When the New Year arrives, the Chinese tradition is to hang up red lanterns, which symbolize good luck and beauty. Sharing an interesting handmade tutorial, use cardboard to make a golden red lantern, which is simple and beautiful. Do children also like this shiny paper lantern? Prepare the cardboard and follow the diagram below to make it!~
Materials and tools: red cardboard, gold cardboard, pencil, carving knife, ruler, hot glue gun.
1. Prepare the red cardboard first and draw the cutting lines as shown in the picture.
2. Cut along the longitudinal solid line and fold the top and bottom edges.
3. Also cut out slender strips from the gold cardboard.
4. Paste it on the red cardboard, as shown in the picture after completion.
5. This is the drawing for cutting the golden cardboard.
6. Pay attention, fold the right edge for glue application.
7. Roll up the golden cardboard, apply glue and paste it to get a cylindrical shape.
8. Then paste the top and bottom edges of the red cardboard to the top and bottom edges of the cylinder respectively, making the middle arched.
9. Finally, punch two holes on the top and tie the lanyard. This beautiful New Year lantern is ready~
