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Re: Making a Chinese Lantern

I've just returned from our Carnival Finale - a Chinese Lantern Parade followed by fireworks. Last year I had a new paper lantern - a pleated paper cylinder about 9" high with a candle (nightlight) inside, but the air was damp and the paper went soggy and lost its pleats and the candle wouldn't light. This year my candle went out! There were a lot of lightless lanterns around! (The Health and Safety people don't seem have noticed these lanterns yet)

So I thought (as one does!) I'll make one for next year that won't collapse and that will hold a small torch - no problems lighting.

Has anyone ever made anything like this. My initial thoughts are for a fabric cube suppported by heavy interfacing, perhaps with a few holes in to allow more light to shine through. In a Chinese print fabric perhaps. Or perhaps a dragon appliqued.

I've looked for a pattern but they all seem to be the basic cylinder with slits cut round the middle we made as Christmas Decorations when we were 5. I thought I might find an Origami one I could adapt to fabric. My alternative thought is a Chinese dragon - but that sounds even more difficult. I do, however, have a whole year to complete it!

The fireworks, unlike the lanterns, were spectacular.

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Sally Swindells
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Only a minor thought, Sally. What about for a light source using those wonderful sticks that you simple shake and bend and ta-dah!, there's light. They are cool and fairly harmless. You could use 3 or 4 and if one's a dud, you still have light. Polly

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Polly Esther

Thanks - will look out for these, but as most of our shops are now designer clothes (we cater for summer visitors who 'need' designer clothes) think I will have to go farther afield. They do have that sort of thing on Carnival Day, but thats when people will pay anything! Saw a giant animal balloon yesterday (cost £6 $12 approx) sailing away across the rooftops. I wondered if the child who let go of the string got a replacement.

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

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Polly Esther wrote:

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Sally Swindells

In message , Sally Swindells writes

Sally have you thought of using one of these in your lantern.

I use them to stand beaded bottles on and the changing colours highlight the beads. Also I stand crystal ornaments on them.

On Uk ebay

COLOUR CHANGING LED LIGHT UP BASE CRYSTAL DISPLAY STAND Item number: 270224557190

Buy It Now price: £3.74 Buy It Now >

Shirley

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Shirley Shone

Thanks Shirley - I'll go and have a look.

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

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Shirley Sh> In message , Sally Swindells

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Sally Swindells

Howdy!

I sec> Thanks - will look out for these, but as most of our shops are now

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Sandy Ellison

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