How to make lantern(use waste material)

Posted by Risa Harada on Jan 26th, 2010 | 4 comments

I’ll try to provide some knowledge of lantern making. Today, we talk about how to use the waste material to make a lantern, I think it’s very similar to the production methodof Chinese lanterns.

Material:

• A Coke bottle(about 2L)
• A red light bulb(15-25w, with bulb holder , plug and some wire)
• An A4 paper which was printed with patterns (Example using a bamboo pattern)
• A scissors.
• A piece of sandpaper
• A roll of adhesive tape

The process of manufacture

• Cut the bottom of the bottle Coke with scissors (Take a piece of sandpaper and round off the angles. Take care, and not injure oneself!)
• Use scissors to open seven holes at the top of bottle (one hole in bottle cap, others surrounded  it at the top of bottle)
• Use the wires go through the bottle cap, and fitted it with light bulbs and bulb holder.
• Crop your A4 paper to the right size, roll it up, put it inside the bottle and fixed it with adhesive tape.
• Install the plugs, check there is no problom, then open power.

Reference picture

How to make lantern (Finished)

How to make lantern(Light effects)

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4 Responses

1. Cressida Laroque says:

   May 7, 2011 at 7:55 am

   Xie Xie. Thank you for your tutorial. It was perfect for my needs. I hope to make a dozen lanterns and hang above my patio for a little party of friends. It will look wonderful at night here in Florida, USA. It is not a fancy party, just a fun get together.
2. Matilde Ruiz says:

   February 12, 2012 at 3:46 pm

   Ni hau! xie xie pelas informações, sou encantada com as coisas da China, e vou tentar fazer uma lanterna. Obrigada
3. 江純仁 says:

   July 20, 2012 at 7:03 am

   我喜歡
4. So Eun says:

   September 23, 2012 at 12:19 pm

   It’s a good one but it’s hard to get the materials

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