Cupcake liner paper lantern:
cupcake liners (now you can totally substitute coffee filters..same basic idea….
IÂ had this old lantern i got at a dollar store many moons ago…..and i’ve seen them everywhere since then..(even ones with lights)
Next up…
rosette lantern using crepe paper streamers
I went to the dollar store and scored some streamers
and saw this…and thought “I could cover up this lantern with the crepe paper”
I folded the crepe paper in half and rolled them into little rosettes.
roll and wrap and roll and wrap and sealed the end with a little hot glue.
Twine wrapped ball
I was going to do this with regular twine…and mod podge…and make myself a big mess..
but then I found this at joann
(it was $4..but I used my 40% coupon..)
I blew up a balloon
tied the twine to the top of the balloon and started wrapping…
I added little dobs of hot glue to hold it in place until I was done (after you are done you can rip them off really easy and it stays put)
after it’s done I just cut a little hole in the balloon…
sprayed it with some ballet slipper…
Plastic tablecloth ball
ignore the glue gun hair (and yes, I do know the trick of blasting it with a hair dryer to melt them away…but once i spray painted them..they don’t melt away so easily!)
I found this pink tablecloth at the dollar store and knew I could do something with it……
I was originally keeping all the fixtures white but now I’ve decided to add some pink…hopefully, the ideas in my head don’t lead me astray.
folded them like a taco….
45 minutes later……(and 5 glue sticks)
I got it finished…..but I used every circle I had!
Tissue paper pom pom
two are pom poms…one is a POM?
I know..you can go to Pinterest and see twenty million different arrangements of them…
but I had a few problems with my pom..i’ll show you the how-tos and then I’ll discuss the problems!
I unfolded it…
and cut it in half…
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I took a wire…wrapped it around the middle..and I left a bunch of extra to hang it with…
then you start pulling…carefully..cause it rips…
okay….
so i made a few poms…my first one the tissue paper wasn’t big enough…so the pom just looked like strips….it didn’t even go up the top or bottom….
the second one..i had WAAAY too many tissue paper…and by the time i got about 10 sheets in i could barely pull it out…
Yarn wrapped lantern
I actually NEEDED this one…. I felt the twine ball was unbalanced because it was the only one with the holes….so i whipped up another one!
I mixed one part flour to two part water…
and threw in my string…(I would wrap it in a ball first then soak it….then pull it out and wrap it around the balloon…running it through your fingers to get the extra goop off….)
then i put it outside to hurry the drying process! (I made a pinata for my son’s birthday in nov….took 3 days to dry!)
and please ignore the big giant elephant ball in the room. it’s ACTUALLY for another project.
don’t judge.
before I popped the balloon… I pushed it in all around to help break off all the white stuff…
Tonia @ TheGunnySack.com says
I love the cupcake liners on the lanterns! I just hung 2 white paper lanterns up in my daughter's room…maybe I should revamp them…
Lindsay says
This is so gorgeous! I love the look that t gives off. Great job!
Sarah says
Glad to know that I am not the only slacker out there on this crazy monday morning! The lantern is adorable. Can't wait to see the others!
Becca says
Ah! Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing!
Mary-Sweetwater Style says
Sooo fancy…looks great!
Lyss says
I really like all the ideas for paper lanterns out there. Oh, and I forgot about the challenge, too… so no worries!
Shana Faesy says
I love paper lanterns! But I have never made any. I always know when I get married I want the kind like they had in the movie Tangled. Yes I am a Disney lover. I don't know how to make those. If that might be one of those you plan to make, please do!
Xuan says
Oh, I love your paper lantern. So adorable!