(DIY) COFFEE FILTER LANTERNS
Who doesn’t love statement décor that’s easy on the budget? This tutorial turns any $1 lantern into
statement room, party or outdoor décor!
words & images by TABITHA KEESE
YOU WILL NEED:
• 100-150 Coffee Filters
• Hot Glue Gun (and glue)
• Unsharpened pencil
• Paper lantern*
• String or ribbon of your choice
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Take a single coffee filter and fold the center over the pencil
2. Place a dab of hot glue on the filter area that falls on the pencil
3. Use the pencil to gently press the glued portion onto the lantern and hold
for 5 seconds
4. Repeat until the lantern is covered
5. Use string (or fishing wire) to hang.
* Note: a lighted lantern, purchased
from the Dollar Tree, was used for this
tutorial
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