Round Paper Lanterns
Make a beautiful stained glass impact Christmas Lantern, an attractive Christmas decoration for any room. Made out of a paper lampshade which can fit and ceiling light. When the sunshine is switched on you see the complete impact of the stained glass effect.
To make the stained glass effect paper lantern you will need…
A ball formed paper lamp shade/lantern in any measurement you wish. Felt tip pens, black paint. You must create a design for the lantern. Draw the design on a sheet of paper. You possibly can draw the nativity scene, a Christmas tree, Santa Claus or perhaps ‘Merry Christmas’. The design must be simple and bold.
Once you’re happy with the design you can start work on the lantern itself. First you have to to erect the paper lantern. It ought to have meeting directions with it. Unfold the lantern and insert a wire expander inside the lantern, these slots into place and keeps the lantern erect and taught. Take a black felt tip pen or a marker and draw the design on to the paper lantern. Watch out if you end up doing this as a result of the lantern is fabricated from paper and the wet ink makes the paper fragile. In case your pen does unintentionally ‘undergo’ stick a small piece of paper on the opening to patch it up and leave it to dry.
Once your design is complete, paint the background of the lantern black. This is in order that the lantern blocks out a number of the light. Once more you need to take care not to puncture the paper. Use two brushes to color the lantern, a thin brush for small and detailed areas, and a thick brush for large areas. Top Tip – Paint from the highest of the lantern to half means down, and leave to dry. Then flip the other way up and paint the opposite half. Use a dish to stand the lantern on, it stops it from transferring and raises it up from the work surface.
For best results, give the lantern two coats of black paint.
Once the paintwork is dry, you are ready to apply the stained glass effect. With colored felt tip pens; coloration in the white areas of your design on the paper lantern. Once more take care. Now hang the lantern up from a ceiling gentle in your home. Each time the sunshine is turned on your delightful design will glow like a stained glass window in a church on a sunny day. The lantern is a enjoyable and strange Christmas decoration.
Do not use the next wattage bulb in the lantern than indicated with the lantern directions and packaging.
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