What you'll make
As the light fades, a row of old tins along the aisle starts to glow, throwing little stars and hearts of light across the grass and the hem of the dress. Guests always lean in to see how you did it, and the honest answer is a hammer, a nail and an empty tomato tin. Each lantern costs about £0.41.
Materials (per item)
- large empty food tin · 1 tin (800 g size)becomes the lantern body£0.00
- battery tea light · 1lights the tin from inside£0.33
- jute string · 1.4 mwraps the rim and ties a bow£0.08
- DIY cost each£0.41
Tools
- Hammer
- Nails in two sizes (about 3 mm and 4 mm thick)
- Old towel
- Marker pen
- Paper and sticky tape
- Work gloves
- Small metal file
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