Diy Birch Bark Nightlight
Contributor shipping service yesteryear Chelsea of Lovely Indeed
I late was gifted a footling render of birch bark, together with it straightaway got my encephalon working overtime on how to purpose this awesome material! I had never worked amongst it earlier then I idea unproblematic would hold out best. And to me, birch bark has ever been beautifully unproblematic anyway. So subsequently a footling fleck of daydreaming, I came upward amongst this sweet, unproblematic nightlight -- perfect for footling ones together with big ones, too! Gather your materials:
Draw a see on a canvas of newspaper together with cutting it out. I chose to depict freehand because I wanted a natural look, simply you lot tin also impress out shapes from your computer. Trace the see onto the dorsum of the canvas of birch bark inwards a prissy apartment spot. Carefully cutting it out amongst your scissors, beingness careful non to snap or curvature the bark. 
Spread a layer of adhesive on opposing sides of your foam cube together with sandwich it betwixt the see together with the nightlight. Use a clamp to concur the pieces together spell they dry out thoroughly. 
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- birch bark sheets (if you lot demand a source, a quick Etsy search should plow upward a few)
- a manifestly nightlight (I institute mine at a dollar store)
- paper together with pencil
- scissors
- gold spray paint
- masking tape
- firm foam
- strong adhesive
- clamp
Begin yesteryear removing the shield from the nightlight together with masking off the electrical portions. Also, cutting a slice of foam to a 1/2-inch cube. (If you lot don't accept foam, you lot tin purpose whatsoever textile that volition exercise to a greater extent than or less infinite betwixt the low-cal together with the birch bark.)
In a well-ventilated area, spray pigment the nightlight together with the foam gold.
Draw a see on a canvas of newspaper together with cutting it out. I chose to depict freehand because I wanted a natural look, simply you lot tin also impress out shapes from your computer. Trace the see onto the dorsum of the canvas of birch bark inwards a prissy apartment spot. Carefully cutting it out amongst your scissors, beingness careful non to snap or curvature the bark.
Spread a layer of adhesive on opposing sides of your foam cube together with sandwich it betwixt the see together with the nightlight. Use a clamp to concur the pieces together spell they dry out thoroughly.
Once they're dry, take the clamp together with exam out your light! Put it inwards a topographic point where you lot demand a footling glowy love. Have fun!
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Chelsea Costa is an instrumentalist together with blogger living inwards Los Angeles. Her blog, Lovely Indeed, focuses on a DIY lifestyle together with all of the happiness that comes along amongst it. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
