Our exterior door buying guide will help you make the best choice for your home. Clean the surface of your glass hurricane (make sure it’s dry before you apply the window cling). If desired, nestle a short strand of Christmas lights in amongst the greenery for even more festive illumination.Ĭopyright © 1999-2015 Susan Spatone All rights reserved. Elevate your home decor game with our impressive collection of wall art, mirrors, candles, and more Our decor collection has everything you need to make. A porch with a black farmhouse front door, black lantern-style wall. Instructions Cut the design using our SVG cut file, or with scissors from white window cling material. As always, never leave a lit candle unattended. Light the hurricane globe with a real or battery-powered candle. You can use the painted snowman hurricane glass in a centerpiece, as shown, surrounded by some branches of Christmas greenery and pine cones. Dab a very light circle with the sea sponge for the cheeks. To add the rosy cheeks, use a very damp and very small piece of sea sponge dipped in red paint with most of the red paint removed on a paper towel. Paint the mouth as shown with black paint. Paint the nose to form a carrot shape and outline with a very fine line of black paint and add a few little lines for wrinkles in the carrot.

Starting with the eyes, and referring to the photo at right, paint the outline of your eyes with black paint, paint the centre with blue and add a small line of white and a couple of dots to the blue painted area.

Once your paint is dry, begin painting the face. Well, I’m back already with project number 2, a driftwood hurricane lamp. Leave some areas unpainted (small dots) on the globe to allow the light to sparkle through. Easy Driftwood Hurricane Lamp diy - Scavenger Chic When I first shared my driftwood wreath last week, I mentioned that I had more driftwood and therefore more projects in the works. Dab gently over the entire outside of the globe with this mixture, adding more paint to your sponge as recquired. Dip your sea sponge into the paint, making sure both colours adhere to the sponge. On a paper plate, pour grey paint in a circle and immediately beside the grey, pour an equal amount of white paint. In this craft project, you will use a hurricane glass to make a lighted snowman centerpiece that looks lovely surrounded by a little Christmas greenery.Ĭlean the hurricane globe thoroughly with a glass cleaner or dish soap and dry completely before applying paint. Glass hurricane globes are commonly used to protect candles or oil lamps from the wind, thus the name.

Diy hurricane lantern