Saturday, November 5, 2011

Ice Lanterns

Looking for some fun, affordable winter fun? Look no further....

Ice Lanterns

Fill a large cup with water about halfway. Place a smaller cup inside of larger cup. Weight it down with stones. Place outside to freeze. Living in a warmer climate? No problem. Place in freezer.

Once frozen, remove the ice using warm water. Turn upside down over a tea light and you have a wonderful ice lantern. Can be used as a table centerpiece decorated with greenery. Makes a great lantern to light up your walkway.

Tips
Stay away from paper cups as they tend to tear once frozen.
Experiment with varying sizes. I used a bucket once to make longer lasting lanterns for outside.
Use as an ice cup for juice. Will melt in your fingers, but what fun!

3 comments:

Liz Mays said...

What a cute idea!!! I'll bet it sparkles beautifully.

The Blonde Duck said...

Awesome idea!

Ma What's 4 dinner said...

OH MY GOSH! Brilliant! I can't wait to try this. The boys are going to love it!

Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
www.mawhats4dinner.com