You must have seen red and round lanterns, right? However, everyone must have made this red lantern? This is my first time making lanterns. Making lanterns requires carefulness, care and patience.
I first prepared red paper, scissors, glue and bamboo strips. When making lanterns, I first used scissors to cut out the red paper, and then used glue to stick the bamboo strips together. The two ends were glued firmly to make the bamboo The strips are round in shape and the bamboo strips must be the same size and length. Then wait for the glue to dry and stick the red paper to the round bamboo strip. Finally, use wire to make a small hook on one end of the round to make a hook to hang the red paper. Use scissors to cut out a rectangular red paper at the other end, and then cut the red paper at the other end into thin strips. Wow! A red lantern was finally made, and the red color added joy to our lives.
Don’t you think the lanterns I made look good at home? Everyone just follow my method! The red lanterns are so beautiful!
When the Lantern Festival arrives, lanterns become popular. If you have free time, it is also a good idea to make your own lanterns. If you can't make those "big ones" sold on the street, and you can't find any materials like steel wire or steel plates, then use bamboo strips, rice paper, and pen and ink to make a simple paper lantern. The materials and processes for making handmade paper lanterns are very simple. You can design your favorite patterns and add a lot of fun to the festival.
The first step is to make the skeleton. The simplest shapes of paper lanterns are cubes or cylinders. It is best to use bendable bamboo branches or bamboo skins to form a frame, and the connecting parts are tied tightly with thin wires. If it’s hard to find, thin strips of cardboard or bamboo skewers used for barbecues will also work. They will lack in strength and flexibility, but they are also very good decorations when placed indoors.
The second step is to make the lamp body. Buy some sheets of white or red ordinary rice paper or gold-sprinkled rice paper at the Wenfangsibao store, cut them into lengths and widths that fit the lantern frame, and then you can design your own pattern. Calligraphy, painting, and paper-cutting can all be displayed on small lanterns. After pasting, you can also use narrow strips of imitation silk paper to border the upper and lower sides to make it look more elegant, much like an ancient palace lantern. If you are not very good at calligraphy and painting, there is a simple method for your reference. Use a piece of tissue paper to trace the desired words on the copybook, then overlap the tissue paper with the dark red rice paper, and dig out the writing with a single-edged blade. After removing the tissue paper, hollow writing appeared on the red rice paper. Use white rice paper to make the lamp body, and paste red rice paper inside. The candlelight or light is reflected from the hollow part, and the effect is quite beautiful.
The third step is to create a light source. If you want to put it indoors, you only need to light an ordinary candle in the lantern; if you want to carry it out, it is best to use a light bulb and a battery to make a simple circuit. It may look a little rough, but lighting a handmade lantern during the Lantern Festival will definitely give you a unique flavor!