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Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for

In fact, lanterns are made in various ways, not only in the basic The variety of production methods is also reflected in the variety of materials used. Let’s take a look at a simple and environmentally friendly way to make lanterns.
1. Prepare basic materials and tools, including plastic cups, cotton rope, scissors, paint and hole punches.
Simple and environmentally friendly lantern making method

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival

2. Cut off the bottoms of two disposable plastic cups.

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival

3. Then paint it with the corresponding color.

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival< /p>4. At this time we drill holes at the bottom.

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival

5. Also prepare paper strips of moderate thickness.

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival

6. Pass the cotton rope through both ends of the paper strip.
7. After stringing a few more paper strips. We added the bottom of the plastic cup to the top and bottom of the cotton rope.
8. Then extrude it inward to bend the middle structure.

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival10. In order to make this lantern look more beautiful, we also need to prepare a rectangular paper.

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival

11. Then cut the structure on the side of the rectangular paper to form such a floc structure.

Tutorial with pictures and illustrations on how to make simple environmentally friendly lanterns for the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival

Final renderings