Fairy Lantern Tutorial 

Could be fun to make them together!

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.

+Nichola Battilana I agree

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

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Gone mad or what

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

*facepalm* That's cheesier than pizza bro

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

Hahahaha yea

haha classic

@Warren Carlos haha

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

Nichola Battilana aw thank you 😊

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

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

+Khean Abdon thanks a bunch!

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

+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

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

+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.)

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!

+Rachel Brugioni that's great!

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

thanks!

+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.

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

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

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

Girls can like dragons and boys can like fairies?

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

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

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the nice words. If you're in the US you can try gslcuts.com They manufacture the cutouts I use and have a horse shape set here: goo.gl/09dxAy

+Lalita Solomon you can purchase the cut outs here goo.gl/UEYFjQ but you can absolutely experiment and see what works best for you.

+Kolleen O' brien the full supply list with links is here: blog.pixiehill.com/2015/12/fairy-lantern-with-tutorial.html

+benkenobisgirl give it a try! No harm in experimenting :)

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

+littlered13 thanks for asking. Sorry if this is a bit long. It simply means you can't make this exact project commercially (to make money) or get paid to teach this exact project to others. You can give them away, make them for fun, make as a group project but if you want to sell them you'll have to add your own dose of awesomeness. If you're representing yourself as a maker/crafter/artist, and you want to sell something similar, you should be adding your own style and altering the project, not selling knockoffs. There's no reason to copy this project exactly, there are 100's of years of creative inspiration to draw upon! Check out shadow puppetry (which is what this project was inspired by), magic lanterns, hand shadows, Victorian silhouettes. I absolutely, totally, 100% encourage people to add their own flair, to be inspired and to make their own version of this project... just don't sell exact replicas. Think of it this way, you wouldn't copy a book word for word. You'd be inspired and tell your own story. People don't need to copy, they need to create.

If I place mine in a window I can see the silhouette effect. If the light is quite strong from behind you should be able to see them. Hope that helps!

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

Cc Santana you can use printer paper or alternatively photo paper. Also there are hundreds of fairy silhouettes on the Internet

+goldiealexander78 give it a try! Experimenting is half the fun of making.