Creative handmade lantern making tutorial

Creative handmade lantern making tutorials are as follows:

Preparation materials: cardboard, glue, scissors, knife, ruler, double-sided tape, pen.

1, the first step: take out a piece of colored cardboard, put the cardboard horizontally, in the upper and lower part of the cardboard with a ruler to draw two straight lines. Then use the ruler to draw vertical lines all over between these two straight lines, and then cut the vertical lines with a knife. Pay attention to the interval between each vertical line should be the same Oh, so as to make the lantern will be more neat.

2. Step 2: Cut two thin rectangular strips and stick them on the cardboard at the top and bottom of the two straight lines.

3. Step 3: Use double-sided tape to connect the cut cardboard left and right, and glue the head and tail together to make a cylinder.

4. Step 4: Then slowly support the cylinder with your hands to make a lantern shape.

5, step 5: using other colors of cardstock, cut out some small decorations, we cut small flowers here. The biggest blue flower we will use as the base of the lantern, kids can also make other nice bases according to their own ideas.

6, step 6: the largest flower flowers glued to the bottom of the lantern, as a base, will be the other small flowers and green leaves, randomly glued to the lantern, a beautiful flower lantern is so good!

Introduction of lanterns

Lanterns, also collectively known as lanterns, are an ancient traditional Han crafts. After thousands of years of development, lanterns have developed different regional styles, and each type of lantern has a unique form of artistic expression. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people hang up red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Lanterns synthesize the crafts of painting, paper-cutting, papier-maché and sewing, and are closely related to the lives of Chinese people. Lanterns have become a symbol of festivity for Chinese people. Through successive generations of lantern artists inheritance and development, the formation of colorful varieties and high level of craftsmanship. From the types of lanterns: palace lanterns, lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the stylistic points, there are figures, landscapes, birds and flowers, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc., in addition to the horse lanterns for people to enjoy.