This step by step tutorial of how to create plastic milk jug garden lotus flower lights adds a all weather decorative touch that emits a warm beautiful glow at night. Using materials that otherwise be off to the recycling center, brings down the cost of craft materials. Beautiful and frugal – 2 qualities that makes me smile.

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You can create these plastic lotus flowers to grace table tops or in a fake water garden within a small container. The lotus flower has come to be associated with purity and beauty and therefore embraced as a symbol of calmness and relaxation.

Materials and Tools needed:

clean milk jug (once you cut away the bottom and handle, one jug should make one votive)

scrap paper for template

cheap scissors (to cut the milk jug)

clear silicone adhesive sealant

battery-powered votive lights

acrylic paint

glitter spray paint

Click here to read about how to create plastic milk jug garden lotus flower lights :

http://www.blissbloomblog.com/2013/04/make-milk-jug-votives.html#.V0fC5ZErLNN

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