As the leaves change and the days get shorter, it’s the perfect time to add some cozy ambiance to your home with fall lanterns. Discover creative ideas and inspiration for incorporating these autumnal decorations into your space.

With the darker nights there is something magical about the glow you get from candles, not only do they add light, they also add a beautiful ambiance to your home. I love to craft and these decorative lanterns are perfect for your mantel, entryways, fireplace, or as a fall centrepiece.

Safety Tip –   battery operated tealights are a much safer option than candles when you have children or are leaving lanterns or luminaries unsupervised

I also love to celebrate and decorate as the seasons change, so rounded up some great original ideas for making lanterns and candle holders for your home. So much creativity has been shown in making tutorials for these lanterns full of autumn color perfect for a fall party of your porch decor.

Fall Lanterns

Fantastic Fall DIY Lanterns and Lights

1. Leaf scribble lantern.  I love how inclusive this lantern is, perfect for making with little ones and older children too.
2. Cheese Box leaf lanterns.  You do not need to press your leaves for these leaf lanterns, which means you can get creating after you have collected them.
3. DIY Fall Pressed Leaf Lantern – these are just stunning and what a way to preserve the beauty of nature as the season changes.
4. Leaf Lanterns. I find the the way this lantern focuses on the beauty of a single leaf delightful.
5. Dodecahedron star lantern. Oh these are so beautiful and you could mix it up by using different colours.
6. Autumn Leaf Mason Jar Lanterns.  These look brilliant and you would never guess that they are made with fake leaves.
7. Heart fall leaf lanterns.  I have never thought about using a punch to cut our shapes from leaves, you could also use tissue paper pieces to punch too.  It is so effective and I think these are my favorites.
8. Paper Mache Lanterns with Autumn Leaves. A fun hands-on autumn project, kids will adore making these.
9. Turkey Leaf lanterns.  I love how these turkeys have been fashioned out of autumn leaves.
10. Sweater lanterns.  I am now scouring charity shops for the perfect jumper to make some of these for gifts. Hard to believe these are jumpers and twine!
11. Leaf relief jar lantern. These are just beautiful and I adore all the colours.
12. Fall Paper Cut Lantern. Simple but stylish
13. Give Thanks Jar.  This is so simple and I think that really is its charm.
14. DIY Recycled Jar Mushroom Lantern. These are just adorable and a little different.
15. Be Thankful Jar. This is being used as a vase, but it would look beautiful with a tea light in.
16. Fall tree luminary jar – it would be wonderful to have one of these for all the seasons.
17. Pinecone luminaries – Perfect for sharing your beautiful treasures of pinecones collected on your walks.
18. Gold Fall Luminary – I adore the gold on this lantern.  This is so beautiful even when not lit up.
19. Pumpkin Jar Luminaries.  Now these are just totally adorable and kids will want to make a whole pumpkin patch filled with miniature pumpkins.

If you like these then check out our Halloween lanterns and Fall Wreaths and Garlands.