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Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

by | Mar 14, 2017

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

 

Background:  Planning a great wedding centerpiece? Lighting up a lantern with battery lights? A question we hear over and over is, “How do you suggest I hide the battery box?”

Answer: Try moss!

Readily available at hobby stores, florists and your nearest well-stocked dollar store, moss is perfect for hiding an unsightly battery pack.

The Project

Materials

  • Lantern – ours is from IKEA
  • Set of battery lights – for this project we chose battery fairy lights
  • Dried moss from the hobby store

Step 1

Pop the battery box into the bottom of the lantern.

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

Step 2

Add moss.

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

Step 3

Add more moss.

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

 

Step 4

Add even more moss.  Don’t be stingy.

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

Step 5

Finish off with moss.

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

Step 6

Add your lantern to a tablescape or centerpiece.

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

 

Have another favorite way to hide the battery box?  Share photos of your projects below!

 

The Recap

Hiding the Battery Box in Your Craft Projects

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