Xmas DIY Gift (DIY Lanterns with Edison Bulbs)

I wanted to share some DIY gifts I made this year. And I can do that now that they have been gifted. So first I made a little idea for decor.

Lanterns with Edison Bulbs

What you will need: 

-Edison style light bulb I got mine from Amazon from -Upgradelights as a set of 3 for about $18
-Electric candle lantern with space underneath for a cord to fit through and a removable electric candle - basically need the hole in the bottom (these came from TJMaxx for about $15 each)
-Lighting cord the only place that had what I wanted was IKEA and they were $5 you could get them in white or black, I chose black
-Screwdriver
-Thin cardboard I used an old gift box, also worked as a painting station
-A tube of cardboard I used an empty wrapping paper roll, but an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll would work as well
-Black paint and brush
-Hot glue gun and sticks
-Scissors and/or X-Acto knife

First and foremost, make sure that your lanterns have a removable candle, and/or a hole in the bottom so you can feed the light cord through it AND a door that opens from the front so that you can change the light bulb without taking the whole thing apart. You will want to remove the candle with the screwdriver and you can get rid of the screws. Make sure that your light cord fits through the resulting hole in the lantern. But don't leave it fed through there just yet.

It will probably be the case that the hole is too large for your lighting cord and will need something to rest on, and even more probable that the base of the cord needs to be pushed up into the lantern, so that it doesn't ride too low underneath. This is where the cardboard comes in.

You will want to cut out two donut shapes. One with a hole the size of the base of the cord, and one that is just smaller than the width of the cardboard roll. Cut the roll to a piece that is large enough to to raise the base of the cord, but leave enough room for the bulb.

Once all your cardboard parts are cut out you can paint them black, or whatever color, just so it looks a little nicer. Then glue the parts all together, when the cord is fed through it all.

Glue the pieces to the base of the lantern and to the lighting cord itself. Then wait for it to dry.

Place your light bulb in the lantern and voila! Enjoy it yourself on a cold winter night, or gift it to someone special. They better be special because it takes some effort ;)