Plain homewares are last week’s news! Upgrade your lantern light with Jenny Pearce’s neat idea
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YOU WILL NEED:
Lantern-style paper light, 30cm
Newspaper
Card: black, white
Dies: flowers, bows
Gems
Glue dots
METHOD:
1. Die cut numerous flowers and 15 bows from both black and white and pink newsprint. Cut some large flowers from black card.
2. Assemble 15 paper blooms by layering a black flower, large newspaper flower and smaller pink one. Attach a gem to the centre of each.
3. Position the 15 bows in groups of threes, using glue dots to fix them. Punctuate each trio of bows with a group of paper flowers. Add black gems to the centre of each bow.
Note: do not leave the decorated lampshade unattended. Use a low watt bulb that sits in the centre of the paper lantern and does not touch the sides
YOU WILL NEED:
Card
Paper, patterned
Punches: hole, flower
Cord
Pen
Letters
Adhesives
METHOD:
1. Make a square card in a design of your choosing, then matt the insides with patterned paper. Punch a small hole and insert cord…
YOU WILL NEED:
Card, lilac
Paper, patterned
Button, red
Needle and thread
Die, heart
Adhesives
METHOD:
1. Cut two hearts from lilac card. Stick a purple patterned heart die-cut to the front of one heart. Sew a red…
YOU WILL NEED:
Templates
Paper, patterned
Emery board
Wooden skewers
Washi tape
Embellishments: gems, pearls, toppers
Adhesives: glue, tape
METHOD:
1. Trace the photobooth templates onto patterned paper. Cut around each shape 1cm outside the line. Glue each shape…
YOU WILL NEED:
Butterfly template
Glass candles
Paper, patterned
Punch, lace border
Gem, green
Ribbon: yellow, lace
Double-sided tape
METHOD:
1. Measure the circumference and height of two glass candles. Draw two rectangles onto patterned paper, adding an extra…
