Waldorf lantern

In the spirit of Martinmas, I've come up with something to share with you . Now, I've never written a tutorial...so, bear that in mind as you wade through this long strand of mediocre photos and murky instructions. Hopefully by the end, though, you'll have enough clear information to create these lovelies for your own. So, you begin with watercolor paper that has been painted (and dried)...this size happens to be 11x15 and makes a lantern that is roughly 6" tall and 4" square. Any size…

This classic Waldorf method of making beautiful, translucent lanterns by using vegetable oil is tried and true - works every time! What you need:Part 1: The Background Painting • Watercolor pad (I used this one) • Semi-moist watercolors (I used this brand) • Sharp pencil • Black felt pen (I used this brand) • Several different sized brushes (I like these) • Sharp scissorsPart 2: Making the Lantern • Vegetable Oil (I used olive oil) • Large brush • Stapler • School Glue • Cheese Box (I used a…

This is a sponsored post The idea was for the playgroup children to make their own Waldorf lanterns this year. We made a good start, with most of the children colouring their watercolour paper and painting them in olive oil. The oil does a very special ~ and I think magical job ~ it turns the watercolour paper semi translucent. Allowing the candlelight to shine through ? Then we had a public holiday and many of us ended up with colds. So Max and I ended up finishing the lanterns ready for…

Today we are celebrating the Winter Solstice, the beginning of winter and the darkest day of the year. We made watercolor Solstice candle lanterns (inspired by Garden Mama), one painted in hues to remind us of the night and wintertime and one painted to invoke thoughts of warm days and sunsets. Both are brightly burning...

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Franziska Shelton // Arts & Crafts on Instagram: "I have been wanting to try this for two years and I finally got the chance to 🤭. How CUTE are the little lantern children against the watercolor background of this classic round Waldorf lantern? I am obsessed!! 🤩 What do you think????? I love using a hand knitted rope to string up this sort of lantern and ONLY use LED candles when taking this lantern on a walk. If you want to make the base of the lantern more stable, you can glue on an…

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Franziska Shelton // Arts & Crafts on Instagram: "🏮Miniature Waldorf Lanterns 🏮 Definitely be sure to SAVE this one for later and then watch until the end for the cutest reveal! Martinmas might be over now, but lantern season has only just begun 💁‍♀️. These miniature Waldorf lanterns take less than 5 minutes each to make and make for SUCH cute Christmas ornaments OR they can be turned into a sweet string of lights. Directions: 1. Use a sheet of watercolor paper and a pencil to create…