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Instructions No. 3050 Instructions No. 3050 Difficulty: Beginner Working time: 5 Hours
Make our beautiful paper lanterns. It's easy to make these eye-catchers for your home or for outside with our instructions. All you need is beautiful paper, a cutter and glue and you're ready to go!
This is how you make the lanterns:
Making lanterns from decorative motif paper
Coat both sides of the paper with two coats of napkin varnish. This way, the lanterns are better protected from spillages later on if they are to stand or hang outside.
Draw a line 2 cm apart on each of the two long sides of the paper and then a line 3 cm apart. Fold these lines with a folding tool.
Turn your paper over and now draw parallel lines 1.5 cm apart on the short side. Cut away the last piece of paper where you can no longer draw 1.5 cm. Now cut these lines (on the short side) with a scalpel up to the vertical folded edges: Make sure that you only cut up to the lines with a 2 cm gap. Bend the folded lines and stick the lantern together at the short ends using double-sided adhesive tape.
Cutting the lamp foil to size
Now measure the height and circumference of the circle and cut the lamp foil to fit. Draw an additional 1 cm adhesive edge. Cut out the lamp foil and glue it together. Place it inside the lantern and stick it to the 2 cm edge of the lantern at certain points.
Final touches for perfect paper lanterns
Then cut 4 cm wide strips, fold them in half and cut fringes into one side. Glue this strip to the top of the lantern. Now place a chain of lights inside. This can be fixed in places with hot glue. A tea light can also be placed in the centre.
Coat both sides of the paper with two coats of napkin varnish. This way, the lanterns are better protected from spillages later on if they are to stand or hang outside.
Draw a line 2 cm apart on each of the two long sides of the paper and then a line 3 cm apart. Fold these lines with a folding tool.
Turn your paper over and now draw parallel lines 1.5 cm apart on the short side. Cut away the last piece of paper where you can no longer draw 1.5 cm. Now cut these lines (on the short side) with a scalpel up to the vertical folded edges: Make sure that you only cut up to the lines with a 2 cm gap. Bend the folded lines and stick the lantern together at the short ends using double-sided adhesive tape.
Cutting the lamp foil to size
Now measure the height and circumference of the circle and cut the lamp foil to fit. Draw an additional 1 cm adhesive edge. Cut out the lamp foil and glue it together. Place it inside the lantern and stick it to the 2 cm edge of the lantern at certain points.
Final touches for perfect paper lanterns
Then cut 4 cm wide strips, fold them in half and cut fringes into one side. Glue this strip to the top of the lantern. Now place a chain of lights inside. This can be fixed in places with hot glue. A tea light can also be placed in the centre.
