Luin jo useita kuukausia sitten miten ihmiset ovat tehneet säilykepurkeista tuikkulyhtyjä. Unohdin jostain syystä asian ihan kokonaan, mutta lyhty tuli mieleen viime maanantaina kun avasin purkin kidneypapuja eväsruokaani varten. En enää muista mistä ohjeen löysin mutta kun googlettaa "tin can lantern" niin saatte nähdä aivan fantastisia luomuksia. Minun lyhty on niihin verrattuna ihan kun lapsen tekemä :D
I read already several months ago about people that have made lanterns from tin cans. Somehow I forgot that totally, but I remembered the lantern last Monday when I opened a can of kidney beans when I was making lunch. I don´t remember anymore where I found the instructions for the lantern, but you can google "tin can lantern" and see amazing creations. Compared to them, my little lantern is like a child had made it :D
Mutta lyhdyn tekeminen on tosi helppoa.
1. avaa purkki ja syö sisältö
2. pese purkki sisältä ja liota pois etiketti
3. täytä vedellä ja jäädytä pakastimessa
4. naputtele naulalla pieniä reikiä jotka muodostavat kuvion
5. kiinnitä purkkin sanka joka on tehty rautalangasta
6. jos haluat niin maalaa purkki spraymaalilla
But it is reay easy to make one.
1. open the can and eat the content
2. wash the can and remove the label
3. fill the can with water and freeze it
4. tap with a nail and a hammer small holes in the can so you get the pattern you want
5. attach a handle made from steel wire
6. if you want to you can paint the can with a spray color
Tässä vielä lyhty päivänvalossa. /Here is the lantern in daylight. |
I did not remove the label right away. I thought that it would be easier to make the holes when I draw the pattern on the label. If you want to you can also print a picture and tape it to the can to get a very beautiful pattern on the lantern. The handle was made from almost too thin steel wire, but it was the only wire in the store. I had to paint the can several times so the color would cover. Don´t know if I used the wrong kind of spray paint because I have not used it before. This lantern was very easy and fun to make so I think I will make some more. In the summer the lanterns could be colored with turquoise or yellow paint.