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DIY lighthouse in a yard.
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Flower Pot Lighthouse

Learn how to make an adorable DIY lighthouse for your yard using terra cotta flower pots and a solar light.
Prep Time1 hour

Ingredients

  • 4 Terra Cotta Pots that will stack; see note
  • 2 Terra Cotta Saucers one larger than the biggest pot; one small
  • Acrylic Paint white, red, black
  • Paintbrushes
  • Strong glue like E6000
  • Solar Light and a way to cut off the stem
  • Masking tape optional
  • Poly Sealant spray optional

Instructions

  • Remove the stem from the solar light. You may be able to snap the stem off, or you may need to use a small hacksaw to cut it off.
    Solar lantern with post removed.
  • Paint all the pots white, giving them two coats for good coverage.
    Various flower pots painted white.
  • Paint the large saucer black and the small saucer red.
    Large saucer painted black; small saucer painted red.
  • When the pots are dry, paint the rims red, taping them off if desired for cleaner lines.
    Rim of flower pot taped off and painted red.
  • Glue the largest pot upside down on the largest saucer. Then glue the next largest pot on top of the first pot.
    Largest flower pot inverted and glued to saucer; next flower pot glued on top.
  • Continue gluing on pots until all four are glued together.
    Applying glue to the bottom edge of a flower pot.
  • Glue the top of the solar light to the small saucer. You may need to hold it in place for a few minutes for the glue to set. Then glue the small saucer on top of the smallest pot.
    Top of solar light glued to small saucer; light and saucer glued to the top of the lighthouse.
  • Paint on any details, such as a door and windows. Optional: cover the light with a baggie and spray the entire lighthouse with a sealant.
    Lighthouse door taped off; painted on.
  • Fill the saucer with pebbles and seashells if desired.
    Pebbles and seashells in saucer at bottom of lighthouse.

Notes

The pots I used are 8.5 inches, 6.5 inches, 4.5 inches, and 3.5 inches in diameter. I used four pots but you can use more or less as desired. The saucers I used are 11 inches and 4.25 inches in diameter. Check craft stores and home improvement stores for pots.