Crafts from lantern flowers. DIY Christmas lanterns
Simple Christmas paper crafts and decorations are great because you can make them with your kids. Agree, very often we forget to devote time to our relatives in the pre-holiday commotion and constant household chores.
And then the holiday is approaching, so it's time to get together and start creating paper decorations: these are Christmas tree decorations made of paper, and lanterns, and paper garlands.
DIY paper Christmas tree
Small Christmas tree, example one
A decoration for a real Christmas tree in the form of a voluminous hanging Christmas tree can be made from ordinary cardboard.
To create we need:
- multi-colored cardboard;
- glue;
- awl;
- threads;
- scissors.
We draw the most primitive children's Christmas tree with splayed branches, the main thing is to observe symmetry, cut it out, then circle the exact same Christmas tree on another sheet of cardboard and get the second blank. We bend the workpiece along vertical symmetry and glue it together. You can decorate our paper toy with rhinestones. Then we pierce a hole in the upper part with an awl and thread the thread. The decoration is ready.
A cardboard craft that you can either put on your desktop or hang on a Christmas tree.
Another Christmas tree, option number 2
Another example of paper crafts. At the heart of such a Christmas tree - cardboard cone. To create we need:
- multi-colored paper;
- glue;
- scotch;
- scissors.
Production order:
- We cut out a large number of strips of the same length and width from colored paper. We glue each strip with glue so that it looks like a loop, then we glue all the loops on adhesive tape.
- On a cardboard cone we put layers of adhesive tape, to which our strips are glued.
This is the tree we got:
A bright Christmas tree can brighten up any room. Christmas tree from a magazine
Unusual but very easy origami. In every house there is sure to be an unnecessary magazine - here you can make an original Christmas tree out of it.
In the magazine, we bend each page like this: the upper right corner towards us at forty-five degrees, then we bend the sheet diagonally in half.
The bottom corner has gone beyond the boundaries of the magazine, we tuck it up.
We fold all the pages like this.
Here is such an original craft turned out. As you can see, nothing complicated, but a lot of fun because you were able to make it with your own hands.
Christmas paper lanterns
We made a Christmas tree, now the next step is do-it-yourself paper lanterns. Consider a few simple options for how to make paper lanterns with your own hands.
Striped lantern
To create such a flashlight, you need to cut strips of colored paper of the same width and length: the longer the strip, the larger the flashlight will be. The average length of the strip will be 15 cm.
Your kid will love to create unusual crafts with you. We fold the strips and pierce holes at both ends. We fix the end of the lace on one side and fasten it so that the lace does not pop out. Then we thread the lace into another hole and pull it. The strips will bend in a semicircle.
We straighten the flashlight so that the strips form the shape of a ball. The flashlight is ready.
Chinese lantern
How to make a Chinese paper lantern with your own hands? To create such a craft you will need:
- scissors;
- strips of colored paper (18 pieces);
- glue;
- two paper circles with a diameter of 4 cm;
- needle with thread.
Fold the strips in half. With the help of a needle, we first string a circle onto a thread, then one side of the strips, then the second and last circle. It will look like a spiral.
DIY Chinese lantern, photo We tighten the thread so that the strips form a ball, and straighten. Top and bottom can be decorated with beads. Glue the loop. Our Chinese paper lantern is ready, it can be hung on a fluffy beauty - a Christmas tree.
sky lattern
How to make a sky lantern out of paper with your own hands? To create crafts, you need to take a sheet of colored paper measuring 24x60cm. We bend the sheet in half, then fold it with an accordion.
We unfold the sheet and make triangular creases along the central fold on all the folds of our triangular accordion.
Sky lanterns can be made colorful We make the same creases along the lower and upper edges of the sheet. Glue into a cylinder. Sew a loop on top.
Advice. Such a flashlight can be glued from any paper, but preferably bright and saturated colors. Abstract drawings or oriental motifs will look very good. You can pre-paint the paper to your taste before creating such a craft.
paper garland
How to make a paper garland with your own hands? We propose to fulfill paper ball decoration.
Photo of a paper garland of homemade colorful balls To make such a garland, we need stripes of the same length and width. In order to make it more convenient to fasten them with adhesive tape, we make the upper and lower parts pointed. For one ball you will need 4 strips, preferably if they are of different colors.
We braid the strips into a pigtail until they form into a ball. We take two strips, glue them with tape and start weave a pigtail. As you weave, the pigtail will twist and turn into a ball. When the ball is ready, you will need to hide the free ends between weaving. It's worth doing this until the ball is completely formed.
For creating long garland you will need to twist a lot of balls.
Then we string each ball on a colored thread. A garland of paper balls is ready: you can decorate both the Christmas tree and the room with it.
Volumetric paper toy for the Christmas tree
Our next craft is. What should be done?
It looks like a finished voluminous asterisk made of paper 
Christmas ball is ready!
New Year's angel from napkins
Such an angel can decorate a table, a Christmas tree or make a gift for relatives. To create you will need: scissors, glue, thread and ordinary table napkins.
Angel is ready!
Christmas snowflake
Let's make beautiful paper snowflakes for the new year. How to cut a beautiful voluminous snowflake? A paper snowflake can be cut according to a pattern or made using the quilling technique. The instructions for making paper snowflakes are simple: prepare paper blanks and make a finished snowflake out of them. Glue the pieces together.
This paper snowflake is made in the origami technique. To create such delicate and airy crafts, you only need office paper. Twisted in a special way, they look like real snowflakes. First we will prepare the strips of paper. To create a curl, a strip of paper must be tightly twisted on a skewer. After you have wound it, we correct the curl of the paper and remove the “washer”.
For those who like to make their own hands, we offer to make such a miracle as it will help to master the creation of the necessary elements of the Christmas tree.
Read how to decorate a house for the New Year 2019 with your own hands - all the secrets of the festive decoration of rooms, walls, doors and windows, decor tips.
Snowflake blanks
We need to come up with a pattern for our snowflake. The number of rows can be from one to four. The main thing is that the patterns allow all the details to be glued together.
First row- on the sides we glue six "drops";
Second row- six "arrows";
Third row- six "squares";
And here is a sample of a snowflake:
You can dream up and make a variety of applications on glass or thread a shiny thread into a snowflake and hang it on a Christmas tree.
As you can see, you can make a great variety of Christmas paper decorations with your own hands. We have shown you only a small part of what can be made from paper. These Christmas crafts, paper decorations, toys and origami snowflakes will perfectly emphasize the festive New Year decoration of both the Christmas tree and the interior.
On the eve of the New Year holidays, a special time comes: every family, every house and every city is preparing for the upcoming celebration. Someone buys gifts for loved ones, someone looks for recipes for delicious dishes, and someone decorates the Christmas tree and the house. New Year is a fabulous holiday with its own atmosphere and mystery. It is worth preparing for it properly.
Home decoration is a separate tradition. It is customary for all family members to take part in it, and for good reason: it is precisely such moments that bring people together and envelop them with the warmth of the hearth. There are a lot of elements of New Year's decorations for the house on sale, and you can buy everything your heart desires - almost all store shelves are littered with New Year's tinsel. But it will be much better if you yourself make a little effort to decorate your home. This is not at all difficult to do, and the lesson itself will bring pleasure.
On the eve of the holiday
There are thousands of ideas for New Year's creativity: you can cut out snowflakes and decorate rooms with them, make garlands and New Year's lanterns, paint windows with patterns, make toys, crackers, decorate candles festively. Perhaps someone will even decide to independently perform Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden.
Making paper lanterns with your own hands is a great idea. Paper - the material is simple, malleable and affordable, you only need a little free time and imagination. Paper crafts can be completely different in shape and size. They can decorate the Christmas tree, they can be placed in various places in the house or assembled into garlands and hung from the ceiling. By placing tiny light bulbs inside a paper lantern, you can get real New Year's light garlands. They will gently illuminate the room, giving it even more comfort and fabulous mystery.
The idea of making New Year's lanterns out of paper and decorating the house with them carries a secret meaning. In ancient China, it was believed that such products are able to protect the home from the mythical New Year's animal, whose name is Nien. Today, they are used as decoration for parties and allow you to emphasize the festive mood.
The simplest
We will offer several options for how to make paper lanterns with your own hands. Let's start with simple ideas that even small children can easily implement. Take colored paper or any other suitable one, scissors, glue, a stapler, thin fabric tape or thick thread, on which you will then hang the lanterns. You can start.
Fold a piece of paper diagonally and cut off the part that protrudes beyond the line. This way you get an even square. Next, fold the paper figure as shown in the photo above. Paper lanterns can be completed with a loop and hung on a ribbon, or brought to life with light. Place a New Year's garland bulb inside each such flashlight and secure with tape. It remains only to decorate the house.
traditional lanterns
This is one of the easiest crafts to make. Surely many of you have already seen similar products.
- Take a rectangular sheet of colored paper. Cut off an even strip 1 cm wide from it. After that, it will be used for a loop - a handle.
- Fold the paper in half lengthwise. Make transverse cuts from the folded part of the sheet to the edges. Be careful not to cut the paper to the end completely, leave 1 cm from the edges.
- Expand the sheet.
- Fold the paper as shown in the photo above. Fasten the edges with tape, glue or a stapler. Attach a handle.
Pumpkins
To make these DIY paper lanterns, fold a piece of paper 3 times. Then cut off 1/3 of the fold line.
Fold the large part in half and make equal cuts along the entire length of the sheet with scissors, leaving only the upper part intact. Get a paper fringe.
Unfold a piece of paper. Turn the uncut parts in the opposite direction, you should get a tube. Secure with glue and the remaining strip of paper.
It remains only to attach a small loop on top so that you can hang a flashlight. From below, you can add a figure with a ponytail from a cut ribbon.
good luck
Such a paper lantern, according to the Chinese belief, brings good luck to the house. In its manufacture, paper of red and yellow (gold) color is used. To make such paper lanterns with your own hands, you will need to cut out multi-colored circles and connect them together in a certain way. The photo below will help you with this.
Use a coffee cup or any other handy item that will allow you to draw even small circles on paper. Cut out 4 yellow and 4 red circles - this will be enough for one flashlight.
Fold the edges of the circles, as shown in the picture above, and fasten them together with adhesive tape or glue. Attach a loop on top, and a multi-colored tail on the bottom. The flashlight is ready!
houses
Such a piece of decoration is perfect not only for any holiday, but can also be a permanent element of decor. The shape can be completely different, as well as the appearance of the flashlight. New Year and Christmas motifs are perfect for the winter holidays, bats and pumpkins - for Halloween, doves with angels - for Easter. The idea of making New Year's lanterns with your own hands is practical and original, and most importantly, in every house there is material for such crafts.
Use strong paper or cardboard. Small boxes of juice or milk are perfect. In this case, it remains only to cut out the windows in the box, paint it in the desired color or decorate it with decoupage. You can paste over such a flashlight with felt or gift paper. From above, use various elements of decorations, in our case, these are birds with berries and leaves.
For the windows of the house flashlight, you can use small pieces of plastic (from bottles) or tracing paper. They can be glued with double-sided tape or glue.
If finding a suitable box is problematic, do not give up on such an idea. The body of the house can be easily made by yourself by cutting out the details from thick paper. In this case, you can improvise with models: they can be triangular or semicircular, diamond-shaped or have the shape of a real street lighting fixture. Hanging paper lanterns will perfectly complement the New Year's garland, and stand-alone ones will become an original element.
Christmas stars
Why not decorate your home with stars? Making your own Christmas lanterns in the shape of stars is a great idea.
Take suitable paper, scissors and glue. Cut out several templates according to the scheme shown above in the photo, glue the corners. Now it remains to collect the tips of the star among themselves. In the middle of the paper lantern, place a few light bulbs from the garland. This craft can also be used as a New Year's toy. You can dream up a little and cut out fancy curls, snowflakes or small stars on paper for a future star - they will look spectacular when backlit.
Balloons
This is another great idea for any party or family reunion. It is very easy to make such paper toys with your own hands, and it is even easier to find applications for them. They are suitable for decoration, they can be put together in a large glass bowl or vase, used as cases for small gifts for children, they can be supplemented with garlands of paper lanterns. These balls will add color to the house and decorate the festive table.
For creativity, you will need the following tools: scissors, a ruler, a stapler, a hole punch and suitable paper with a thematic pattern. Now you need to cut the sheets into equal strips. The longer and wider they are, the larger the ball will be.
Stack the strips. Stepping back a little from each end, we connect them with a stapler - now they are securely fastened together on both sides.
It remains to roll the ball. Start from the bottom strip. Turn it over in the opposite direction from the rest. Turn the remaining fastened elements - this is how the product is formed. Level to your liking. Your paper lantern is ready! Agree that it is very easy to do it!
From China with love
Chinese paper lanterns are designs stretched over a wooden frame. They are also called sky lanterns. In addition, such products are an excellent platform for creativity. They are light, airy and not expensive at all. It remains only to decorate them to your liking, and the New Year's miracle will be ready. Paper lanterns can be painted or pasted over using decoupage technique using New Year's motifs, you can use the backlight for them or leave them without. Such products are perfect for Christmas decor.
Take a few white lanterns, connect them together, add a hat, a scarf, and a great New Year's snowman is ready! Get a little creative - simple materials can give you thousands of great ideas for a gala event.
Safe holiday
As materials for decoration, paper is most often used, because, as you know, it will endure everything. For example, you can make a paper lantern or a beautiful toy as an origami. But whatever you choose, remember that paper products are flammable. Therefore, if you decide to dwell on this material, use those lamps that do not heat up when lit and give up candles to illuminate the flashlights. Holidays should be beautiful, stuttering and safe!
One of the easiest DIY Christmas decorations to make is paper lantern. Bright and colorful paper lanterns will decorate not only the Christmas tree, but also serve as a good room decoration. To make such a craft will not be difficult. Even a child can handle it. I will tell you how to make bright colored paper lanterns with children. Let's craft together!
What you need to make a paper lantern
- colored paper,
- scissors,
- glue,
- pencil and ruler.
Making a paper lantern with your own hands
Prepare several sheets of colored paper. Bright and two-color lanterns look much more impressive on a Christmas tree than simple white crafts. If you are doing crafts with children, then you can invite the children to choose the color of paper for the flashlight themselves.
Lanterns can be made contrasting - red-black, yellow-green, white-blue. The most interesting thing is that then you can collect all the lanterns into a large New Year's garland.
- Prepare two sheets of colored paper. Cut out two rectangles from paper with scissors: one - 7x13 cm, and the second 9.5x13 cm. One rectangle will be the inner cylinder of the flashlight (white), and the second - the skirt (blue).
- Fold the white rectangle into a tube, grease the edge with glue and glue the cylinder.
- Fold the blue paper in half along the long side and apply 0.5 cm risks on the paper with a pencil. Cut the paper with scissors (as shown in the photo) without cutting to the edge of 1 cm.
- Carefully glue the colored skirt to the white top hat.
- Cut out a thin strip of paper for the flashlight handle. Putting a drop of glue on the ends of the strip, glue the paper pen to the flashlight. Here is your Christmas lantern ready!
VIDEO LESSON: How to make a paper lantern
You can vary the size of the flashlight, improvise with the color and width of the skirt, and then you will get your own individual New Year's craft.
I wish you pleasant creativity and many, many bright paper lanterns!
Cut colored paper or old postcards into strips of the same width (eg 2cm) but different lengths. You should get one central shortest strip, the remaining strips should be paired, each pair a few centimeters longer than the previous one.
Lay the strips together in the correct sequence, lining them up at one end, then staple or glue them together. After that, align the strips from the opposite end and also fasten them with a stapler or glue. The flashlight is ready!
Option 2.
One of the most popular Christmas decorations is Christmas lanterns. It is very easy to make them, and thanks to their spectacular shape, the lanterns will become a real decoration of the Christmas tree.
Fold a sheet of colored paper in half with the colored side facing out. From the fold line we make parallel cuts at an equal distance from each other (the cuts should end without reaching the edges of the sheet 2 centimeters). We unfold a sheet of paper and fold it into a tube, glue the ends of the sheet. Now, simultaneously from below and from above, we squeeze this tube a little - we get a flashlight. But that is not all. For a flashlight, you can make a core. To do this, we glue a tube from thicker paper, but of a smaller diameter. We connect the two parts together (we place the core inside the flashlight) using glue or a stapler. The flashlight is ready.
Paper lanterns can be used in a variety of ways. And just like a Christmas decoration. And as a decoration for a small vase or glass (only in this case, you don’t need to make a “core” for a flashlight). And several New Year's lanterns, suspended on a ribbon or serpentine, will turn into a multi-colored garland.
Option 3.
To make these wonderful Christmas lanterns, you will need to cut colored paper into strips of the same length and width. The length and width of the strips depends on the size of the flashlight you want to make. To make one paper lantern, you will need an average of 14-16 strips of paper.
Fold the paper strips together in a pile and make a hole with an awl from one end and the other. Pass the thread through one of the holes, secure the end of the thread with tape, glue or a sticker.
Pass the thread through the second hole.
Pull the thread so that the strips of paper are bent. Tie the thread in a knot. The knot should be large enough so that it cannot slip through the holes in the paper strips.
Flatten the strips so that they form a ball shape. The flashlight is ready. It remains to find a place where it would be possible to hang it.
Option 4.
We invite you to make an original paper lantern in the form of a bird in a cage with your child. For the manufacture of this Christmas tree toy you need:
Colored paper and cardboard
- awl
- scissors
- double sided tape or glue
- plastic cover
A. Cut colored paper into strips of the same length and width (for example, 1.5 cm wide, 30 cm long). To make one lantern, you will need 4 strips of paper.
B. Make a small hole in the center of each strip with an awl.
c. Print the bird on thick paper (download). Cut it out. Make a small hole in the center of the back of the bird with an awl.
D. Pass a thread through it, tie the end of the thread with a knot. Make a second knot at a distance of about 4 cm from the bird.
E. Now you need to thread the paper strips. Slide the strips along the thread to the top knot.
F. Tie another knot on top of the paper strips, on which you can put a bead for beauty.
g. Now take the plastic cover and put double sided tape around it.
H,i,j. Spread the strips apart and attach their ends symmetrically to the lid.
k. Cut a strip of colored paper and glue it around the lid. New Year's lantern is ready!
