Materials: lantern holder, paper or silk, candle or LED lamp, glue, scissors.

First, make a skeleton.

Bend the skeleton of the lantern with bamboo or iron wire and fix it into the required shape.

Second, paste paper or silk.

Cut the paper or silk into the size suitable for the skeleton and stick it on the skeleton with glue or double-sided adhesive. Pay attention to ensure that the paper or silk is flat and wrinkle-free.

Third, install lighting equipment.

Install candles or LED lights in lanterns and connect them to power supply or battery. Pay attention to ensure that the lighting equipment is placed smoothly and will not shake.

Fourth, decorate lanterns.

Before pasting paper or silk, ribbons or decorations can be wrapped around the skeleton to increase the aesthetic feeling of lanterns.

Fifth, complete the production.

Check whether the lantern is firm and adjust the position of each part to make the lantern look more beautiful.

Types and characteristics of handmade lanterns

I. Types of Handmade Lanterns

The types of handmade lanterns are paper lanterns and cloth lanterns. Paper lanterns are light and affordable, and they are one of the common types of lanterns. It can be made of different papers, such as rice paper and colored paper. Rich in colors and patterns. Cloth lamp is made of silk, which is thick or flat. You can embroider or draw pictures on it, and show different styles through different colors and patterns.

Second, the characteristics of handmade lanterns

As a traditional handicraft in China, handmade lanterns have rich historical and cultural connotations. They are not only tools for lighting or decoration, but also carriers of art forms and culture. Handmade lanterns are very diverse in shape. Whether it is traditional round, square, octagonal or modern innovative modeling, it shows the ingenuity and skills of lantern craftsmen.

The choice of materials for lanterns is very rich. Common are paper, cloth, satin and so on. Each material has its own unique texture and visual effect. Each lantern is unique, which embodies the aesthetics and creativity of the producer, and also places people's yearning and wishes for a better life.