How to make lanterns and videos by hand

The video of hand-made lanterns is as follows:

Simple lantern making DIY handmade

First, prepare a piece of red colored paper, fold the colored paper in half, then pick up scissors, take a knife at the crease of the colored paper, cut two-thirds of the colored paper from left to right in turn, open the colored paper, and bend the colored paper into a certain arc. Stick the double-sided tape on the top and bottom of the colored paper, uncover the double-sided tape and stick the lantern, and then bend the pasted lantern with your fingers.

Materials: cardboard, paper cutter, ruler, pencil, double-sided tape, string.

Steps:

1. Prepare a rectangular red cardboard.

2. Leave 0.5~ 1.0cm on both sides of the cardboard, draw several parallel lines equally, and then cut them with a paper cutter.

3. Roll it into an arc.

4. When pasting, cut the scraps into thin strips for nailing, and then paste them into strings.

China Lantern, also known as Lantern, is an ancient traditional handicraft of Han nationality. Originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, red lanterns symbolizing reunion are hung around the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year to create a festive atmosphere. Later, lanterns became a symbol of happiness for the people of China.

Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed. There are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc. Besides, there are lanterns for people to enjoy.