9, 10, 11, 12. Beautiful DIY garden path lights.
These awesome tutorials will show you how to make gorgeous outdoor path lights or tiki torches from cedar wood , glass bottles, plastic bottles, or even a tuna can!
13. Up-cycled tin can outdoor lights.
Fill a tin can with water, freeze it, and punch a design using a hammer and nail. Two great tutorials at Design Sponge and Grow Creative.
14, 15. Classic and timeless: outdoor lanterns and chandeliers
Few can resist the charm of classic chandeliers and lanterns. The chandelier gets a makeover with solar lights. The wood lanterns made by my friend Marie look simply gorgeous in any season.
16, 17. Creative outdoor wall lighting
Jen will show us how to make a chic marquee letter with wood and globe string lights.
Karen will share her amazing project on how to transform dollar store baskets into hanging lamps!
18, 19, 20. Paper lanterns beautiful enough for weddings.
Got paper, glass or plastic bottles? Tutorials and free templates : Dandelion paper lanterns, paper lanterns with colored glow, and Peony paper lanterns here.
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These are all so cute! I’m always looking for ways to spruce up my house. I think I’ll get some lights for the front now.
Wow lots of beautiful ideas! I think I like the mason jar idea the best!
SO pretty! I love outdoor entertaining
I always do string lights but I love the globes! Might have to find and add a few to my patio!
This outdoor décor is very pretty and very creative.
Outdoor lights definitely make a backyard for summer.
– Elise | http://www.prettyandfun.com
I can’t even decide which one I like the most! I want to make them all!
I LOVE these! And that table in the second picture?! Swoon!
Such great ideas! I love the lit monogram!
These are all so beautiful and fairly easy to make! I always loved the look of outdoor lighting. It adds such a different element to the space and really makes it feel homey. Hanging twinkle lights are my favorite, but a lot of these are tough contenders for second place! 😛
Omgosh, I love the tealights in the bird bath! How stinkin’ smart is that? Now I need to go find a bird bath. Thanks for the idea!
Great roundup and perfect timing with the warmer weather and longer nights. Our backyard (if you can call it that) is super tiny but we do have a teeny porch that you’ve now got me thinking all the ways that we could make it better with lights!! Pinning:)
Wow, so many great ideas! I love most of them. I just don’t have a backyard now but I will pin it for future reference! Thanks!
Okay, these all look AMAZING! I’m totally going to have to try some of these, so I’ve pinned this to check later. Thanks for sharing!
These are gorgeous! Would be so cute in any space! Thanks for rounding these up for us!
The right lighting just makes the garden so much more special doesn’t it?! I’ve made the tin can ones before, but the mason jar lights look adorable too I’m going to have to give those a try.
I love all of these decorative lights! It definitely adds some sparkle and romance to any yard or party!
Wow lots of beautiful ideas! I think I like the mason jar idea the best!
This is a cool idea. I may have to try this. Thank you for sharing.
Great ideas. It looks awesome in garden area.
Nice enough, but with only one exception, there isn’t anything special about any of these, nor are they unique. My parents didn’t have a lot of money, but they had tons of imagination, and more than 50 years ago, they created every single one of these lights for various occasions throughout our growing up years. The only technology not available back in the 50’s and 60’s was solar lighting, but other than that, literally every single lighting element done here my parents made/produced and shared with the neighborhood. They had the largest lit picnic table in the ‘hood because all the kids loved coming to our house to play after dark–my parents were the only ones who believed kids should play on the grass, and that grass wasn’t for show, so they invited every kid, no matter their age, to come to our house after supper. We had the lights strung up over the huge table so we could play board games, and the adults had a lit table to play cards on. THAT was what made it special, not the lighting, not the ooky little dinkums used to put things into as is done here, and not the “outdoor lovers” theme. It was Mom and Dad, and all the great friends we all had that made the nights, and the summer, special.
thank you joyce for sharing your sweet memories! it is true that everything we try to make pales in comparison with those memories of loved ones! =)
These are awesome I will make these for my next party.
Saya suka dengan cahaya yang unik yang bisa kita tampilkan lewat ide kreatif ,dimana cahay bisa indah di mana saja pada tempat kecil yg tidak berarti namun memiliki seni kreatif yang unik……saya sukabsekali cahaya lampu….terima kasih
I’m a huge fan of outdoor lights as well, and summer being so close this article is giving me some great ideas for backyard parties!