DIY WATER BEAD LANTERNS

Do you have an outdoor fireplace, fire pit, or chiminea?

We have no adequate place for a fire pit;
a chiminea on our wooden deck doesn't seem like the safest idea,
and the only outdoor fireplace I'll ever see at this house
is the one saved to my Dream Home Pinterest board.   
Yep, the closest we get to a campfire is  
sitting around a couple of citronella candles on the deck.

Perhaps, this is for the best.

When I was 17, I worked as a waitress in a sleep-away camp.

One of the many talents I came home with that summer 

was the ability to build a real campfire.

Somehow, I convinced my parents to let me show them -- 

in our grill. 

My dad was standing by with the hose, just in case.

Good thing, because within minutes, my campfire was raging, and not in a good way --

but in an it's-almost-time-to-call-the-fire-department way.

 Let's just say they were impressed with my skill,

but that was my first and last campfire performance.

And so, now, I stick to candles.

Closely watched candles. 

Citronella candles get boring, so this season,

I tried my hand at something a little more attractive --

Water Bead Lanterns.  

I think they came out pret-ty pret-ty good!

(BTW - Did you hear that Curb Your Enthusiasm is coming back to HBO? Yippee!

I just realized that if you don't recognize "pret-ty pret-ty good" from that show,

you'd have no idea why I just added this in here).

 

I'll show you how I made the lanterns over at

A Little Claireification (click here).

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