To create a cascading star pattern, as shown here, cluster stars close together at the top of the lantern and paste stars farther apart toward the bottom. Hang the lanterns in a group for maximum impact. When the party's over, fold them up and tuck them away for next year's celebration.
Tools and Materials
- White glue
- Paintbrush
- Tissue paper
- Crepe paper
- Streamers
- Chinese lanterns
How-To
- Accordion-fold tissue paper several layers high, and punch with a star punch. (A single sheet will tear under the weight of the punch.)
- Combine 1 part white glue with 1 part water.
- Brush glue mixture on the lantern; attach stars. Brush another layer of the glue mixture on top.
- Attach a single 24-inch strip of crepe paper to the lantern by twisting it around the bottom wire of the lantern.
No Frills paper lanterns, in White, from $1.50 each, lunabazaar.com. Large star squeeze punch, by Fiskars, $15.50, scrapbook.com.
The lanterns are a great idea for July 4th celebrations! A fun July 4th activity for kids would be these July 4th coloring pages!
@Kelly, nice. Keel it up! I liked your suggested site justartifacts.net
Thanx for sharing here. The above hand-made lantern is also good.
What an easy way to create a paper lanterns. Liked a lot. After that I also tried to make it on my own at my home but I could not make it properly :-(.
Then I decided to have it from www.justartifacts.net
But I will try to make it again for sure.