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Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

Lai See Packets are an indispensable element of the New Year, but when we receive a lot of Lai See Packets, we usually take out the money inside and then drop the Lai See Packets themselves. This seems very regrettable. In fact, red packets can be reused. This kind of hand-made tutorial that reuses historical methods can actually be regarded as a hand-made tutorial that turns waste into treasure. We reused the red packets and made very exquisite handmade lanterns. Such lanterns are especially suitable for use during the New Year or the Lantern Festival. You can receive a large number of red packets during the New Year, and then Then make it into handmade lanterns before the Lantern Festival.

Step 1:

Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

A very common red envelope

Step 2:

Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

Fold the red envelopes like this

Step 3:

Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

Use a stapler to staple these red envelopes at the folded edges

Step 4:

Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

Then it became a The lantern looks like

Step 5:

Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

Fix the other half to it in the same way

Step 6:

Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

The combination of these two parts makes a beautiful Lanterns

Step 7:

Tutorial on making festive Lantern Festival lanterns using New Year red envelopes

This is a tutorial on how to make handmade lanterns using Li Shifeng. Because it is particularly clever and interesting, it is loved by everyone, especially many handicraft enthusiasts. Try some completely different creations. At this time, you can use handmade lantern making tutorials like Li Shifeng to realize your own creativity or ideas. I believe there are still many students who are willing to use their passion for handicrafts to traditional handicrafts. For example, the production of handmade lanterns is one of them. The materials used are familiar to us in daily life and can truly bring happiness to our lives.