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DIY Solar Lights to Light Up Your Garden

Tutor: Kate Nisbet, crafter and designer, What Kate Made

Join lifelong crafter and designer Kate as she shows you how to make your own solar lights for the garden using reclaimed and recycled materials.

This simple upcycling project is a great way to give old glassware a new lease of life, creating atmospheric garden lighting that looks beautiful by day and glows softly by night.

About Kate:

Kate is a lifelong crafter who runs craft workshops from her base at What Kate Made in Lancashire.

Video time

40 minutes

DIY Solar Lights to Light Up Your Garden | Virtual Village Hall | Royal Voluntary Service

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  • Old glass vase
  • Ceramic vases
  • Lampshade
  • Glass bottle
  • Solar stake lights
  • Solar string lights
  • Pebbles or glass beads
  • Sand or gravel
  • Strong glue

Bee Bath for Your Garden

If you're looking for other fun garden decoration ideas, why not make a DIY bee bath with Kate to help support bees and other pollinators.

Main image: a DIY bee bath for the garden, made from a terracotta pot and saucer with marbles for the bees to land on. With cute yellow bees painted on the side.