On The Matter Of Books

Making a lantern!

For my school assignment I could either make a lantern or a castle. I decided to make a lantern

To make a lantern, all you need is an empty can (I used an empty greenbean can. ), a washable marker, a blanket/ towel/ or pillow, a nail and hammer or a drill, a clothing hanger, a strong pair of scissors, a candle, and some paint.

Step #1: Take the wrapper off of your can. Make sure all the paper, and glue is removed.

Step #2: Using your marker, draw a design or pattern around the can. The design shouldn't be to small. Make sure you can see it. Place dots on certain parts of your design. Remember, we are going to make those dots holes for light to shine through so don't put to many, or to few.

Step #3: Place your can on the blanket/ towel/ or pillow. Take your drill, or hammer and nail, and drill/hammer holes through the dots you drew. Also, add two more holes at the top of the can, they should be across form each other, these two holes will be used to attatch your handle to the main piece of the lantern.

Step #4: Wipe off your design once you are finished drilling your holes, so you can see the design, and only the design.

Step #5: How long do you want your handle? Take your hanger, and clip it to the size you want. Bend the hanger in half, and place the two ends in two holes at the top. Bend your hanger to a comfortable position for your hand.

Step #6: You can now see tell how your lantern will look. How do you like it? But, you aren't done. Take some hot wax, and put it at the bottem of your can. Quickly place your candle in the wax. (If you don't have hot wax, just melt another candle.)

Step #7: Paint your lantern, any color, any design, any way you want. Let the paint dry, and there you have it, your lantern. You may use spray paint as the paint. It works well on this project.

You have just earned an A in my class. LOL.

Posted by EMH at April 27, 2003 01:22 PM | TrackBack