Each day this week until the 4th, I will be doing a craft post that is Fourth of July themed! At the end, I will post a photo shoot of my dolls with all the items having their own party.
Time for day one!
I found a good tutorial for making paper lanterns here (on The Crafting Chicks), and used it to make my doll sized ones! Here are the supplies I used: (I actually didn't end up using the white cut out stars, but you could!)
To make these, I took cardstock and cut a 5" x 10" wide strip. I eventually made two lanterns out of one strip, but you could just make 5" x 4.5" strips (which would make one lantern).
Fold this in half lengthwise and use a pencil to mark cutting lines, each about a 1/2" apart.
Cut on the lines. Cut over the fold, do not cut all the way to the unfolded edges of the paper.
Unfold. If you cut a strip 5" x 10", measure and cut to make two, each 5" x 4.5".
Staple the sides to make a circle.
I bent and shaped the paper so it looked right.
Cut a small strip of corresponding paper for the handle. Tape into place. I put a long piece of string through each handle so I could hang it up when my dolls have their party.
Voila! A beautiful 4th of July decoration for your dolls!
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