DIY Projects & Crafts Leather-Trimmed Lanterns To fill your dining room with golden light, group leather-trimmed lanterns holding beeswax pillars. By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 8, 2019 Photo: LENNART WEIBULL To fill your dining room with golden light, group leather-trimmed lanterns holding beeswax pillars. A trio of varied heights is handsome enough to stand in for a flower arrangement, and comes together in minutes from basic materials: leather strips, brass fasteners, and glass hurricanes. Note: The handles are decorative, not for lifting the lantern, and should be angled away from the candles' heat. What You'll Need Materials Light cowhide leather strips (3/4-inch wide for small lantern; 1-inch wide for large lantern) Craft knife or scissors Leather punch Gold round-head brads (8 per lantern) (Pictured: Staples gold round-head fasteners, 3⁄8-inch, $2.50 for 100, staples.com) Clear glass cylinder vases (6 by 8 inches for small lantern; 8 by 10 inches for large lantern) Instructions Prepare the leather strips: For small lantern, cut one 16 1/2-inch piece (for handle), two 19 5/8-inch pieces (for horizontal straps), and four 8-inch pieces (for vertical straps). For large lantern, cut one 16 1/2-inch piece (for handle), two 25 7/8-inch pieces (for horizontal straps), and four 10-inch pieces (for vertical straps). To assemble each lantern, punch holes 3/8 inch from both ends of all straps. On horizontal straps, punch 3 more holes, evenly spaced. Form bottom edge: Lay 1 horizontal strap flat, smooth-side down. Place the ends of 3 vertical straps, smooth-sides down, on top of it, lin- ing up the holes; leave the horizontal strap's first and last holes empty. Fasten brads through aligned holes. Form top edge: Line up remaining horizontal strap, smooth-side down, with open ends of vertical straps. Sandwich one end of handle strap, smooth-side down, between horizontal strap in front and left-hand vertical strap in back; fasten all together with a brad. Fasten remaining vertical straps and handle-strap end to top horizontal strap with brads. Form a sleeve: Pull together right and left ends of top and bottom horizontal straps. Place remaining vertical strap behind them, smooth-side facing out, and fasten with brads. Slip sleeve over vase. Originally appeared: MARTHA STEWART