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Chinese
Lanterns
Paper and cloth lanterns are special
handicrafts in China.
They
are put up in the house or at the front door for decoration during
festivals,
wedding, and other celebrations. The lantern's frame is
made
of bamboo strips or metal wire and the outside is covered with colorful
paper or cloth. While the traditional ones are shaped like giant
red balls, there are fancy ones like rabbits, birds, dragons,
airplanes,
and many other interesting things you can imagine.
Here is how to use a painting
software such as Microsoft Windows
Paint
or Paint Shop Pro 8 (free trial download at http://www.jasc.com) to
make a
single-layer
paper lantern:
To make
a paper lantern:
1.
Draw a large rectangle on your monitor screen and fill it with your
favorite
color;
2.
Select an animal picture from your clip arts and put it on the
upper-left
corner of the rectangle;
3.
Use copy and paste to draw more animal pictures along the top and the
bottom
edge of the rectangle;
4.
Draw bands of rainbow color in the middle of the rectangle (Figure A);
5.
Print out the picture, then use pencil and ruler to draw straight lines
on the paper like figure B. The lines should be 1/2 inch apart
(Figure
B);
6.
Fold the paper in half and cut along the lines (Figure C);
7.
Open the paper; tape or staple the left and right edges together.
Tape a piece of string to the top of the lantern and hang it anywhere
you
like. You can also make several lanterns with different designs,
then hang them on a long string across the room to make a parade of
lanterns.
More
Lantern Designs:
*Double-layer
Lantern
*Box-shape
Lantern
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