How to make DIY paper lamps with an exclusive design? Ideas, materials needed, procedure with photos.
You want to beautify your garden, balcony or terrace at home, but you don’t have any ideas or a lot of budget. And above all, you are not even so bad with DIY or maybe you want to look for something to keep your mind busy.
Here is one simple guide is rapid for making paper lanterns.
Required material
- white paper bags, bread bags
- pencil
- stencils or stamps
- cutter
- small pieces of cardboard
- spun iron
- eyelets and eyelet pliers
- candles
Method
- Fold the upper part of the bags as shown in the photo.
- Slide the piece of cardboard into the bag so that you have a cutting surface without the risk of cutting the other side.
- With a pencil, trace the shape of the stencil or stencil and use a cutter slowly the chosen design.
- Now on the two sides of each bag on the side apply the eyelets with the special pliers.
- Use the spun iron to form the handle, inserting it into the eyelets just applied.
- Place a candle in each bag and hang it where you want it.
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Ideal for lighting patios, trees, gazebos on hot summer evenings. And then, if you want, you can keep them or choose it as a gift idea for a friend: it will undoubtedly be something appreciated and done with the heart.
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