Should You Buy or Make Your Own Paper Lanterns?

You have seen in the market different types of attractive lanterns and people are crazy to buy it with a high price. It has a great variety in its size, shape and construction. But sometimes you can not afford to buy it and also planning to place one in your house. I will suggest you to go through its simple construction and then decide whether you want to buy it or make it? A paper bag with a candle placed inside. Yes, it is a paper lantern and you make your own Chinese, Japanese and European ones.

How to make your own Chinese version?

The Chinese version is very popular for its unique quality to spread a mild and uniform light in all direction. You just need a foolproof fabric, a light post globe and a standard grip head to make your own lantern. It has 5 distinct varieties. The Baby's Bottom is a miniature class and can be made in any form. The second type is Rolling Paper which is tall and cylindrical type. The third type is Tomato Light also popular as Big Red is the classic round mid-size paper lantern. The fourth type is Crystal Magic with differently shaped geometric lamp. The last one is Buddha's Gastronomy the large lanterns.

How to make your own Japanese version?

In Japan these lanterns are very useful during the festive season. In Japan the traditional styles include bonbori and chōchin and there is a special type of lettering called the chōchin moji used to write on them. Red lanterns were once associated with brothels, and this is reflected in the term Red light district. Here in Japan, red lanterns are often used as advertisements hung just outside bars and restaurants. Thus these lanterns are immensely popular in the Japanese world.

Christmas Paper Lanterns

It's Christmas time. And you don't have the money to buy expensive lights to brighten your room. Well I suggest that you make your own lantern. Make a stained glass Christmas Lantern, a beautiful Christmas decoration for any room. To begin you need a paper lamp shade, felt tip pens, black paint. Draw a design of it that is simple and bold. Then start working on the lantern itself. Firstly you require an erect lantern .It should have the assembly instructions with it. After the completion of your design, paint the background of the lantern with black.

Why paper lanterns?

These lanterns are simple and easy. They are cheaper and easy to make. They will make your room brighter than the ordinary lamps. You can use different colors for different results. These are hung up from a ceiling light in your home. And every time they are turned on they will glow like a stained glass window in a church on a sunny day. They are even used in lighting for motion picture productions commonly known as "China balls", they provide soft and edgeless light to a scene. Thus we should make our own ones rather than buying it from the market