Decorating this small tea lantern was such a fun project. I decided to go with a mermaid
theme (no surprise). I wanted it to look
like a mermaid in a fish tank. The trick
was how to use the LED light which inserts in the bottom of the lantern and be
able to turn it off and on.
I decided to not use the base which holds the LED
light in place in the bottom of the lantern.
Instead I made another base out of heavy chipboard. I made a hole in the chipboard to accommodate
the switch on the bottom of the LED light.
After I finished decorating the inside of the lantern I glued the LED
light to the chipboard base and then the base to the bottom of the lantern. Now everything on the inside stays in place
and I can turn the switch on an off.
In the photo below you can see the original base on
the left and the new base on the right.
Below you can see the hole I made for the switch.
