Luminary crafts are among some of the most popular adult crafts on this blog. I’ve made a bunch of different luminaries over the years. Many were made out of glass mason jars, but others from special paints, plastic containers, vases, and even paper bags. These photo luminaries from paper are probably the easiest ones I have ever made!
Making Luminaries
I’ve used stain glass paints, epsom salt, acrylic paint, and tissue paper. Some are made from glitter, snow texture paint and frost paint. I’ve even used doilies, burlap and vinyl stickers over the years! Making luminaries is fun and adds a bit of wow factor to your holiday or special occasion. My burlap and doily luminaries, as well as my epsom salt luminaries are very popular for weddings. My Halloween luminaries and my glitter luminaries are most visited at Halloween and Christmas.
Photo Luminaries from Paper
When this idea came to me, I needed a decoration quickly. I didn’t have time to spend gluing or painting, and certainly didn’t have time to wait for something to dry.
One of the best things about these paper photo luminaries is that anyone can make them, they require NO crafting experience at all.
Imagine the possibilities with this concept. These photos are obviously a summertime scene, but how darling would a photo of children with their snowman be for winter? Or a picture of your toddler by the illuminated Christmas tree? How about photos of the loving couple on the wedding reception tables? Pet lovers might want a photo luminary of their dog or cat while nature lovers would appreciate a butterfly photo or a flowering cherry blossom tree for spring. Open your mind to the possibilities!
Instructions for my photo luminaries
Make these photo luminaries in literally minutes by following my easy project instructions here -> on MyPrintly.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoyed this project!
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Lana says
I gave been trying for approx 10 minutes to get instrucyions for your paper illuminaries and they will not pull up. What am I doing wrong? Please help.
Amanda Formaro says
Hmm, not sure. At the top of the post there is a button that says Jump to Project. Click that and then when you get to the printable version click the print button
Jasmine says
The usual jump to Project button is missing and the printly link doesn’t work
Amanda Formaro says
Sorry about that I will see if I can locate that. However this is very easy. Just print a photo on your printer, trim any edges, roll into a cylinder and tape or glue together. Use a battery operated candle in the center.