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Gather Paper Lantern Supplies
We just love the look of outdoor party lights on my deck on a summer night. Why not hang paper lanterns in pretty colors around your deck or in your garden at your next event? Make these cute paper lanterns from ordinary cardstock, vellum, and plastic beads and your space will be looking festive in no time.
This lantern craft is circle shaped and has pony beads as an added decorative element. You can construct several of these lanterns very quickly. Pick out the colors and patterns from your favorite cardstock sheets, cut the lantern parts on your die cut machine and assemble.
All the die cut files are included in this free download. (These types of files are included: dxf, pdf, eps, jpeg, ai, and SVG )
Supplies Needed
- 8 bamboo kkewers
- 1 sheet 12 x 12 card stock
- 1 sheet vellum
- Hot glue gun
- Electronic digital die cut Mmachine
- Scissors
- Digital die cut files (download here)
- 160 pony beads
- Battery operated tea lights
- Paper hole punch
- Wire or ribbon for hanging
- Sandpaper
- Ruler
- Xacto knife
- 18" length of floral wire or another type of thin wire.
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Add Bamboo Skewers and Base Beads
- Place a pony bead on the bottom blunt end of the bamboo skewer. Make sure that the pony bead is able to slide down the entire length of the skewer. Use hot glue to adhere pony bead in place
- Repeat above step for each bamboo skewer.
- Take the base of the paper lantern—the circular piece that has no center hole—and insert the skewers as in the photo above. This will be the bottom support of your paper lantern.
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Build Second and Third Layers
- Slide six more pony beads onto each bamboo skewer, and top with another paper ring. Repeat this step. Your lantern should now have three paper rings and a paper base, each separated by six beads.
- Slide one final pony bead onto each bamboo skewer and attach with glue to finish off the lantern.
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Add Second Piece of Vellum
- Roll the other vellum rectangle into a cylinder shape lengthwise and place it into the center of the paper lantern facing the opposite of the first lantern insert.
- If you are planning to hang the lanterns punch two small holes on opposite sides of the top ring and run a piece of thin wire to form a handle.
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