Handmade cube lanterns are made by simply reusing waste ice cream sticks. It can be completed by simply pasting them on. It is not difficult at all. Its almost July before you know it. How many ice cream sticks do you have in your collection? Making this lantern requires a lot of ice cream sticks (^o^)/~
Materials and tools: pencil, 20 popsicle sticks, paintbrush, scissors, acrylic paint, mod podge glue, a string of LED light strips, alcohol paint, Yupo synthetic paper, spray bottle, 8 pieces of decorative paper (cut into rectangles, 0.5 *4.25).
Cut off both ends of the popsicle stick to obtain a straight edge, 4 inches long.
Run the cut popsicle stick over sandpaper a few times to smooth out any rough parts.
Color them with green acrylic paint and let them dry.
Take out the Yupo synthetic paper.
Cut to 4*4 inches.
Put a few drops of alcohol ink on Yupo paper, then tilt the paper so the ink rolls across the surface. You can also use the straw to blow the ink in any direction while the paper is flat on the table.
Five pieces of paper processed.
Start making the Yupo paper squares out of the popsicle sticks, you have to place the popsicle sticks in a specific way to keep the true square shape.
Place the finished piece of Yup paper on the table, colored side up.
Apply Mod Podge glue around the Yupo paper, 1/4" wide. Place the popsicle stick (painted side up) over the glue. Do this on all five sides and let dry.
Take out a long strip of paper.
Paste to each side, used to paste all sides together.
The finished lantern has five sides, one side is empty.
Finally, install the LED lights and you will have a cube lantern~
