Fall Lantern TutorialCreatively Sam's

When I put together my Fall Tablescape-3 Ways, the first tablescape had a Fall Lantern as the centerpiece. It is easy to make & can be easily removed after the season has changed. The same principal can be used for the upcoming Christmas season, simply by changing the ribbon and florals.

Here’s how I changed a plain lantern into a Fall lantern.

The lantern is a battery operated lantern with a timer. I like having the room lit at night with these. But, it is plain.

The first thing that I did to change it, was to make a bow from wire edged ribbon. I like this kind of ribbon for bow making because it’s so easy to fluff up the loops & make the bow look fuller.

I used long chenille stems to tie the bow together.

I added an extra long loop at the end. This will be your long tails.

Fold the large loop in half, then again in half, matching the wire edge.

Then I cut the ribbon in a slant cut. When the ribbon is opened, it forms a perfect V at the end.

Then with an extra piece of ribbon, I made an extra set of tails, repeating the V cut at the ends.

I used the chenille stem to anchor the ribbon to the top of the lantern. After it had been anchored, I added the extra tails to the back.

When it’s anchored to the top, fluff the bow.

Then I gathered up some Fall foliage. I used Fall leaves, berries and assorted flowers, cutting the stems about 1″ to 1 1/2″ long.

I also used some German Statice & some brown glitter branches that I found at Walmart in the Christmas section.

I started the bow arrangement by hot gluing in the Fall leaves. I only glued to the bow, not the lantern. This way it can be easily removed with out harming the finish on the lantern.

Once I’d gotten the leaves placed where I wanted them, I went on to adding the berries, branches, German Statice, and flowers between the bow’s loops. (When working with florals, use odd numbers. It’s more pleasing to the eye)