How to Make Paper Balloon Lanterns

As fans of lantern making and lantern-making, I bet you already know how to make paper balloon lanterns. If you don’t, you can follow the instruction here, or attending our workshop:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4797962_paper-balloon-lantern.html

Once you master this basic balloon lantern, you can make lovely puffy fish, angry bird, monkey, rabbit, bee, flower, eerie robot or insect!  You name it.

Here are some examples what others start with balloon lantern:

Send us the picture of your creation too so we can post it here :>

Posted via email from Ann Reflection

Making Lanterns from Milk Jugs!

Running short of time and idea to make lanterns for the festival?

Beautiful lanterns, or bizarre ones if it is the way you want, can be made quickly.

What you need:

Rinse the milk jug and remove label.

Cut opening that is big enough to put  a tea light candle, or a LED one, in.

Cut more shape for your own design.

Give color and patterns to the milk jug by either gluing colored tissue paper or paint.

Here is a collection of what people do with their milk jugs. Start your creativity now!

 

 

Eerie Luminarias – Cat, Dog

http://www.bhg.com/halloween/outdoor-decorations/eerie-luminarias/

 

Spirit Jugs 

http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/spirit-jugs-673388/

 

Universal lamp shade polygon building kit

http://www.instructables.com/id/Universal-lamp-shade-polygon-building-kit/

 

Milk jug Jack-O-Lantern

http://www.instructables.com/id/Milk-Jug-Jack-o-Lanterns/

 

Recycled Milk Jug Lanterns

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/recycled-milk-jug-crafts3.htm

 

 

Other projects:

Recycled Jar Jack O Lanterns

http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-Jar-Jack-OLanterns/

 

Milk Jug crafts for kids

http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/milkjugscontainersartscraftsideaskids.html

 

Milk bottle lamps

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/06/milk-bottle-lamps.html#0_undefined,0_

 

How to Make a Lamp Out of Vintage Glass Milk Bottles

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/165620/how_to_make_a_lamp_out_of_vintage_glass_pg2.html?cat=24

http://www.designswan.com/archives/11-cool-and-unusual-lamp-designs.html

http://www.plantea.com/milk-jug.htm

 

 

 

Posted via email from Ann Reflection