Win Solar Tea Lantern from Allsop Home and Garden

I'm all about reducing our impact and using solar power. I've been fascinated by solar power for years. We have a solar oven that I love to use in the summer and it never fails to impress the neighbors and casual joggers who walk by our home. Inevitably they stop and ask what I'm doing inside that box that smells so amazing. We briefly considered adding in solar panels for hot water to our home until a little research revealed that we just don't get enough sun here in the woods of Vermont to adequately heat our hot water with the sun. But! That doesn't mean that we cannot enjoy solar energy in smaller ways like our solar oven, charging our handheld systems and solar lighting.

We live in woods on a dirt road in the country so it's a sort of off the beaten track type of place. I'd love to be able to leave a light on outside for security reasons. College kids tend to drive up our road and park to drink and I feel better seeing outside rather than staring into pitch black. I can't afford to leave a light on outside all night with the price of electricity and everything else rising. Thankfully solar lighting is free.

I received a beautiful Solar Tea Lantern from Allsop Home and Garden. This Tea Lantern is made of hand blow glass and has a solar panel embedded in a plastic solar housing compartment. It includes a high powered LED light and rechargeable coin battery. It's 6.5" tall and 5." wide and has a hanging handle to display it with. I love this lantern because it's so flexible. You can place it in the garden, sit it on a table, hang it from a hook or carry it to light your way.

I really love how attractive this lantern is. Some of the solar lighting I've seen focuses more on functionality than style. This is the perfect combination of both. It gives a soft gentle glow that is just enough to light the immediate area. I tried to get a picture of the lantern at night but my camera just isn't cooperating with me. We hung ours in front of the house on a shepherd hook that also holds a bird feeder.

Allsop Home and Garden has a variety of different types of solar lighting as well as solar garden art and garden tools.  This is a gorgeous way to dress up your flower or herb gardens without increasing your electric bill.

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