2. Make a skeleton. Lanterns are simple in shape, usually cylindrical or cubic. We can choose flexible bamboo branches or bamboo skins to build a frame, and then tie the joints with thin lines. If it is difficult to find bamboo sticks, we can also use slender cardboard and bamboo sticks instead of barbecue. Although the firmness and elasticity are not so good, it is still good to put them indoors.
3. Make the lamp body. Go to the stationery store to buy some white and red rice paper or sprinkle it with golden rice paper, and then cut it into the length and width of the lantern skeleton. Lantern patterns can be designed by yourself, and you can write, draw and even cut paper. The lanterns made in this way are real. After the rice paper is pasted, it will be edged up and down on the narrow silk-like paper, which will make the lanterns look more elegant and more like ancient palace lanterns. If you are not good at drawing, you can trace the words you want on the copybook with a piece of thin paper, then overlap this thin paper with red rice paper and scrape off the words with a blade. After removing the tissue paper, hollow handwriting will appear on the red rice paper, and then white rice paper will be used as the lamp body, and the red rice paper will be pasted inside. When candlelight or light is reflected from a hollow place, the effect will be very beautiful.
4. Be a light source. If your lantern is going to be placed indoors, you only need to light an ordinary candle in the lantern. If you want to take the lantern out, make a simple circuit with light bulbs and batteries. Although this kind of lantern is not as exquisite as the lanterns sold outside, the hand-made lanterns have a different flavor.