Candle Lanterns Made Using Clay

These cute candle lanterns are perfect for creating a village or a forest themed setting for Christmas. Sandra shows you how to create these nifty little things at home.

Her website is in Swedish but she provides instructions in English as well (scroll to the bottom).

Original tutorial no longer exists, but we have got these instructions from the website:

How to make these cute candle lanterns / votives for Christmas.

You’ll need:
Air Dry Clay
A rolling pin
A knife and something to make patterns with (I used the end of a brush)
Led tea lights

Work with a piece at a time and roll it out as thick as you like. Make a cone-template as shown above and trim the edges. Press together to form a cone and start making your pattern. Let the cone dry for a while and trim the edges using a wet sponge. Once it’s completely dry it’s ready to shine some light – just use led tea lights. Okay?

Original tutorial is from here but doesn’t exist anymore (Using Wayback Machine)

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Quilt Sizes

Wall Hanging: 30″ × 40″ (3 rows)
Lap Quilt: 50″ × 60″ (5 rows)
Twin Quilt: 70″ × 90″ (7 rows, repeat blocks or add more rows)

Materials

Fat quarters or scraps in orange, black, purple, gray, and green
2–3 yards of background fabric (black or low-volume gray/white for contrast)
Batting and backing fabric (see size chart above)
Thread in coordinating colors

Row Designs

Row 1: Pumpkin Parade

Block size: 8″ × 8″ pumpkins with stems
Technique: Half-square triangles + rectangles
Layout: 5–6 pumpkins across

Row 2: Ghost Row

Block size: 6″ × 8″
Technique: Simple rectangles with curved or zigzag base (appliqué eyes optional)
Layout: 5–7 ghosts floating across the row

Row 3: Bats in Flight

Block size: 4″ × 8″
Technique: Flying geese blocks with added triangles for “wings”
Layout: A row of bats swooping across the night sky

Row 4: Crescent Moon + Stars

Block size: 10″ × 10″
Technique: Drunkard’s Path curves (for the moon) or appliqué, with small star blocks as fillers
Layout: 3–4 moons per row

Row 5: Haunted Houses

Block size: 12″ wide × 10″ tall
Technique: Simple house block with peaked roof and square windows (appliqué windows optional in yellow fabric for a “glowing light” effect)
Layout: 3–4 houses with background sashing in between

Assembly

Sew each row separately. Focus on accurate piecing and pressing seams to keep rows straight.
Square up each row to the same width (add background strips if needed).
Join rows with sashing (2″ wide strips recommended) to separate the designs and add visual breathing room.
Add outer borders (optional) for extra size and frame the quilt.
Layer, quilt, and bind. Straight-line quilting works beautifully on this design, or try free-motion bats and spiderwebs if you’re feeling adventurous.