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DIY Japanese lantern anyone can build!



Hi everyone and welcome to my channel. Today I’ll show you how to make a Japanese inspired stone lantern using simple and affordable materials.

TEMPLATES:

Lantern roof – middle part: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12JEwlYdWLgzm8mOtojVDI_9DoSvPzBI5/view?usp=sharing
Lantern roof – main part:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1co7qutIunHxm8lajn9jB5aQnzUwRDsym/view?usp=sharing
Lantern roof – side part
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ILakOgDMATKfPFlAsadAu_Dvkh3ZBHBh/view?usp=sharing

Lantern main body – sidewall:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H94AMpaOODOMhvq-0SDUrq7l0O-qGrDA/view?usp=sharing
Lantern main body – mold bottom:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15x9CkRAmoyrlFTZ9DiH_jf2nCkCcKNu9/view?usp=sharing

Lantern bottom – side: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nsCCrWPAijxaNNM43q-kgjLh1hdmvrQy/view?usp=sharing

LIST OF MATERIALS:
Here is the list of materials you’ll need to make the lantern:

Cement https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lehigh-94-lbs-Portland-Cement-65150353/318344274
Peat moss https://amzn.to/3xKTBQg

Vermiculite
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https://www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-2-cu-ft-Organic-Perlite-Soil-Amendment-100521091/205655210

Chicken wire https://www.homedepot.com/p/YARDGARD-1-2-in-x-3-ft-x-5-ft-19-Gauge-Hardware-Cloth-308222B/202515236

Heavy duty tape
https://amzn.to/3mJReHg
https://amzn.to/3aR8FTy

Cardboard

Foam board https://www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Corning-FOAMULAR-NGX-1-in-x-2-ft-x-2-ft-R-5-Project-Panel-XPS-Rigid-Foam-Board-Insulation-9WE/315401957
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NQtoFN

The video with hypertuda recipe: https://youtu.be/A5SclS6_Wts

The other DIYs for a garden that might be interesting for you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBSfUuVIu-S2XYRkcBKUanau4tGJ1rnIr

31 Comments

  9. B Schultz

    Your lantern is beautiful and so well made! I would imagine time and weather will make it even more impressive. It’s nice to see someone not β€œcut corners” and to do a job well, start to finish. You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your talent and creativity. πŸ˜ƒ

  10. Ted Deonarine

    Really nice, i think the natural look is better than painting it. Matches with everything else as it is.

  13. Katerina

    I don't know what to say….!!!!
    I am speechless pretty much….!!!
    I wish I had the energy to do something like that.
    Keep up the good work!!!

  14. Debra Hardy

    Irene, you did an amazing job on this pagoda (lantern). I love your projects, you are so meticulous and a perfectionist as well. I have enjoyed all your projects, immensely. Keep up the good work.

  15. Anna Gudmundsen

    White cement makes it easier to color the mix. When I made planters ( prox 100) my favorite was using white cement and nothing else but the vermiculite and coconut coir to give it color.
    Very pretty lantern, I am tempted taking up my old cement hobby again.

  17. Bertha Sanchez

    Irene you should write a book you are so talented! Are you are you an engineer or an architect? Is gorgeous!!!

  20. Lyndi Lee

    Genius!!! That took so much planning and hard work and it came out perfectly wonderful! It's just lovely, even more so when miss begins to grow on it and you add the light! Love it!!!

  21. Kath Graham

    Oh My Gosh ❣❣❣
    I don't know where to start!!!
    You are SO GIFTED & INTELLIGENT
    God has blessed you with quite the gift.

    "You have brains in your head.
    You have feet in your shoes
    You can steer yourself
    Any direction you choose.
    You're on your own.
    And you know what you know.
    And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.
    And when things start to happen,
    Don't worry. Don't stew.
    Just go right along.
    You'll start happening too.
    OH!
    THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!"
    Dr. Seuss

  22. Ogie jii

    Looks very nice. You may try supporting the roof mold by carefully pressing it on to a pad of dampened play sand until the sand is shaped to the mold.
    Thank you for another great project.

  24. Hugh Pham

    Dear Irene – Absolutely great job, and the patterns will be very helpful/ I will mix very small stones as part of the concrete. Thanks!

  26. iCarillon inChrist

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  27. Zaw Thet

    Irene, thank you for sharing this video. I follow your steps to make it by myself and it’s work. I was planning to do this for a year and now finally I can make it with your steps 😊

  28. Conrad Steyn

    This is super helpful, Thank you so much, I'm going to make one tomorrow using your templates πŸ˜‰

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