If you're looking for a quick and easy way to add festive ambience to your home this holiday season, consider creating a handful of pretty lanterns from paper scraps you have around the house (e.g., leftover gift wrap, old magazines, etc.). These lanterns are simple to construct, and yet they make sensational additions to tabletops, mantels, shelves, windows and doorways.
Supplies:
1. Fun and colorful paper
2. Clear tape
3. Scissors
4. Ribbon and ornament hooks (optional)
Instructions:
1. Cut paper to desired lantern height and circumference.
2. Fold paper in half horizontally.
3. Make cuts up from the fold, about two-thirds of the way to the opposite edge.
4. Stand paper on edge to create a tube (the fold will create an expandable midsection), securing closure with tape.
5. Cut slice of matching paper to fashion a handle, securing with tape.
Display options:
1. Arrange lanterns on table, shelf, mantel or windowsill, and place LED tea lights inside them to create a soft, safe glow. (Note: Do NOT use candles. Doing so poses a fire hazard.)
2. Use a lengthy piece of string or ribbon to create a garland, hanging it across a window or doorway. Then use ornament hooks to hang lanterns in a pleasing arrangement.
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