The Perfect Pixie Decoration Inspired by Peter Pan: Tinkerbell in a Lantern
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Have you ever wanted your very own pixie? Now you don’t have to go all the way to Pixie Hollow to meet one! Just make this cute Disney decoration and you can have Tinkerbell in a lantern in your room! This craft tutorial is inspired by the scene where, in the movie Peter Pan Tinkerbell becomes trapped in a lantern.
This project is part of my Disney Princess Project, so don’t forget to check out my other Disney princess-inspired craft tutorials, videos and posts.
Here’s the tutorial video
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DIY Tinkerbell in a Lantern
MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED
lantern
small screwdriver
painter’s tape
paint brushes
gold spray paint
gold acrylic paint
gold sparkle paint
varnish
Tinkerbell toy
artificial leaves
glue gun
glue sticks
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare your lantern: Take the lantern apart and remove the glass. Also remove the candle if it has one. If removing the candle creates a hole in the bottom of the lantern, cover the hole with painter’s tape on the top and bottom.
Paint and seal the lantern: give the lantern a base coat of gold spray paint. When that has dried, paint your lantern with gold acrylic paint and make sure to get into all the areas you may have missed with the spray paint. The next step is optional. Add a layer of gold glitter paint on top of the gold acrylic. Once your layers of gold paint and glitter are completely dry, finish the lantern with a coat of gloss glaze or varnish.
Add Tinkerbell: Once your lantern is completely dry, it’s time to add Tinkerbell. Heat up your glue gun for this part. Get five or six artificial leaves ready by pulling them off of their stem. The leaves are for hiding the area where the candle used to be. They also hide the base of the Disney INFINITY toy. If your lantern does not have a candle and your Tinkerbell toy does not have a base, you might not need the leaves. Unbox and position your Tinkerbell toy. Glue your pixie securely with a generous amount of hot glue. Then hot glue the artificial leaves all around the floor of the lantern to hide the base of the toy.
Reassemble the lantern: Replace the glass panes and screw on the top again. And don’t forget to remove any glue strings before you close up the lantern. Your project is done!
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I love the way my lantern came out and I think I’m going to keep it on my crafting shelves. So keep an eye out for Tinkerbell in some of my videos in the future! If you make a Tinkerbell lantern or any other Peter Pan-inspired craft leave me a comment and let me know, or tag a photo on Twitter or Instagram #craftymcfangirl. I’d love to see what you do!
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