How to Make Miss La Sen Vesak Lotus Glass Paper LanternSource: www.wikihow.com

On the lantern lighting festival, Diwali, Vesak day ( Buddha’s birthday), the lantern festival, Yuanxiao Festival and the mid- autumn festival...etc, people also hang a lot of lanterns on many strings. Lotus - the special flower has the meaningful symbolism in the Buddhism. Lotus is also the Hindu Sacred Flower. The lotus has the special meaning in the age of ancient Indian culture.On these events, many lotus lanterns light up the streets, houses, temples, alleys.With this guide, you can make the glass paper lotus lantern simply.

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1Download this pattern for the lotus lantern form and print it in A3 size paper.

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2Download this pattern for Miss La Sen shape and print it out in A4 size paper. If you want to have the bigger shape, you can print it out in A3 size paper.

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3Trace the 2 lotus shapes on the thick foam, 5mm thick to have the strong base and cut them out.

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4Cut 2 squares for the top and the bottom of the lantern.

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5Cut 2 small lines at the top and the bottom of each lotus. Poke the 2 lotus in the crossed position. It is like a main frame for the lantern.

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6Cut the 4 small lines at 4 corners of each square to poke the inside edges of the vilolet lotus later.

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7Punch 4 holes at 4 corners on each square to poke the arrow tabs on the violet frame later. You have 2 squares.

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8Poke  each violet lotus onto the 4 corners of the pink squares.

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9Poke the arrow tabs onto the holes.

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10Cut 4 petals on the yellow foam. Cut the oval hole in each petal.

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11Cut the glass paper and glue it onto each yellow petal. In each petal, punch a hole at the top and a hole at the bottom to poke the arrow tabs on the pink square later.

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12The outside of the petal.

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13Poke the arrow tabs on the pink squares below and above onto each yellow petal.

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14The lantern is seen above.

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15Cut the Miss La Sen’s head, arms, legs

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16Cut the headband, flower, mouth, cheeks.

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17Cut the coin, bow.

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18Cut the dress, shoes, eyes.

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19Glue the flower onto the right ear, the headband onto the head.

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20Glue the cheeks, mouth, bow, eyes onto the face.

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21Glue the shoes onto the legs.

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22Glue the dress onto the legs.

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23Glue the head onto the dress.

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24Glue the coin and the arms onto the dress.

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25Poke Miss La Sen onto the fabric string.

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26Punch 2 holes on the top to poke the fabric string to hang it.

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27Insert the small electric light into the lantern.

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28Done. You can make many lotus lanterns and hang them on the strings in the alleys, in front of the houses, the streets, the temples to celebrate the meaningful events. You can hang many Miss La Sen lotus lantern string lights. It looks interesting and funny.

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