Add handmade charm to your home with these easy DIY Paper Lanterns ideas.
Many festivals make use of lights for decorations, but Diwali and Christmas are festival that absolutely celebrates lights on their own!
10 DIY Lantern Making Ideas For Your Home
Come Diwali and you’ll find earthen clay lamps, intricate lamps made of brass or copper, and even colorful and light paper lanterns adorning walls, streets, and every home.
It’s the best time to make our own DIY paper lanterns for Diwali! You can either use these as they are, or place some lights inside – make sure you don’t end up burning paper!
1. DIY HOLIDAY PAPER LANTERN
These paper lanterns from Motte are so pretty! With colored bits peeping out from the white background, they’ll look lovely with lights inside.
3. PAPER AND CRAFT STICK LANTERNS
Got craft sticks and wax paper? Great, that’s all you need to make these pretty lanterns from The Joy of Sharing. Those mandala designs in particular add to the Diwali feel.
4. PAPER BUTTERFLY LANTERN
How gorgeous is this butterfly paper lantern from My Poppet? We just love those colorful butterflies that are popping out and sharing the light inside.
5. DIY DIMENSIONAL PAPER LANTERN
These cut out paper lanterns from A Piece of Rainbow are so pretty and detailed. Just imagine how they’ll look with pretty lights shining inside.
6. DIY GLITTER PAPER TABLE LANTERNS
Even if you don’t have lights shining from inside the lanterns, it doesn’t matter – not when the lantern itself is all glittery and shiny!
7. PAINTED PAPER LANTERNS
Get out the paints and pom poms, it’s time to make these pretty painted lanterns from Handmade Charlotte! After Diwali, you can reuse these lanterns as pastel spring decor.
8. EASY DIWALI PAPER LANTERN
Red Ted Art has a lovely and unique idea for Diwali lanterns, making use of black paper instead of the usual white. Can’t wait to see how lovely these will look!
9. GLITTER PAPER CARDBOARD LANTERN
Top Buzz gives us a detailed DIY video on how to make these colorful lanterns. These have a beautifully intrinsic Indian look about them that just scream Diwali!
10. UPCYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLE AND PAPER LANTERN
Newbury Town Library shows us that festivals need not be about wastage – instead, you can make the best out of waste with these plastic bottle lanterns.
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