Winter solstice lanterns

This post was last updated November 2021. A few years ago I invited a group…

Today we are celebrating the Winter Solstice, the beginning of winter and the darkest day of the year. We made watercolor Solstice candle lanterns (inspired by Garden Mama), one painted in hues to remind us of the night and wintertime and one painted to invoke thoughts of warm days and sunsets. Both are brightly burning...

This beautiful winter lantern is a great way to add some light to your holiday season! This is the perfect craft to celebrate the winter solstice, Christmas, or just for fun! Make your very own mini Christmas tree luminary with a few supplies and beautiful pieces of nature.

Winter solstice has been celebrated all over the world for thousands of years. It occurs on the shortest day and longest night. Although this is often the first day of winter, it also promises the return of the sun after an extended period of darkness.

Today we are celebrating the Winter Solstice, the beginning of winter and the darkest day of the year. We made watercolor Solstice candle lanterns (inspired by Garden Mama), one painted in hues to remind us of the night and wintertime and one painted to invoke thoughts of warm days and sunsets. Both are brightly burning...

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When Eloise and Benjamin were younger, making lanterns was a yearly affair. Usually, we’d make something simple by decorating glass jars with colorful tissue paper, but occasionally we’d veer from tradition and make something a bit more involved and festive. Of all the luminaries we’ve created, thes

That magical time is coming again, the day of the longest night—Winter solstice. You are wondering how to celebrate the winter solstice? Very well thought. Winter solstice symbolizes the rebirth of the sun, new days, and a fresh start in life. It tells you that the longest night is over, and the dawn is at your doorstep. So it deserves a celebration. #wintersolstice #wintersolsticetradition #wintersolsticecelebrations #wintersolsticerituals #wintersolsticeblessing #wintersolsticedecorations

Today is Winter Solstice… the shortest day of the year and tonight will be the longest night. It is a time to celebrate and mark the year by inviting the light back into our lives. In all this darkness, it is a time to reflect inwardly and ask that light and warmth grow our hearts […]