{"id":348,"date":"2016-12-23T09:59:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T09:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/23\/decorative-lanterns\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:56:58","slug":"decorative-lanterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/decorative-lanterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorative Lanterns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Breathe new life into plain Chinese lanterns by turning them into stunning home d\u00e9cor pieces. With just a splash of paint<\/a> and a touch of pattern, you can easily transform these simple tissue paper<\/a> lanterns into eye-catching accents for any room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Breathe new life into plain Chinese lanterns by turning them into stunning home d\u00e9cor pieces. With just a splash of paint<\/a> and a touch of pattern, you can easily transform these simple tissue paper<\/a> lanterns into eye-catching accents for any room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,27,271,239],"tags":[589,743],"class_list":["post-348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-grown-ups","category-decoupage-techniques","category-techniques","tag-chinese-new-year","tag-home"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["1 hour"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects","Art Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"PR_0532_en","time":"3 hours","skill_level":"Beginner. Adult supervision needed","how_to_make":"

    \r\n Polka Dot Lanterns<\/b><\/span>\r\n
  1. Start by mixing purple paint with white to create lilac, then coat the paper lantern. It may require two coats. <\/li>\r\n
  2. Using white paint, with a circular sponge tool or a brush create circles all around the lantern.<\/li>\r\n
  3. Leave to dry and hang with string\/ribbon.<\/li>\r\n
  4. Create the same lantern but in a different colour by mixing blue and white paint to create a baby blue.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nTissue Paper Circle Lanterns<\/b><\/span> \r\n
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    1. Cut out small and large circles from dark pink, light pink, green and lilac tissue paper.<\/li>\r\n
    2. Using a brush and PVA glue stick on the circles one by one and layering over one another.<\/li>\r\n
    3. Leave to dry and hang with string\/ribbon.<\/li>\r\n
    4. You can create a triangle tissue paper lantern by cutting triangles instead of circles from the tissue paper.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nTriangle Bunting Lantern<\/b><\/span>\r\n
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      1. Coat the paper lantern in a layer of white paint and leave to dry.<\/li>\r\n
      2. Using light blue paint (blue and white paint mixed) draw thin lines across your lantern, about three or four in random places.<\/li>\r\n
      3. Cut out small triangles from dark pink, light pink, green and lilac tissue paper and stick down using PVA glue along each blue line leaving a finger space between each triangle. <\/li>\r\n
      4. Leave to dry and hang with string\/ribbon.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","shopping_list":"
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