DIY A Gorgeous Light-Up Centerpiece For Fall Using Affordable Dollar Tree Items

Whether you're hosting a get-together or simply celebrating the golden hues of autumn, you can't go wrong with this glowing, fall-themed centerpiece, as shown by LifeDIYJosie on YouTube. Make it the main attraction of a tablescape, or display it in your living room as a clever fall DIY that makes your house look cozy all season long.

To make this fall lantern, pop into Dollar Tree and pick up a Luminessence LED Pillar Candle and two Essentials Wire Basket Oval Bowls in black. While you're there, get some fall-colored plastic flowers and Velvet Pumpkin Clips. If your baskets come with handles, use a wire cutter to remove them. Mark the size of the candle on the bottom of one of the baskets, and cut out a circle big enough for the candle to sit in the hole, without being so loose that it falls out. This gives you easy access to the switch and holds the candle in place. Use hot glue for extra hold if you need to. On the inside of the basket, surround the candle with plastic vines and flowers.

Turn the other basket upside down, and attach it using cable ties or small pieces of wire. Hide the joins with extra flowers or vines. If your basket had handles, attach one longways across the top of your lantern for hanging. Glue pumpkins on the top, and fill in any gaps with spare flowers, berries, vines, or leaves. Add this lantern to your tricks for styling a fall table that drastically transform your space.

Once you've got the hang of this Dollar Tree DIY, you can adapt it as needed. The baskets come in black and white, so pick the color most suitable for your variation, or spray paint them any color you want. A spring lantern will look gorgeous in white, with tons of fresh, spring-colored blooms. Switch out the pumpkins for butterflies, and you'll be ready for when the seasons change.

If you're looking for ideas for the best themes for kids' rooms, this lantern can fit right in, especially as it doesn't use a real candle, so there's no fire risk. Carve up a Floral Craft Green Foam Block or two to create rolling hills around the candle. You can create a farm scene with cows, sheep, and tractors, a jungle of vine leaves and jungle animals, or go prehistoric with dinosaurs. 

Imagine a little face lighting up when you present a fairy light-up lamp. Surround the candle with vines and spring flowers; then get lost in Dollar Tree's fairy garden section for a while. Pop in a small fairy house, a bench, a tiny pond with a frog, a birdbath complete with a red robin, or any of the other decorations or characters that catch your eye. Replace the candle with fairy lights for an extra touch of magic. The gentle light that these lanterns give off makes them suitable to be used as night lights.