If it gets cold enough where you live, you can make huge ones outside out of six gallon pails and stock pots. Some Inuit and northern communities use similar techniques to make animal-proof ice fridges, especially when camping in winter.

I prefer the half frozen method, myself, I just stab a hole and let the water drain out for a natural cavity without fucking around taping cans to each other. I don’t recommend any containers with ridges, pick smooth things or else it’s way harder to get the ice lantern out.