DIY Mushroom Lightbox
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Skill level: Beginner
Time needed: 1 hour
Here in Oregon people love mushroom hunting in the summer. Delicious Morels grow wild here and are amazing in a variety of dishes. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate mushroom season than with this super fun mushroom light. Even if you’re not a fan of real mushrooms these little guys are so stinking cute you’ll absolutely adore them!
Everything comes together so easily for this project and should take an hour or less to create. The step-by-step instructions make it easy for anyone to create and it makes the perfect decoration or can even be used as a fun little night light or gift.
Supplies:
Shallow wooden box
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Strand of lights (battery powered)
Moss
Drill
Drill a small hole in the back of one side of the box.
Run your light strand through the hole to the inside of the box. Leaving the battery pack on the outside.
Shape your light strand into several different sized spires, creating your stems.
Use the glue gun to coat each “stem” front and back.
You can also coat the light strand in between each spire, to create a solid single piece.
Create hot glue circles (one for each stem) on a silicone mat and let dry.
Glue one hot glue circle to the top of each stem, creating your mushrooms.
Paint the mushrooms, if desired, and let dry.
Glue your mushroom strand into place along the bottom of the box.
Glue moss in front of the mushroom strand.
Turn your mushrooms on and enjoy!
Happy Crafting,
Misty
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