a jar once, What happened makes me sad......I don't want to talk about it.........

[@PixieHillStudio]

I don't blame you for not wanting to talk about it! I'm sure it was a traumatic experience for all involved.

[@joshuaframpton4752]

jeff94582 n

[@reenabokaria2638]

Gone mad or what

[@louisedery1049]

Ugh this post totally ruined my day (*-*)

[@italianrayray23]

I made mine slightly different but they still turned out amazing thank you for this inspiration

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Rachel Brugioni that's great!

[@TerryScrapbooking]

just magical!!

[@saloni3962]

that was soo pretty.

[@CosmosFiddler]

Ive been thinking about doing this for months. I shopped around for all the supplies I wanted to use. I had to wait several weeks for the fairy cut outs. Tonight I started and found out wow, this is harder than she makes it look. The tissue paper breaks very easily and it didn't lay as neatly for me. Mine has ripples in it due to brush strokes. Somehow I got the idea I needed to paint the glue on the jar and over the tissue paper. So, I'm waiting for them to dry now. Maybe it will be awesome and different. But the tutorial's surface is so gauzy and smooth. I'm kinda disappointed it wasn't as easy after all the $ I put into it. I don't know how hard it would be to start over with these same jars.

[@PixieHillStudio]

+CosmosFiddler it might take a little practice to get the hang of handling the tissue. Please do NOT spend loads of money on this project. Use cheap school glue to cover the jars and discount store gift bag tissue. (Heck, you can even use glass food jars from your recycle bin to save further money.) A few suggestions: Don't fuss with the paper too much. Many wrinkles will work themselves out as the glue/paper dries. Work quickly. The longer the paper is wet with glue, the weaker it becomes and more likely it is to tear. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but you really do want to use cheap runny glue for the paper part. Thicker glue will pull at the paper and is more likely to cause it to tear. Save the good stuff for applying glitter and decorations. And if none of that works? Don't worry about it! Not every project works for everyone. (I can't knit to save my life.)

[@CosmosFiddler]

The glue dried and Im satisfied. The appearance is like crackled glass and the fairies are quite visible so I think it will be ok. I did use jars from peanut butter we ate over months and months because I like the idea of recycling, which drew me to this project in the first place. I was going to try to recycle gifted tissue paper in pastel colors but the first I used shredded under the brush. I finally got 6 jars done now. Tomorrow, glitter and decorating. I'll improvise on the rest!

[@iannytabale8994]

i love your shirt 😍

[@lalitatiny]

You are a sweetheart , helping me so promptly , if by any chance i succseed to make one , I would like to show it to you . HOW?????? My daughter 's birthday is in March , will try something...........God bless .....

[@d.rubyleetarot7642]

I super LUV these....thank you!

[@annamarie65]

i cant wait to make these, they are so cute, but i think i will do the baby dragons she mentioned and the butterfly ones...

[@scrapeahappy]

Very Pretty! Fun project!! I need to come up with a design for a boy!!

[@PixieHillStudio]

+scrapeahappy how about cars, trucks, ninjas, zombies, dragons? Not exclusively liked by boys but maybe more suited to your boy ;)

[@klickwitch3612]

+scrapeahappy Boys can make fairy jars too. But if your child isn't interested in Fairies, you can switch up the silhouette with anything. Dragons, marine animals, insects, mythical monsters, ect

[@mackenzieking2066]

this is amazing i am making this for my nanny for her birthday :D

[@soujanyakrao]

Tried it and love it!!

[@gonebutnotforgotten]

Wow! This is awesome. Thank you for sharing.

[@strandnixe1]

Absolutely fantastic idea. Love, love it. TFs HUgs Beate

[@iliana4326]

AMAZING JUST AMAZING I LOVE IT PPL OUT THERE DONT U AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Beachnut1962]

I love these! Thank you for sharing!

[@iliana4326]

you have earned that many likes and subs!!!!

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Ilianaboo thanks :) I appreciate that.

[@CandyLamb]

LOVE! I'm so making these!

[@Kenowriter1]

This is such a great gift idea. I love it.. Thank you so much. I have to try it...!!!!!

[@manasdas8309]

What is the height and width of the bottle ?! Thankyou . Had fun watching this video !✌🏼

[@ΚατερίναΧριστοφόρου]

WOW!!it's great idea..i'm going to do it but i have a question..the fairy cutouts can be out of paper too???

[@scrappinkar1]

This is so amazing!

[@cecipreciosa1]

I LOVE YOUR WORK !!!

[@thedailysarah]

This is beatiful, thanks for sharing

[@louisedery1049]

Nichola, if you put a real fairy into a jar the fairy police will find you! LOL

[@jennglow4647]

So pretty😃

[@boraFAZER1]

I loved the idea!

[@meldonmcclarney9349]

When saying use tissue paper....like tissue paper you would put in a gift bag? Just making sure I have everything before I start this project. Also you mentioned using a thinner glue than school glue, what do you suggest? Would mod podge glitter work for the glitter glue portion?

[@ld34gldtr]

Beautiful, TFS, Tonia xx

[@GrandmaSandy]

love it !!!! i can't wait to do my own can't wait to see more

[@magnetictaho]

Thank you! this is exactly what my friend wanted and now I can make him one. Superb tutorial :D

[@cherylmendenhall8795]

Beautiful!

[@shirleyping7058]

Love this project!!

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Shirley Ping thanks!

[@meganscott5]

I was just wondering why you need two different types of glue? What are each of the glues used for, what parts?

[@macmomma11]

LOVELOVELOVE these!

[@etoileblue]

Soo pretty

[@Viperdwarrior177]

I love your idea of making fairy lantern. Can you please tell me how you created these fairy figures?

[@diethildbrodersen1529]

i love how you advise people not to put real fairies into jars :-)

[@PixieHillStudio]

Some people don't know any better and we don't want them getting pinched ;)

[@Christirenee93]

I noticed you're wearing a Platform 9 3/4 shirt! That's awesome! if I could post pictures on here, I'd show you the one my friend made for my little Wizard. it's Cornish Pixies!

[@PixieHillStudio]

That sounds like so much fun! Watch out though, those Cornish Pixies can be cheeky stinkers.

[@Christirenee93]

+Nichola Battilana Of course! I definitely won't let them out. I can only imagine what they would do to my cats.

[@abbybesse1687]

I love this project! I want to make one!

[@dinaadam329]

Amazing idea but can I ask how you lock the jar if the candle in

[@nuttynerak1]

They are so pretty thank you!

[@nicoleshivers478]

You glue on the jar and gently rub glue on the top of the tissue?

[@ebrenalmodo7156]

Is it candle inside the jar? By the way it's wonderful! I'm asking it because it's hard to get little lights in my city so I was wondering if I could replace it with real candles. than you!

[@soniaSilva-ot5rj]

que trabalho lindo!!!! Parabéns!!!

[@TayMayde]

That's soo cute! Question - can we use different color glitter or is it highly recommended to use white glitter?

[@wickedanjel1919]

These will be perfect gifts for all my godbabies...fairies for the girls n dragons for the boys...lol...1 question...which size fairies did u use or do i just need buy all 3 sizes??

[@PixieHillStudio]

+Wicked Anjel for standard pint sized jars I'd suggest medium or small if they are on the smallish jam sort of size.

[@chocolate11193]

Girls can like dragons and boys can like fairies?

[@nonutsnorris]

I keep ripping the paper !! Grrrr, but the wrinkles give it a frosted affect ! :)

[@lovealways_alexa]

nonutsnorris did you let it dry with the tissue paper? I just started and wanted things to be perfect myself. 😅

[@gintow1977]

Beautiful craft! But don't like the wrinkles of the paper. Have you ever tried using frosted glass spray instead of covering the container with paper?

[@PixieHillStudio]

+DALMAR TORRES yes! A few things to consider: the spray is much more expensive than using tissue, more toxic, and takes longer, can drip, and requires several layers for decent coverage. To avoid the wrinkles using paper make sure to use thin, inexpensive, school glue, apply a liberal coating the jar, place the paper and smooth, then apply more glue on the outside. Applied neatly, and well saturated with glue, the paper should dry taut with no wrinkles.

[@gintow1977]

+Nichola Battilana thanks for the advise!!! I want to make them for my wedding, replacing the fairy with a couple silhouette.

[@dottieerickson8101]

Very Nice. Thank you for sharing. Happy Holidays : )

[@sheridanmartin7345]

Which tissue paper is this? Can you link it here

[@heathersmith132]

I just Bought some cut outs and intend to make these for my co workers!! hope it turns out well!! not crafty savvy LOL

[@PixieHillStudio]

+primetime gaming just take your time, don't get too fussy, and I'm sure you'll do a great job :)

[@christineparker6745]

You are amazing! Thanks for sharing and also for the warning not to put real fairies into jars. They don't like that!