lanterns

Lanterns: Start with a strip of black thin card (7"x20"), which you cut out holes in whatever shape, eg. circles, diamonds, hearts. Stick coloured tissue or cellophane (they used waxed tissue paper) over the hole on the back and you can add further decoations, eg, sequins, drawing on the front. Staple into a cylinder shape. Draw round this circle onto a piece of sturdy card, onto which you add flaps, before cutting out. Selotape together. Add loop of string to top and attatch to a stick. Stick a tea light to the centre of base with sticky tape.

lanterns