DIY Japanese lantern anyone can build!

Hi everyone and welcome to my channel. Today I'll show you how to make a Japanese inspired stone lantern using simple and affordable materials.
TEMPLATES:
Lantern roof - middle part: drive.google.com/file/d/12JEw...
Lantern roof - main part:
drive.google.com/file/d/1co7q...
Lantern roof - side part
drive.google.com/file/d/1ILak...
Lantern main body - sidewall:
drive.google.com/file/d/1H94A...
Lantern main body - mold bottom:
drive.google.com/file/d/15x9C...
Lantern bottom - side: drive.google.com/file/d/1nsCC...
LIST OF MATERIALS:
Here is the list of materials you'll need to make the lantern:
Cement www.homedepot.com/p/Lehigh-94...
Peat moss amzn.to/3xKTBQg
Vermiculite
amzn.to/3aXs7y9
www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-2-...
Chicken wire www.homedepot.com/p/YARDGARD-...
Heavy duty tape
amzn.to/3mJReHg
amzn.to/3aR8FTy
Cardboard
Foam board www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Cor...
Amazon: amzn.to/3NQtoFN
The video with hypertuda recipe: • Making hypertufa plant...
The other DIYs for a garden that might be interesting for you: • Garden DIYs

[@danmakovskey8823]

Super 👏👏👏👏

[@flowerladyh38]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@patspikes8492]

Very amazing!

[@ruchichouhankhan9037]

Brilliant

[@user-mi5wf2jx2d]

Impressive!

[@myriamretamales5105]

Fantastic!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@hullabaloo-hcd]

Beautiful

[@GaniFREERANGE]

Beautiful ❤️❤️

[@hangkimsmith5146]

YOU DO A GREAT JOB SWEETHEART.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cybergarden7389]

Good job!

[@teresaholland4790]

Super cool idea 😎

[@LS-kg6my]

GREAT JOB!!

[@hullabaloo-hcd]

Stunning

[@dominiqueparizel-smith8259]

BRAVO !!!

[@debralegge8513]

Amazing❤

[@Thatsinteresting363]

Wow this is fantastic!

[@beckyhiggins3144]

You are AMAZING!

[@Ginger-xu2dg]

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

[@meggygurova7273]

Wow! 😍😍😍

[@liftedbaybee]

amazing skills, love this!

[@hookedonprjonrojas2314]

I’d love to make this

[@lizlopez6474]

You’re amazing!

[@cherie-shawnhime1893]

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

[@w1ldgeese]

Wow😮

[@chunri1626]

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

[@hullabaloo-hcd]

Yes please

[@kmwrites7456]

Wow!

[@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.

[@paulelstone2043]

ululately magic

[@arthandmade741]

I just found Chanel. Thank you very much

[@ellenbarnett5199]

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

[@HangNguyen-dl5op]

❤️❤️❤️

[@preparingforalgebra7264]

wow well done, that sure looked difficult.

[@nancychannel8513]

Goodness, you are so talented

[@IrenesDIY]

Thank you)

[@hollyhold562]

Yes, perfectly expressed 🦄🎊🎉🎀🎈

[@jamestang3295]

Very delailing instructions. Thanks for sharing.

[@hollyhold562]

What a lovely, lovely make!

[@ClauzZulmerch-kp1dt]

Thank you Irene, great and beautiful result!!

[@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.

[@maia6812]

Simply amazing!

[@tonyaclaxton4925]

I love the Japanese theme gardens very beautiful

[@vladr-v7585]

❤

[@Ginger-xu2dg]

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

[@bus535joyfully3]

Love the lantern!

[@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.

[@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🥰

[@Helga-fe5xl]

I always wondered how these were made

[@ku71111]

Good job

[@jensingerlady]

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

[@susanhard393]

Very creative, talented lady! Thank you !

[@judepicton6252]

Tremendous achievement, fascinating to watch from start to finish .

[@Okay_okaudx]

💜

[@emmaderuiter5192]

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

[@soniaperrotta6112]

Wow! U are ⭐️! Fantastic result!

[@ashrafayiroor1155]

You are really gifted with talent 🎉

[@darlenemartinez384]

Amazing!❤

[@elizabethjooste8526]

Your lantern is beautiful!

[@martinemjt]

wow! A++++ amazing!

[@createwithbarbbl4125]

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

[@bondpaz]

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

[@lissetteahumada6289]

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

[@swishh55]

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

[@michelewelisevich8808]

That turned out lovely!

[@alisonmoosa382]

Beautiful👏👏Thank you for the tutorial🤩🤩

[@mariavpaul1770]

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

[@demetricwright5224]

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

[@swipestripe]

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

[@boards.sailfish]

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

[@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! 🤗💜💜💜

[@paulelstone2043]

for coloring cement, use white cement

[@merrylmarsh9037]

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

[@raspberry9829]

Wow 😍 that's so wonderful

[@tammimullen9456]

Awesome job !!! 💜👍👍👍👏👏👏🥰

[@fludrbywest3886]

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

[@michelemaliano7860]

It’s really pretty and I like the organic look of it. It fits more with nature.

[@veronicaalessandrello1022]

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

[@teddeonarine6281]

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

[@jaimeriquelme6727]

Excellent job 👏 👍 👌 congrats from Sydney, cheers.

[@riverriverbent5318]

just beautiful 👏

[@lechatbotte.]

I love it

[@bettyannecourtright4249]

Beautiful job. A lot of work

[@carlosrivas2012]

Queda muy bonito. Gracias por la idea.

[@Momcat6]

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

[@TuckerSP2011]

I think it turned out beautifully!

[@yvarruresibilia5217]

Thank you for Asheee with us

[@miriamehlers1651]

Parabéns...Maravilhoso

[@orawanjan3442]

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

[@songbird3094]

I love this, it's beautiful.

[@truebeliever8320]

👍🏿.........*

[@c9sus4]

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

[@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!

[@chrisjackson2345]

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

[@missmarymac9192]

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

[@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!

[@MermaidTreasureHunter]

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

[@juliagarrison9005]

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

[@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

[@sventer198]

This is beautiful but if you want light coloured concrete you need to use white cement.

[@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 🌻🌼🦋🐞🌻🌼🦋🐞

[@veronicawhite398]

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

[@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