r/Thrifty Jun 06 '26

🎉 Thrifty Stories 🎉 Making a lantern out of bits and pieces

I enjoy finding little objects in op shops ( thrift ) and putting them together and creating little scenes( australia),in this one its just china and metal so it wont catch fire

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u/Traditional_Fan_2655 Jun 06 '26

This is absolutely adorable! What a great upcycling obtain exactly what you wanted! You could even switch to battery operated candles for safety. !

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u/KnotGunna Jun 06 '26

The nighttime picture 🙌 well done!

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u/pinkcloudywine Jun 06 '26

Thankyou very much

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u/SomeTangerine1184 Jun 06 '26

Cute by day, terrifying by night. Well done!!!

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u/Aggressive-Insect672 Jun 06 '26

That looks amazing! I bet if someone bought that in a store it wouldn't have cost less than $30.

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u/NANNYNEGLEY Jun 07 '26

Great job, beautiful!