You will need:
Paper
A staplerScissors (or one of those cutting machines that make clean straight edges)
A needle or pin
A pencil
How it's done:
Cut your paper to your desired size. I made three smallish lanterns from one DIN A4 sized paper. You could make two larger ones by cutting the straight down the middle lengthwise as well, it depends on you.Using a pencil, draw a design you like onto the paper. I chose to make music notes. Using your needle, poke a few holes as guidelines through the lines drawn and erase the lines.
Now here's the fun part: poke tons of holes along the guidelines.
When you're happy with your design, bend the paper to a circular shape and secure it using two staples (one at the top and one at the bottom of the overlapping edge).
For my lantern, I decided to repurpose old sheet music. Can you guess what song it is? ^^
I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial. Have a great day!
Although the sun is not up yet in my part of the world, this tutorial has really brightened my day. I like how you can poke holes along the guidelines yet make the item look so good like the lantern which is pictured. I also like the suggestion of using a paper trimmer or guillotine to ensure the edges are smooth. The fact that you can make different sizes is excellent as well. Thank you so much for this wonderful guide.
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