DIY Lighthouse Garden Project

from Neighbors Newspaper OCTOBER 2021

by Simones Holdings

Grease at JDS Creative Academy

Terra Cotta Pot DIY Lighthouse Garden Project

Courtney, Crafts by Courtney

Supplies Needed for Your

DIY Lighthouse Project:

• Clay Pots in various sizes • Solar Light • E6000 Glue

• Paint Brush

• Americana Decor Outdoor Living 2oz – Picket Fence • Americana Decor Outdoor Living 2oz – Poolside

Getting Started

1. Paint Pots White – I needed a total of three coat, letting each coat dry 5 minutes. I only needed to use one bottle of this paint, to paint all three pots!

2. Add Your Blue Accent Color - I went around the bottom of each pot with the Poolside color. I didn’t tape it off, just freehanded it. I needed a total of two coats for this step. This paint dries really fast, so by the time I’m finished with the last pot, I’m can go over the first pot again.

3. Glue Pots Together - Now let’s stick our pots together. I pulled out my “handy dandy”

E6000 glue to connect the pots. I added a little glue on the inside edge of the pots and firmly placed them together. For this step I let the pots dry overnight. 4. Add your Light - I found a solar light at Wal-Mart to place at the top of the Lighthouse. I used a small hack saw to cut the bottom of the solar light off, so that it would sit flush on the top of the lighthouse. I added a little E6000 glue to this part as well, and let sit overnight.

5. Add Windows - For the window I decided to change this step last minute. I was originally going to use the black Iron gate paint. But I cut out my window shape in black vinyl to use as a stencil. Then I decided to just stick with the black vinyl as my window. That vinyl won’t go anywhere. But you can always paint in your window as well. Both options will work.

I’m very excited with how this DIY Lighthouse turned out, I really wanted to keep it simple with the details. But you can get pretty detailed with a project like this as well

A few people have asked me where I got the base for the lighthouse. The base at the bottom of the lighthouse is a round paver I found at Wal-Mart. I used the outdoor paint to paint that as well.

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