The candle advertised that it would last up to 60 hours. Tah-Daaaaaaahhhh! Turn it on and watch it flicker and glow! I was happy to see that Cam had a much easier time turning on the switch than I did since his fingers are small enough to fit into the hole.
Now hot glue the handle lid to the bottom (closed) end of the jar and screw the candle lid onto the former top (open) end of the jar. Draw a circle around the votive for reference and then hot glue it down.Ĩ. Line up your votive on the inside of the lid so the switch is centered over the hole. You can use an exacto knife to cut off any extra plastic.ħ.
Now drill a larger hole into the bottom of the second lid. Pinch the ends of the wire or knot the ends of the rope to keep them put.Ħ. Thread the ends of the wire or rope through the two holes. Try to line them up directly across from each other.ĥ. Now you need to drill a hole on either side of one of your lids. I used a glue stick to glue the ends of the three papers together before taping them together to form a tube. Measure and cut three pieces of waxed paper to fit around the inside of the jar with just 1/4" or so of overlap.ģ. You only need the lid from the second container.Ģ. Clean out one of your empty jars and take any sticky lable goo off of the outside with something like Goo Gone. Wax paper (although any white paper will do: freezer paper, parchment, printer, etc.)ġ. Two empty identical plastic jars with lids from peanut butter, mayonaise or any other recyclable I found mine at the $ store but since LED lights are becoming so popular you can find these votives almost anywhere. The best thing is that it was constructed using materials that I already had on hand along with a very nifty little battery operated votive candle that really flickers.
#Diy camping lantern portable
So, taking the role of the ever-encouraging mom and wife I decided to make the kids a portable "Coleman" lantern for their indoor journeys under tents made of sheets and chairs. This, of course, excites their nature-loving outdoorsdad who would-if-he-could live high on a mountaintop in a cabin built of sticks. Maybe its cabin fever or just another whim but the boys have recently taken a strong interest in camping.
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