Craft Ideas: Paper Lanterns | Art & Craft (Basics) - Class 10 PDF Download

Material Required

• 1x sheet of white paper (10"x 12")
• 1x craft paper (12"x 12")
• Decorative tape
• Double-sided tape
• 3x paper strips (12"x 1")
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Retractable blade knife

Directions to be followed

• Gather all your supplies to get started on this project.
• Turn your craft paper over with the right side facing down.
• Using a pencil and a ruler, draw two lines—one each at the top and bottom of the paper about a centimeter away from the edge.
• Next, make markers at every centimeter gap along both lines.
  
• Using the ruler and pencil, connect the markers on either end by drawing a line from top to bottom. Repeat this across the paper with all the markers.
• Grab a craft cutter and make incisions down each individual line you just drew. You paper will now be divided into strips joined by the strip
• Cut out the very last strip to create a gap.
• Next, grab your white paper and line both the top and bottom with a length of double-sided tape. Carefully stick the top and bottom of the craft paper(with the printed side facing up) to the top and bottom of the white paper.
• The white paper is smaller in size, so the craft paper will billow out.
  
• Next, line the sides of the white paper with double sided paper and roll it inward to stick the ends together. If you remember, you cut out one strip right at the end to create a gap. So, stick the side of the paper you just rolled onto that gap.
• To get a better finish on your lanter, cut out three more strips of white paper. You can line two of those strips with double-sided tape and stick around the top and bottom of the lantern.
• The third strip can be folded into a handle and then stuck onto the top.
• Feel free to decorate your lantern with washi tape, stickers, glitter, and other embellishments. You can also place an electric tea light candle inside to light it up.