Interesting Things You Will Get From Homemade Paper Lanterns

Paper lantern will be one of great decoration ideas if you are interested with oriental touch for your home decoration. Surely, you do not have to place some expensive paper lantern available in the market. Homemade paper lantern could also be great idea since it gives you great chance to have a lantern with unique and extraordinary design. You can use your creativity in making this certain lantern so you can customize it in your favorite design. If you are interested to make this certain lantern, here are some important things that you need to know before making your own paper lantern.

 Let us know more about the materials in making this craft first. The materials you need to provide to make this lantern are including plain colored or white paper, scissors, tape, and string. You should also provide some supplies such as stapler, ruler, pencil, glue, and tape. Do not forget to provide paints or pastels to add decoration to the plain paper.

 When the materials and supporting supplies are available, you can begin to cut a piece of paper in square form. Then, you can cut a strip of paper that you will use as a handle later. Cut it from the bottom. The, you can continue to fold your paper into half so the paper forms a rectangle. Lay it down on the table and place the folded edge close to you. Now, you can draw a faint line from an end to another and make it parallel to the top of the paper. You can start the line from about 1/4 inch from the top of your paper.

 Now, cut your lantern. Start from the fold and cut up to the pencil line. Then, you can unfold the paper and wrap it. Therefore, the cuts will be in vertical position and the two ends and meeting or touching. Staple it at the top and bottom so your lantern can stand up by itself. You can make the stapled part tidier with tape of glue.

 It will be great for you to try making your paper lantern yourself since the steps are quite easy and simple. Just use it to decor your interior and see how beauty your interior will be.