I love anything that glows at night! These 3-dimensional blossom lanterns / candle holders are made from 3 things everyone has – old drinking glasses or vases, paper, and candles! I can’t believe this is the first lighting project on my blog considering that’s one of my favorite things to make! Lots more coming!
Materials and tools:
- glass with straight sides, such as cylinders or cubes
- paper : I used Neenah Exact Index Cardstock which worked beautifully to get more of the dimensional effect. There’s a lot of confusion between index vs cover (heavier) card stock, and the ways paper weight is labeled. This paper is the perfect weight, not too flimsy like text paper, not too heavy yet hold its shape nicely.
- I used a Silhouette Portrait here- LOVE that little machine! – but it’s easy enough to cut with an X-acto knife
- double sided tape
- candles of course!
- I made these free templates, you can download them here (if you have trouble, , might be a browser issue, please ask friends to download and email to you! it works , thousands of downloads already) and adjust them to the size of your glasses
First cut out the leaves and stems, and cut along the lines of the petals, be careful not to cut too much and cut them off.
Next, measure the size of your glass and cut the excess paper away.
Now the fun part! Gently fold those petals up so the blossoms become three dimensional!
Use double sided tape to tape the paper onto the outside of the glasses.
The final step is patiently waiting for sunset to light up the candles and appreciate the beauty and magic of these lanterns!
Author: apieceofrainbow.com
Thank you! These are beautiful! I might have to upgrade to Silhouette V3 after all! LOL
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