We all love lace doilies, but did you know that you can use your lace doilies in a DIY project that will create something beautiful to decorate any room? Follow the steps below and we guarantee you won’t regret it!

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Here are the materials you’re going to need:

• Doilies
• Balloon
• Petroleum jelly
• Elmer’s glue
• Water
• Flour
• Light kit

You probably want these tools as well:

• Mixing bowl
• Paint brush
• Mixing spoon
• Measuring spoon
• Straight pin
• Scissors

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Step 1: Blow up the balloon to its full size.

Step 2: Cover the balloon with petroleum jelly.

Step 3: Add one bottle of Elmer’s glue to a mixing bowl.

Step 4: Add one tablespoon of flour to the bowl.

Step 5: Add two spoons of water.

Step 6: Mix, mix, and mix!

Step 7: Place the doilies on the balloon.

Step 8: Use a brush to paint glue on top of the doilies to hold them in place.

Step 9: Use more doilies to cover the rest of the balloon. Make sure there’s no space between the doilies.

Step 10: When the glue is dried, use a straight pin and pop the balloon.

Step 11: Carefully remove the balloon from the lantern.

Step 12: Add a lightbulb to the bottom of the lantern.

Congratulations, you now have a beautiful lantern to hang in your room.

[Source: Seventeen]

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By Patricia Lynn

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Patricia Lynn is a senior writer at Shareably. Patricia is based out of San Francisco and can be reached at [email protected].