Exotic accessories and household items have long been popular in modern homes. Feng Shui is especially popular. Today, many people who prefer to furnish their homes according to the laws of Chinese philosophy like to decorate their home with unusual items in the oriental style. And one of these items is a paper Chinese lantern. You can buy such a lantern in the store, but you will get much more pleasure if you make it by hand.
Instructions
Step 1
To create a Chinese lantern, you will need a sheet of colored paper with a soft or corrugated texture, 1 m long and 60 cm wide. You will also need a sharp stationery knife, a ruler, a pencil, strong thread, an awl and a bulb with a cartridge.
Step 2
Take a ruler and a pencil and trace the wrong side of a sheet of paper along its entire length, according to the fold pattern of a Chinese lantern. This diagram, consisting of numerous diagonal lines, can be found on the Internet.
Step 3
Along the lines you have drawn, begin to fold the paper neatly, first folding the straight dashed lines, folding the sheet into an accordion, and then folding the diagonal lines to form three-dimensional diamond-shaped folds on the surface of the paper.
Step 4
Make the folds carefully and carefully, carefully iron all the folds so that the lamp is beautiful and has a uniform symmetrical shape on all sides.
Step 5
After all the paper is folded according to the pattern, take the cartridge and screw the light bulb into it. Use an awl to make holes at the top and bottom of the lamp, thread a strong thread through these holes, and wrap folded corrugated paper around the lamp.
Step 6
Place the edges of the paper on top of each other and fasten so that later, if you need to replace the light bulb, you can open the lamp and close it again after replacement.
