You’re probably already dealing with a lot of Diwali responsibilities like cleaning and getting sweets. Add to that the worry about having the perfect outfit. It’s only in the middle of the chaos that you realise that you haven’t even thought about decorations.

So, here’s a list of diwali decorations that you can make yourself. It takes very little time to make these and all of it makes your house look bright.

1. Thread Lantern

Thread lanterns are so beautiful and make any sort of light prettier. In fact, you can use them even once Diwali gets over.

Reva Almeida

  • Things You Need: Paintbrush, scissors, balloon, a ball of wool, liquid glue, water, flour, a bowl for mixing

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Now let it all just dry and the best part is that you get to burst the balloon!

2. Glowing Candle Shade

Who knew making shades would be this easy? Shades bring a different twist to the usual candle kept in a corner and well, it doesn’t take much time to make them either.

Khushbu Floralbeauty

  • Things You Need: A sheet of white paper, thermocol, 2 needles (preferably a thick one and a thin one), tape, candle and another sheet with design on it
  • Step 1: Put the sheet with design under the white sheet with the thermocol as base
  • Step 2: Start poking the needles along the design and make a combination of thick and thin. Don't leave any blank space because our aim is to punch as many holes in the sheet as possible
  • Step 3: Use tape to wrap the white sheet around the candle
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  • Things You Need: Paper cups, glitter tape, paper cutter, fairy lights
  • Step 1: Cover the paper cups with glitter tape
  • Step 2: Make a couple of those decorated cups
  • Step 3: Make a cross at thee bottom of each cup using your paper cutter
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Now all you have to do is to attach each paper cup to different bulbs on the fairy light string and you’ll have what you want

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  • Things You Need: Lace, glue, candle
  • Step 1: Put glue on the candle and make sure to cover all of it
  • Step 2: Take the lace and wrap it around the candle
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  • Things You’ll Need: Mason jar, spray paint, a design made of plastic, glue, newspaper
  • Step 1: Attach the heart to the mason jar using glue
  • Step 2: Fill the mason jar with newspaper and paint it with your bottle of spray paint
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  • Things You Need: paper lanterns, cotton, glue, fairy lights, strings, a rod to tie the lanterns to
  • Step 1: Attach the cotton to the paper lanterns using the glue
  • Step 2: Using the string, preferably plastic, hang the paper lanterns to the rod
  • Step 3: Put the fairy lights into the lanterns from the top
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  • Things You Need: Fairy lights, wine bottle, stick
  • Step 1: Take the wine bottle and insert the fairy lights in the bottle
  • Step 2: Use the stick to push the lights in
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This lamp will brighten up any corner of your house and look classy too. You can continue using it as a lamp once Diwali is over.