Here are eighteen of the best DIY outdoor lighting ideas…

Make Your Own Outdoor Candle Lantern – This clever lantern is super cheap to make and requires very little effort. It will create ambient lighting for any garden occasion. Make a cluster of them and create a real centre piece.

How To Make A Mason Jar Solar Lamp – No need for batteries or electric, after the initial investment, these are powered purely by the SUN. You could even get your hands on some coloured mason jars and experiment with colours.

Make Your Own Ice Lanterns – These cool ice lanterns not only provide light for your back yard get together, but also a lovely winter scent. They look stunning too! (Pictured right)

How To Make Magical Paper Star Lanterns – These will make any old space feel enchanted and beautiful. You don’s have to have a massive back yard for these, they would make the smallest of patio’s look incredible. Why not hang them high in a tree to get a dramatic effect.

Make An Outdoor Indoor Lamp – Why not make your outside space feel like indoors, the perfect way to achieve this would be creating this fabulous outdoor lamp.

How To Make Wine Bottle Tiki Torches – These funky tiki torches are dead simple to make, and can make great outside lighting around your patio or table. By using left over wine bottles, you are recycling too!

How To Make A Twine Ball Light Garland – Thisfun craft idea can be tailored to your own tastes and would look great hung up around the garden table or in a tree.

Make Your Own Tiki Torch Holding Bracket – This great DIY shows how to make a sturdy bracket for your tiki torch, these can be placed onto your back yard fence to make great lighting and lovely features.

How To Make Glowing Outdoor Orbs – All you need is Opaque glass shades from a second hand shop and some Christmas lights to make these incredible glass orbs. Dot a few around the garden and they will create the most perfect glowing effect.

Make Your Own Tin Can Lanterns – With a few simple instructions and materials you will find lying around the house, you too can make these pretty vintage tin can lanterns. A quick and easy way of lighting your back yard.

How To Make Sun Jar Lights – These are another version of the DIY  about solar powered lights in mason jars, this particular post details how to make the light more ambient and look like a delicate glowing sun. Just one of many effects to experiment with….

How To Make Outdoor Plastic Bottle Lights – These are simple to make and really cool to look at, the design is original and almost looks like a tree or plant.

Make Your Own Floating Candle Light – This post gives a whole list of really inspiring tips and ideas for garden parties, the lighting part is really interesting, it details how to make some stylish floating candle lights.

How To Make Your Own Glowing Garden Ball – This will make any back yard stand out amongst its neighbours, by using a colour pallet to your own tastes and style these could really be a stand out feature in the daytime and stunning lighting when dark.

Make Your Own Citronella Candles – These are inexpensive, but effective when it comes to warning off those little pests in the night time air allowing you to enjoy a summers eve in peace.

Make Your Own Cup Cake Lights – This neat idea only needs two materials, some fairy lights or bulbs and some cute cup cake cases from your kitchen cupboard. Perfect for an outside party.

How To Make Wine Glass Candle Lightshades – These can be scattered across the table and will make original tones and shades of light. Why not get creative and design these as you like, whether that be painting, stencilling or printing…..

Make Your Own Paper Bag Lanterns – Create your own designs on a standard paper bag, place a candle in and start lighting your back yard inexpensively with beautiful effects.

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1. A sunscreen station! Keep sunscreen and bug spray on hand for your guests. (Image Via: Catch My Party. )

2. Use washi tape for name tags! So easy and removable (More Via Jentertaining).

3. No more ice cream scooping! Slice the ice cream instead (More Via: Real Simple).

4. Such a fun way to serve ice cream so that it’s ready to go when guests arrive!  Helps keep it cold too (More Via: PNP Flowers Inc. )

6. Or Pre-scoop ice cream and keep it in the freezer (Via: simplystated.realsimple )

7. Drop a mini marshmallow in the bottom of a cone to keep ice cream from leaking out (More Via Martha Stewart.)

8. Use frozen berries instead of ice so the drinks don’t get watered down, it looks cool, and they end up having a little treat at the bottom of their glass! (More Via: Red Book Mag)

9. Make your own balloon-ice. Frozen water balloons to keep drinks cool! (Via:  A Subtle Revelry. )

10. Chill wine quickly with ice water and salt (Via: peachycanyonblog).

11. Tie a bottle opener to the drink tub or cooler.

12. Keep insects out of drinks by topping glasses with patterned cupcake liners

13. Provide aS’mores bar for family and friends (Via Wedding Bells)

14. Nacho cups: mess-free, individual and no worry of double dipping! (Via The Girl Who Ate Everything)

15. Use ice cream cones as an edible bowl for fruit salad! (Via Ko-Ko-Ko Kids)

16. Great way to serve watermelon….as a pop! (Via: A Pretty Life in the Suburbs. )

17. Use ketchup to write your guests’ meat doneness preferences for the person manning the grill.

18. Make an ice block for punch — it melts slower on a hot day and waters down the punch less (Recipe Via: Saveur).

19. If it gets too hot or if the kids need something to do, make a homemade sprinkler or provide other outdoor activities for kids play (Via Making Memories With Your Kids)

20 Use laundry hampers as extra garbage cans for trash and recycling at party. Makes clean up so much easier (Via: In My Own Style. )

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1. Adirondack Chair from One Pallet

Tutorial: One-Pallet Chair Via Instructables

Tutorial: Better Homes and Gardens.

2. Outdoor Pallet Lounge

Tutorial: Outdoor Patio Furniture from Pallets Via Sassy Sparrow

3. Pallet Bench & Gabion Table

Tutorial: Pallet Bench & Gabion Table via Apieceofrainbow.com

4. Wooden Pallet Chillout Lounge

Tutorial: Wooden Pallet Chillout Lounge Via frecklesandfluff.com

5. Pallet Wine Bar

Tutorial: 2 pallets + 3 pavers + white paint = a great outdoor shelf, bar or garden table.

6. Pallet Fold Down Outdoor Bar

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Tutorial via: this Old House

7. Pallet Bar Table and Stools

Tutorial: Pallet Bar/Table Via stackeddesign.blogspot.fr

8. Pallet Swing Bed

Tutorial: DIY Pallet Swing Bed Via themerrythought.com

9. Outdoor Pallet Dining Set

Tutorial: Entire Dining Set from Recycled Pallets Via Brit.Co

10. PVC Pallet Day Bed

Tutorial: The Pallet Daybed Via ondawaytosomewhere.blogspot.com.au

11. Modular Sectional Corner Lounge

Tutorial: DIY Modular Sectional – Corner Piece Plans Via shanty-2-chic.com

12. Pallet wood patio chair

Tutorial: Pallet wood patio chair build Via funkyjunkinteriors.net

13. Outdoor Pallet Sofa

Tutorial: Outdoor Pallet Sofa Via theironstonenest.com

14. Patio Day Bed

Tutorial: Pallet Project: Patio Day Bed Via lovelygreens.com

15. DIY Succulent Pallet Table

Tutorial: DIY Succulent Pallet Table Via faroutflora.com

16. Pallet Picnic Table

Tutorial: Pallet Picnic Table Via ana-white.com

17. Pallet Swing Chair

Tutorial: Pallet Swing Chair Via instructables.com

18. DIY pallet end table

Tutorial: Instructables.

19. DIY outdoor furniture set

Tutorial via Place of My Taste.

20. DIY Pallet Gardening Table

Tutorial via Jenna Burger.

21. DIY Pallet Gardening Tool Organizer

Tutorial via Our Little Acre.

22.DIY Outdoor Paracord Laced Hanging Pallet Chair

Tutorial Via: Instructables.

23. Outdoor Pallet Playhouse

Tutorial Via: Instructables.

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1. Curtains

2. Unique Lighting Fixture

3. DIY Birdfeeder

4. Fun Mobile or Wind Chime

5. Colorful Frame Boxes

6. Planter Table

7. Chalkboard Planter Boxes

8. New Coat of Paint on Your Old Furniture

9. Chalkboard Paint Pots

10. Wrapped and Painted Terra Cotta Planters

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DIY Umbrella Stand – Make sure that your umbrella is secure this summer with a sturdy wine barrel stand.

Pallet Loungers – Relax in style with this wonderful DIY that even novice crafters can build. With just a couple of pallets and a few basic tools you can lounge the day away.

Homemade Garden Stones – Turn your own devastation into something beautiful! If you’ve smashed one of your favorite tea cups recently, all is not lost…you can up-cycle the broken pieces into stepping stone art for your garden!

How To Build A Cedar Potting Bench – This is a fantastic little weekend project that’s easy and hassle free…you don’t need any special woodworking skills, just a little bit of DIY know-how!

Hammock Swing Tutorial – Picture this: lazily swinging the afternoon away under a blue sky, with a cold drink in hand. Summer doesn’t get much better than that!

Concrete Garden Planters – Add texture and charm to your outside space with these homemade concrete planters.

Candle Lantern Walkway Lights – Create a stunningly original garden walkway with nothing but a tuna can, a votive and some spray paint. Intrigued? Check out the full tutorial here!

DIY Upcycled Outdoor Beverage Station – Serve up soft drinks and adult beverages in style and become the most sought-after backyard barbecue host with the help of this nifty outdoor bar.

Mosaic Tile Outdoor Table – This homemade mosaic tile table has a beautiful artisan feel. It’s simple to make but it’s engineered to hold up in any weather…perfect for outside!

How To Make A Chandelier Planter – Allow your foliage to take center stage with this artistic idea. Using a salvaged chandelier you can replace the traditional hanging baskets and display your plants in an interesting and unique way!

Install A Day Bed For Your Patio – For the ultimate in relaxing comfort a garden daybed is hard to beat. Shaded or open, this design will allow you the choice of sunbathing or just resting in style!

DIY Swinging Table – Creative and clever, this DIY swinging table is perfect for summer parties and outdoor entertaining.

Make Your Own Pallet Wine Rack – Learn how to turn a free pallet into a classy rustic wine rack with this DIY project that can be done in just a few hours!

How To Make An Outdoor Play Tent – Children everywhere are fascinated by tent’s, teepee’s, canopy’s and den’s…they just love the adventure of camping! Why not make your own and keep them entertained in the garden.

DIY Rocking Chair – Sit back and be rocked to relaxation by this creative wine barrel chair!

Collapsible Potting Table – A set of detailed instructions and step-by-step photography makes this DIY seem almost too easy!

Framed Flowers – Turn your flowers into a work of art with this quirky tutorial. All of your plants can be displayed together in a frame, making an artistic centerpiece for your yard.

How To Make A Pallet Swing Chair – This easy DIY will look fantastic swinging on your porch and giving you somewhere you can relax in the evenings in vintage style.

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2.Neat Tiki Torches Made Out of Wine Bottles in the Backyard

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3.Colorful Bottle Fence

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4.Wine Bottle Bird Feeder DIY Project

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5.Colorful Wine Bottle Fountain

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6. Beautiful BOTTLE CRAFTS shaping a Green Bottle Walkway

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7. Light Up a Romantic Dinner With Wine Bottle Tiki Torches

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8.Wine Bottle Hanger Projects

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9.Creative Garden Edging Realized From Colorful Glass Bottles

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10.Glass Wine Bottle Candles

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11.Sustainable Graphic Wine Garden Tree

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12.Wine Bottle Wind Chime

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13.Wine Bottle Centerpieces For Your Wedding

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14. Neat Beer Bottle Lighting Installation

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15.Water Fountain in Recycled Bottle Wall

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16.Backyard Wine Bottle Art Installation

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17.Wine Bottle Luminaries

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18.Wine Bottle Rain Chain

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19.Solar Heated Garden Bed Realized Out of Reycled Wine Bottles

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2. Wheelbarrow Cooler!

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3. Turn Your Mason Jars Into Juice Containers!

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4. Enjoy A Backyard Movie!

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5. Turn Your Old Wine Bottles Into Chic Wedding Floral Arrangements!

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6. Let Grapevine Lighting Balls Brighten Up Your Evening!

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7. Make Your Own Hanging Mason Jar Flower Vase!

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8. DIY Spring Flower Crown

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9. Lovely And Natural Chair Decorations For Your Wedding!

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10. DIY Ombre Backdrop

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11. Floating Candles!

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12. DIY Patio Lights

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13. DIY Rope Words For Your Wedding Day

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14. Lovely Rustic Wedding Ceremony Sign!

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15. Another Great Outdoor Wedding Sign!

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16. Wine Barrel Wedding Décor

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17. Fancy Chalkboard Writing

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18. Amazing Barn Wedding On A Budget!

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19. Ombre Candles!

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20. Come Up With Some Amazing Wedding Programs For Your Guests!

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21. Awesome Rustic Seating!

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22. Cool Wedding Invites!

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23. Repurposed Shovel!

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24. DIY Tissue Paper Pom Poms!

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25. Make The Best Of Your Old Mail Box!

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26. Repurpose Your Old Boat!

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27. Paper Flower Crown!

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28. Basic Hanging Jar Lanterns

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29. DIY Chalkboard Sign

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30. DIY Flower Chandelier

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31. Tin Punched Candles

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32. DIY Striped Chairs

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33. Pallet Escort Card Display

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34. DIY Pom Poms

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35. DIY Pallet Bar

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36. Ribbon Backdrop!

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37. DIY Painted Vases

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38. Awesome Flip Flop Favors!

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39. Awesome Swing Decorations!

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40. Stylish Lemonade Display!

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41. Chalkboard Wedding Ideas

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42. Awesome Outdoor S’Mores Bar!

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43. Awesome Ideas For Tent-Style Weddings

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44. Elegant Countryside Floral Arrangements

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45. Awesome Rustic Ice Cream Stand

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6. How to Make an Outdoor Bar

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15. Backyard Ice Cream Party

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16. Mojitos + Mason Jars = The Best Summer Parties

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17. BBQ Party with Coca-Cola

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18. Fruit Salad Ice Cream Cone

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19. Adorable Grill Cupcakes

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20. Beatrix Potter Spring Garden Party

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21. DIY Lanterns – Let There Be Light

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22. Flower Box Turned Cooler

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23. Fire Pit with Hay Bail Seating

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24. The Best Way to Cook Corn on the Cob

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25. Build Your Own Burger Bar

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2. DIY Recycled Bottle bowling

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4. $5 DIY Yard Yahtzee

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5. DIY Sponge and Duct Tape Bath Boats

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6. DIY Spray Chalk

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7. DIY Water Wall

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8. How to Make Sponge Balls

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9. DIY Summer Snowball Fight with Fluffy Stuff

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10. How to Make Rainbow Bubble Snakes

Housing A Forest

11. How to Make Popped Bubble Art

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12. DIY Backyard Horseshoe Game

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13. DIY Ring Toss Game

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14. How to Make a Can Wind Chime

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15. DIY Rainbow Sidewalk Chalk Paint

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17. How to Make Coffee Can Stilts

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18. DIY Colored Powder Fight

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19. How to Make a Garden Rock Caterpillar

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20. DIY Sprinkler Fun

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21. How to Make a Sticky Sand Dough

Growing a Jeweled Rose

22. How to make Glow in the Dark Bubbles

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23. DIY Bird Feeders

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