How to make lanterns by hand

Exercise 1:

1, cut out a rectangular cardboard, and draw a line with a ruler and pen at both ends of the rectangle, which is the upper and lower edges of the lantern.

2. On the cardboard between the two lines, use a ruler and a line with a stroke width of one centimeter, which is the skeleton part of the lantern.

3. Cut the lines drawn on the paper one by one with a knife, fold back the two lines drawn at the beginning, fold them into creases, and then unfold them.

4. Bend the two ends of the cardboard, put the two ends together, stick double-sided tape on one side, stick the two ends together, and then press down with your hands to see the shape of the lantern clearly.

Exercise 2:

1. Paper lanterns are simple cubes or cylinders. It is best to make a frame with flexible bamboo branches or bamboo skins, and the joints are tied tightly with thin lines. If it is difficult to find, you can also use slender cardboard and bamboo sticks for barbecue. The firmness and elasticity will be lacking, but it is also a good decoration indoors.

2. Buy some white and red ordinary rice paper or golden rice paper in Four Treasures of the Study, cut it into the length and width of the lantern skeleton, and you can design your own patterns. Calligraphy, painting and paper-cutting can all be displayed on small lanterns. After pasting, you can also use narrow silk-like paper to wrap the edges up and down, which looks more elegant, much like ancient palace lanterns.

3. If you put it indoors, you just need to light an ordinary candle in the lantern; If you want to realize it, you'd better make a simple circuit with light bulbs and batteries.

4. The simple shape of paper lanterns is a cube or a cylinder. It is best to make a frame with flexible bamboo branches or bamboo skins, and tie the joints with thin lines. If it is difficult to find, you can also use slender cardboard and bamboo sticks for barbecue. The firmness and elasticity will be lacking, but it is also a good decoration indoors.

Exercise 3:

1. First pick up a paper cup, then cut off the edge of the cup with scissors, then stand the cup, and cut it into strips with scissors as the main body of the lantern, but don't cut it to the end, the bottom of the cup needs to be kept. After cutting, take out another cup and cut the bottom of this cup with scissors.

2. Stick the cut lamp body opening and the just cut cup bottom together with double-sided tape, and a lantern is basically finished. Then use a stick or paper stick to make the handle of the lantern, and you can also dye the lantern with a favorite color, such as red, so that a lantern is finished.