craftgrrl | Paper Lanterns

So, the boyfriend & I went to the library today :D

I found a book on Hallowe'en crafts... unfortunatly I had already reached my limit of art type books, so I had to leave it there... but that's okay, 'cuz it was full of a lot of stuff that didn't interest me

Anyways, onto my point... they had the COOLEST idea in there EVER!! & I committed it to memory so I could make it later, & also share it

It's paper lanterns... take black cardstock, coloured paper, what-have-you, & make a silhouette in a box. Make 4, all sides of the lantern. Glue white tissue paper on the back. Then, this is the best part, take a Glowstick & hang it on the inside! I was so amused by this! (especially since the dollar store near me sells glowsticks)

The other option is to use coloured tissue paper & put the lantern over a regular light, but it's not as easy to just put anywhere, or hang or anything like that

Anyway, just thought I'd share :D
Hope someone finds this useful

Another variation that the boyfriend suggested... we have the large LED christmas lights, so I'm going to make some small lanterns to hang off of them :) They're just white, so I'll use coloured tissue paper.

Perfect for stencils too :)

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