Homemade Gift Ideas: Dried Flower Lamp

A dried flower lamp is a beautiful and easy to make homemade gift idea. Use this simple method to make a homemade dried flower lamp that anyone would love, especially the women in your life.

Homemade Gift Ideas: Dried Flower Lamp - Materials Needed

The first thing you need to make a dried flower lamp as a homemade gift is a decorative glass bottle. Use a heart-shaped bottle or any other decorative bottle you may have on hand. These can be ordered online at http://www.lavenderlane.com. I've also found many beautiful glass decorative bottles at thrift stores and antique shops.

The other materials you need to make a dried flower lamp as a homemade gift are dried herbs such as dried rosebuds, dried fern and dried pepper berries, pearl beads, a porcelain drawer pull that will fit the bottle opening, a candlewick, a glass wick and lamp oil.

You can use any attractive dried herbs you have on hand in addition to or instead of the rosebuds, fern and pepper berries. You can dry them yourself or purchase pre-dried herbs. The other materials can be easily found at craft and hobby stores near you or ordered online.

Homemade Gift Ideas: Dried Flower Lamp - Step #1

The first step to make a dried flower lamp as a homemade gift is to fill the decorative bottle with the dried herbs of your choice. Also, add the pearl beads and/or any other decorations you would like to add.

Homemade Gift Ideas: Dried Flower Lamp - Step #2

The second step to make a dried flower lamp as a homemade gift is to turn the bottle upside down. Then, gently shake it to remove broken pieces from the dried herbs and flowers. You might want to do this over a newspaper to cut down on the mess.

Homemade Gift Ideas: Dried Flower Lamp - Step #3

The next step to make a dried flower lamp as a homemade gift is to fill the bottle with lamp oil. Place a candle wick inside the glass wick. Then place the glass wick inside the hole in the porcelain drawer pull.

Homemade Gift Ideas: Dried Flower Lamp - Step #4

The final step to make a dried flower lamp as a homemade gift is to place the drawer pull into the opening of the decorative bottle. Now you've made a gorgeous homemade dried flower lamp that anyone would love. It's ready to light and enjoy!