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DIY to TRY: Tin Can Lanterns

DIY tin can lanterns are easy to create and leave a gorgeous light patterns for outside areas. They are perfect for Halloween night and Thanksgiving to light the pathway or Christmas time to add to your twinkle lights. You can also enhance your table decor as they make cute, but inexpensive numbers. Plus they glow and we all know that you positively cannot have too much candle light on a dinner table! Here are five DIY projects to inspire your own Tin Can Lanterns.

Veronica Brandy
by Veronica Brandy
Veronica Brandy

Veronica is the co-founder of Eatwell101. Veronica's culinary education started at 3 and came through hands-on experience—helping her mother and grand-mother running restaurants and catering services, cooking for friends and family. In 2011, Veronica and her husband joined forces to create Eatwell101, bonding over their shared love of food and cooking as a family.

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Updated Aug 12, 2025

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