How do you make homemade lanterns?

Question

Is there a way to make homemade lanterns, kinda like a Do it yourself project when you buy the supplies and put it together on your own??

Or is there somewhere really cheap I can find lanterns?

I mean lanterns looking something along the lines of this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415ZD4TXTYL._AA262_.jpg

like those chinese lanterns...

thanks!

Answer 1

u can lite ur house on fire hahaha then u got it homemade hahaa...can u make maintenance at home if not how can u make ur own arghhh just go buy the ready ones save u more later n happier.cant compensate the feeling of useless by doing so.that will only make u angry at urself even more.

Answer 2

These days in Sri Lanka we celebrate Lord Budhdha's birthday. Vesak. People make various types of lanters and hang them in front of thier homes during this week it is very colorful and people use a lot of innovation in making this. I'll try to describe how to make a common lantern.

1st Lantern: The Octogan.

Things you need.

about 10" long Bamboo sticks cleaned 24 nos.

Thread, Coloured tissue paper, glue.

Method:

Tie the ends of 10" long bamboo sticks to form six identical squares using thread. Tie diagonal corners of four squares to form a ring. tie all four corners of remaining squares to the pointing corners of the ring just made. Paste colourful tissue paper to four faces and the small triangles on the structure.

Place suitable candle and hand it. you got the Vesak lantern.