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DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

Such an antique lantern, no matter how or where it is hung, it is very beautiful! Use the paper boxes after drinking milk or juice as waste, and you can make a beautiful lantern in a while.

The idea is very simple, cut out a hollow on the side of the milk carton, paste tissue paper on the inside, and then paste beautiful wrapping paper on the outside. Finally, of course, don’t forget to add the tassels, let’s try it, friends!~

DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

Material Tools:

Milk carton

Transparent tissue paper

Wrapping paper

Ribbon

Scissors

Paper knife

Stapler

White glue

Ruler

DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

1. First cut off the lid of the milk carton, clean it and dry it.

2. Apply glue to the patterned wrapping paper and wrap the milk carton.

DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

3. Lightly draw rectangles on the four sides of the milk carton, and then use a paper knife to cut them.

DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

4. Cut out a rectangle from the light-transmitting tissue paper, apply glue to the edges, and glue it to the side of the milk carton from the inside.

DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

5. Cut out several ribbons of the same length and fix them to the bottom of the lantern with a stapler to make tassels.

6. Punch holes symmetrically on the top of the lantern and fix the lamp holder with metal wire.

DIY Antique Milk Carton Lantern Tutorial

7. Finally hang the lantern and turn on the switch. It’s best to make a few more and hang them together to create a more festive atmosphere~