15 Magical Christmas Luminaries That Will Light Up Your Heart
DIY Christmas Luminaries That Will Light Up Your Heart
Create the warmest and coziest ambiance in your home with some lovely DIY Christmas luminaries! When we’re talking about lighting, the traditional Christmas tree is a must. But in this post, we will be looking into other creative means of lighting up the house! These ideas will make your home look warm and lovely. It will make your guests stay longer! Without further ado, let’s see what we have here.
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1. Tin Can Wall
Upcycle old tin cans into beautiful wall luminaries! Decorate them easily with gift wraps for that seasonal twist. You can try putting magnetic strip at the back to put them up onto wall surfaces like a fridge. The idea above uses jute cord to hang them up and around. You could do the same and instead of tying them together, try using hot glue gun instead. It saves the hassle of having to tie them up and it’s faster to get it done that way too! For safety reason, it might be best to use battery-operated tea light candles instead of the real candles. This is important especially when you have kids that loves to run into walls.
2. Christmas Tree Mason Jar Votive
This easy piece of craft involves cutting out tree shapes out of painter’s tape. It is then sticked onto the mason jar surface before painted with chalk paint. Let it dry before pulling the tape out and revealing a nice see-through glass surface. Fill in the jar with some epsom salt to give it some elevation before placing the votive inside. Try out other patterns like deer head, candy cane or the good old J.O.Y.
3. Porcelain Holiday Tree Lights
Yes, this involves porcelain but don’t let that get to you! Try out a new material and who knows, you might love it! You can use a cardboard as template for to hold the porcelain in shape. Use parchment paper so that the clay doesn’t stick onto it. Find out more tips on how to make this beauty via the tutorial link below. In the end, you’ll have pretty little cones that you can put out side the house. It’s weight should provide all the support it needs to keep your tea light in place from slightly strong winds. Then, its time to decorate everywhere with it!
4. Paper Cube String Light
String light happens to be the most common item we have for festive decorations. Instead of hanging up plain ones, why not give it a fresh look with this idea! It basically involves a little bit of origami. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be making these in no time! It’s a fun little activity that you can do with your family too!
Related: 16 Lovely Indoor String Light Decor
5. Star Luminaries
Giant stars! That’s an unusual sight for Christmas! It basically involves getting a giant star and run through the string lights around it. Hang them around especially the front porch for that stunning view that will surely get you some attention! Your neighbours and guests will go wow all the way this Christmas!
6. Photo Paper Snowflakes
Add some festive vibe in your abode with these easy DIY luminaries! It basically involves wrapping paper with winter patterns around a glass. Then, you can put a tea light candle into these glasses. They’re kinda like lantern with a glass layer between the paper and the candle. Christmas decoration can be this easy!
7. Galaxy on Terra Firma, Luminaria
Go cheap and elegant with this wonderful luminary idea! You’ll need paper bags which you can put patterns all over it with paper puncher. You can get star-shaped paper puncher here. Then, put votives inside. The paper bag would’ve act as a filter for the light. Hence, you’ll get a soft romantic glow around it. It’s nice if you want to setup a cozy and warm ambiance with it.
8. Glowing Winter Forest
This is amazing! It’s a simple construction of cutout deer and tree shape placed as layers in front of each other. Some of the tree pieces have star shapes in them to allow more light to seep through. Ideally you could use battery-operated votives for this. But, you might have to make a space large enough to slip it in.
9. Forest Pallet Wood
Finally, an outdoor piece that your garden deserves! A little bit of wood-working is required to shape the wooden pieces into desired shapes of houses and trees. Each piece has different height and is placed on front of each other. You can make a small shelve behind each piece to put in the candles and lights. It’s probably the easiest if you just wrap it around with string lights.
10. Christmas Window Decoration
This idea will really make your windows look stunning from outside! The window is often one of the most neglected parts of the house when it comes to Christmas decoration. But, it won’t be that way anymore with this great idea! You can get pretty much any silhouette patterns you need online. Just print and cut it out. Then, paste it on the window. This can really be a great home project to spend quality time with the kids. Remember to put the votives behind it so it’ll look great in the night.
11. Cranberry Christmas Centerpieces
The color contrast of red and green is the best combination you need to make a centerpiece that really catches the eye. Oh wait, put a candle in there and make the whole thing really pop! You can use faux greens for this. Fill it with water and pop some reddish cranberries inside. Use them to secure the candle in place before lighting it up.
12. Screen-wrapped Mason Jar Christmas Luminary
Do proceed with care as wire mesh is involved in this project. There’s only 4 materials needed for this amazing lighting that you could use to light up the walkway – votives, wire mesh, gauge wire and mason jar. The wire mesh needs to be in 21 in x 24 in. Wrap the mason jar with it and secure it with gauge wire. Light up the votives and put it in. Now, decorate all over the place with it! Have fun!
13. Merry Christmas Luminaries With Paper Cups
Just from the title alone, you can pretty much figure out how it goes with this idea. You can reuse paper cups for this awesome idea! Sketch out the letters to serve as guideline before cutting them. Because it is paper cup after all, using battery operated tea lights may be a wiser choice. Finally, arrange them nicely by the window.
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14. Ice Luminaries
These ice balls are glowing! So cool! To create this illusion, you need to make a lot of ice balls. Fill in balloons with water till desired size and throw them into the freezer. Then, you’ll have ice balls. Next, is to get some tea lights. Put the ice balls on top of the tea lights and it will shine through.
15. Ice Lantern
This is fabulous lantern designed for outdoors unless your home is as cold as outside. To make this, fill a large bucket with water, add a smaller bucket (anchored with weights like rocks) to the middle and fill the space in between with colorful items such as slices of citrus. Freeze and remove the center bucket by adding hot water to loosen it. Add a candle to the center and set outside on the porch.
