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Instructions No. 3033 Instructions No. 3033 Difficulty: Beginner Working time: 4 Hours
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of designing with craft blocks. Create your own lantern out of blocks with these simple DIY instructions. The foil can be customised to your liking. Find out here how you can conjure up beautiful lighting creations from wooden blocks.
It's that simple:
You will need 30 craft blocks made from the wood of your choice for one lantern. Tip: For a smoother surface, you can sand the blocks before gluing them together.
For the base of the lantern, glue 6 blocks together on the long, narrow sides using VBS handicraft glue. Glue one block upright at each end of this base. Now take 4 blocks and glue them together at the narrow edges to form a rectangular frame. Repeat this process three times so that you have four frames.
Cut the pinwheel foil in the centre so that you have four A5-sized sheets. If you like, you can design these with the STAEDTLER Intense Black markers or another permanent marker.
Tip: Print out a motif or lettering of your choice and place it under the film. This way you can easily trace the lines.
Glue the pinwheel foil into each frame using VBS handicraft glue. Once dry, stick it to the base of the lantern.
Glue two square frames from 8 blocks. Glue these to the top and bottom of the lantern.
If you want to loop your lantern, screw two screw eyelets into the top frame and pull a cord through them, knotting it at both ends.
Tip: You can also cover the frame of your lanterns with different types of paper: Vellum paper, natural papers or lamp foil, which you can design with napkins or straw silk paper. The possibilities are endless.
For the base of the lantern, glue 6 blocks together on the long, narrow sides using VBS handicraft glue. Glue one block upright at each end of this base. Now take 4 blocks and glue them together at the narrow edges to form a rectangular frame. Repeat this process three times so that you have four frames.
Cut the pinwheel foil in the centre so that you have four A5-sized sheets. If you like, you can design these with the STAEDTLER Intense Black markers or another permanent marker.
Tip: Print out a motif or lettering of your choice and place it under the film. This way you can easily trace the lines.
Glue the pinwheel foil into each frame using VBS handicraft glue. Once dry, stick it to the base of the lantern.
Glue two square frames from 8 blocks. Glue these to the top and bottom of the lantern.
If you want to loop your lantern, screw two screw eyelets into the top frame and pull a cord through them, knotting it at both ends.
Tip: You can also cover the frame of your lanterns with different types of paper: Vellum paper, natural papers or lamp foil, which you can design with napkins or straw silk paper. The possibilities are endless.
