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Are you looking for a pretty and festive winter craft?
Thesesnowflake lanternsturn out so beautifully!
They would add elegance to your mantle or tablescape during the winter.
This is a great project to do whenever its too cold to go outside.
Heres to happy crafting!
Each should be 8 long.
Leave a 12 of space on one end of the cardstock.
Step 2.Make your snowflake template.
Start by drawing a hexagon with 12 walls.
Step 3.Draw 6 lines.
Each should be 3 long from the center.
Step 4.Use your pencil to mark each line 1 from the center of the hexagon.
Step 5.Get your marker and use it to make each of your 6 lines into a narrow rectangular shape.
Using your ruler will make everything look neat and tidy!
Step 6.Go back to those marks you made 1 from the center.
Turn those marks into snowflake designs with two angled rectangular shapes on each side of each line as shown.
Step 7.Draw a rhombus at the top of each line to complete your snowflake pattern.
Step 8.Cut out your snowflake template.
Step 10.Use your pencil to trace your template.
Step 11.Put your cutting mat behind your cardstock for protection.
Step 12.Use your craft knife to begin cutting out the snowflake.
This is time consuming, but be patient because its worth it!
Step 14.Apply glue around the snowflake cutout and attach the semi-transparent paper.
Your paper will need to be large enough to cover the snowflake.
Step 15.Now, fold the cardstock paper into 3 even parts.
That 12 tab that you left at one end will be the glue tab.
The snowflake should be in the middle.
Step 17.you’ve got the option to now add an LED light inside so that your lantern glows!
Step 18.Remember not to put a real candle in since this is a paper lantern.
How Long Do These DIY Snowflake Lanterns Take to Make?
It will take you about 40-45 minutes to make one snowflake lantern.
Dividing your cardstock into sections and making your snowflake template will take 10-20 minutes.
You should be able to trace your template in 5 minutes or less.
The finishing touches can be done in about 5 minutes.
This is a great, quick project!
