10 Paper Luminaries That Will Warm Your Heart
Paper Luminaries That Will Warm Your Heart
Since the invention of paper by the Chinese, it has evolved in a great way. Now, we have all sorts of paper types for different uses. On this lovely day, we’ll be exploring some great ideas out there on making beautiful luminaries with papers. It’s a fun activity that you can enjoy along with your families. Some ideas here are so amazing that it can be part of your home decor! How impressive can they be? Well, you gotta see it for yourself!
1. Paper Balls
The warm glow coming from this stack of crumbled paper will illuminate your table nicely! Around 31 round paper balls are need to construct this craft. Each paper ball is glued together with hot glue gun. After it’s constructed, you can put LED tea lights underneath to light it up.
2. Paper Cut Light Box
Layers of paper are cut and aligned to create a 3D scenery. It looks so magical, you can make this as a special gift for someone. See how you can make one yourself by following the tutorial below.
3. Paper Bag Luminaries
These is a nice idea for parties and events. It’s easy to make so, mass producing them by hand shouldn’t be a problem. Checkout the tutorial below.
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4. Silhouette Scenery Paper Bag Luminary
This is a step higher than the normal paper bag luminary. It has a beautiful constructed silhouette background that shows a certain scenery. You can actually turn these into nice tools for a bed time story for your kids!
5. Dimensional Paper Lanterns
Cut out some pop outs along a cylindrical tube of paper to make this amazing paper lantern. See how APieceOfRainbow made this via the link below.
6. Abstract Paper Luminary
Cut out an abstract shape of paper and slide or paste it on a candle holder. This design is more suited for Halloween. That explains the mini faux pumpkin at the side. You can make different patterns to suit different occasion.
7. Paper Pod
This looks like a nest for some sort of fairy. You can make this out of scraps of paper and branches. Checkout the tutorial via link below.
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8. 3-Flapped Paper Lantern
With 3 square papers, cut them in strips at a circle crease. Then, pop them up and stick them together. You can slide or hang a tea light candle in the middle for the lighting. It’s cool!
9. City Skyline Paper Luminary
Amazing! It’s almost like Dimensional Paper Lanterns (no. 5) but has more layers to it. Each layer contribute towards the big picture of a beautiful city.
10. Cute Paper House
Create a small village with a bunch of these. It’s gonna be a fun project with your kids!
We hope the list here didn’t disappoint you. There’s lots of wonders that we can make with our creativity even with a simple material such as paper. Feel free to try these out and show them off in our Facebook page! We love to see your work.
