Nerdforge | Making A Magical FAIRY Lantern (with resin crystals!) @Nerdforge | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
I finally made a fairly nightlight! AD: Head to squarespace.com/nerdforge to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using NERDFORGE.

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I took a cheap lantern I found at a local dollar store and turned it into a fairy nightlight inspired by princess mononoke! It features polymer clay creatures and epoxy resin crystals!

🧰 MATERIALS:
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- Cheap lantern
- Translucent white polymer clay
- Black polymer clay
- Acrylic paints & black spray paint
- 4 white single LEDs (3V)
- 12V ice blue LED strips
- Female DC power plug
- Standard 12V 1A power supply
- Flat wires
- Epoxy resin
- Glitter flakes
- Blue resin pigment
- IKEA "Fejka" faux plants
- Diorama grass flock
- Exterior foam coat (ground texture)
- Diorama miniature ivy

🔨 TOOLS:
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- Mayku FormBox for vacuum forming
- Soldering iron and supplies
- Hot glue
- Oven


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