Fall-Inspired Paper Lantern Tutorial

eHow may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Learn more about our affiliate and product review process here.

Paper lanterns evoke a soft and enchanting feeling. They're beautiful as stand alone party decorations, but can also be enhanced to suit any theme or holiday by simply adding a few embellishments. For these autumn-inspired lanterns, we added fall-colored faux flowers, but you can also use real leaves or even fresh flowers.

Advertisement

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Video of the Day

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Things You'll Need

  • Paper lantern

  • Faux fall flowers or leaves

  • Hot glue

  • Scissors

  • String

Step 1

Separate the flowers from their stems by pulling them off or using scissors to cut them off.

Video of the Day

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Step 2

Cut the tips off from each flower.

Advertisement

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Step 3

Place a drop of hot glue under the flower.

Advertisement

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Step 4

Press the flower onto the lantern to attach.

Advertisement

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Step 5

Continue gluing the flowers in an organic manner around lantern.

Advertisement

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Tip

To ensure the lantern is balanced, glue larger flowers at the top and the bottom equally.

Step 6

Take some of the leaves from the bunch and cut in half.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Step 7

Glue leaves randomly under the flowers for more interest.

Advertisement

Image Credit: Lucy Akins

Step 8

Tie a string onto the top of the lantern and hang.

Image Credit: Lucy Akins
Image Credit: Lucy Akins

You can use a single lantern or place several in a row or as a grouping for a gorgeous focal point for your event.

Advertisement