{"id":5512,"date":"2014-10-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2014-10-24T19:21:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T23:21:05","slug":"a-month-of-spookdays-paper-lantern-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=5512","title":{"rendered":"A Month of Spookdays: Paper Lantern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5526\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-11.jpg\" alt=\"pl 11\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-11-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was browsing the craft magazine section at the local book store (we still have one!), and picked up a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clothpaperscissors.com\/blogs\/iheartpaper\/default.aspx\">Paper Art<\/a>, which I&#8217;d never seen. Inside were several cool projects for making objects from paper. One quick, simple project appealed to me: an electric (yeah, please don&#8217;t put a candle in this) tea light holder made from paper and brads only&#8211;no glue.\u00a0 Because this isn&#8217;t rocket science&#8211;there&#8217;s nothing really proprietary here&#8211;I&#8217;m going to go ahead and share the instructions. I do encourage folks who like paper to pick up the magazine, though. It seems spendy, but it&#8217;s almost wall-to-wall projects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5516\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-01.jpg\" alt=\"pl 01\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-01-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any opportunity to whittle away at my paper stash is welcome. Also, I like going through my pretty papers! I picked out a few sheets from my Halloween stacks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5517\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-02.jpg\" alt=\"pl 02\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-02-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time to cut. Here are the pieces you&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n<p>From cardstock&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8&#8243; x 3&#8243; rectangle, for the body<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd&#8221; x 6&#8243; for the handle<\/li>\n<li>3\/8&#8243; x 6&#8243; if you want a decorative strip over the handle<\/li>\n<li>2 strips, \u00bd&#8221; x 3\u00bc&#8221; for the base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NOTE: Don&#8217;t make my mistake and use cardstock that&#8217;s white on the back. Color is better, just make sure you can still see your pencil lines.<\/p>\n<p>Any weight paper:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8&#8243; x 1\u00bd&#8221;, for the bottom decorative strip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will also need 11 brads. I used 4 decorative ones and the rest small and black.<\/p>\n<p>You can also punch out shapes to add to the brads along the bottom decorative strip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5518\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-03.jpg\" alt=\"pl 03\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-03-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next comes the measuring. I hope you will do a better job than I, as I got a bunch of stuff crooked and had to fix things later.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the back of the largest rectangle, draw guidelines \u00bc&#8221; in all the way around.<\/li>\n<li>On the back of the smaller, 8&#8243; x 1\u00bd&#8221; rectangle, draw a line \u00bc&#8221; from one long edge, and \u00bd&#8221; from the other long edge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5520\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-05.jpg\" alt=\"pl 05\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-05.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-05-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, get out that awl or small hole punch:<\/p>\n<p>On the large rectangle&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Punch holes at each corner where the guidelines intersect.<\/li>\n<li>On both long edges, punch a hole in the middle of the line.\u00a0 Same with the short edges (my picture doesn&#8217;t show these, because she forget them in the instructions. Ahem.)<\/li>\n<li>Decide which long edge is bottom, and measure and punch 2 holes evenly spaced between the outer and middle holes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5521\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-06.jpg\" alt=\"pl 06\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-06-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the small rectangle&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Align the \u00bc&#8221; line of the small rectangle underneath the bottom line of holes of the larger. Punch through, duplicating the holes.<\/li>\n<li>On the \u00bd&#8221; line of the small rectangle, measure 1\u00bc&#8221; in from each short edge and punch a hole. In between these holes, make 2 more evenly spaced holes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5522\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-07.jpg\" alt=\"pl 07\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-07.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-07-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect the large and small rectangles with three brads in the center holes. You can go either way, but I put the larger rectangle on top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5523\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-08.jpg\" alt=\"pl 08\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-08.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-08-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the 2 strips for the bottom, measure in \u00bd&#8221; from both edges, and fold at to make a 90-degree angle. Yes, that&#8217;s paint on my hands, a result of working on three projects at once.<\/li>\n<li>Punch in the middle of the square you&#8217;ve made.<\/li>\n<li>Attach one end of the strips to the first two bottom holes on the small rectangle. This is where I used a fancy brad, for decoration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5524\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-09.jpg\" alt=\"pl 09\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-09.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-09-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Handle time!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark \u00bd&#8221; in on the handle strip. Round the corners if you want to (I didn&#8217;t).<\/li>\n<li>Punch in the middle of the square you&#8217;ve made. At this point, I also lined up and punched my decorative handle strip.<\/li>\n<li>Attach one end to the top middle hole of the large rectangle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5525\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-10.jpg\" alt=\"pl 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assembly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overlap the short ends of the large piece and add 3 brads to close the cylinder. At the same time (oh, where is my third hand!) attach the other end of the handle to the corresponding hole.<\/li>\n<li>Connect the loose ends of the bottom strips with decorative brads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s simple and pretty. I made a couple of boo-boos, though. I used white-backed cardstock, so the inside was stark white and didn&#8217;t look good. I hit it with a little black paint. DON&#8217;T DO THIS. My lantern, sadly, is too opaque to throw much light. If I do it again, I&#8217;ll use paper that doesn&#8217;t need to be painted. I&#8217;ll also be mindful of color; I think orange would let through more light than black.<\/p>\n<p>This one is too delicate to send out for the <a href=\"www.spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=5276\">raffle<\/a>, but I bet you can make your own easily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5527\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-12.jpg\" alt=\"pl 12\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pl-12-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was browsing the craft magazine section at the local book store (we still have one!), and picked up a copy of Paper Art, which I&#8217;d never seen. Inside were several cool projects for making objects from paper. One quick, simple project appealed to me: an electric (yeah, please don&#8217;t put a candle in this) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-month-of-spookdays","category-craft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5529,"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512\/revisions\/5529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}