How to Make Miss La Sen Vesak Lotus Glass Paper Lantern

On the festivals such as the lantern lighting festival, Diwali, Vesak day, the lantern festival, Yuanxiao Festival, and the mid- autumn festival; people hang a lot of lanterns on many strings. The lotus is meaningful symbol in Buddhism. Lotuses are also known as the Hindu Sacred Flower. The lotus has the special meaning in the age of ancient Indian culture.

On these events, many lotus lanterns light up the streets, houses, temples, alleys. With this guide, you can make the glass paper lotus lantern.

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   Download this pattern for the lotus lantern form and print it in A3-sized paper.
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   Download this pattern for the Miss La Sen shape and print it out in A4-sized paper. If you want to have a bigger shape, you can print it out in A3-sized paper.
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   Trace the 2 lotus shapes on the thick foam, 5 millimetres thick to have a strong base and then cut them out.
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   Cut 2 squares for the top and the bottom of the lantern.
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   Cut 2 small lines at the top and the bottom of each lotus. Poke the 2 lotuses in the crossed position. It is like a main frame for the lantern.
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   Cut the 4 small lines at 4 corners of each square to later poke in the inside edges of the violet lotus.
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   Punch 4 holes at 4 corners on each square to later poke the arrow tabs on the violet frame. You should have 2 squares.
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   Poke each violet lotus onto the 4 corners of the pink squares.
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   Poke the arrow tabs onto the holes.
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    Cut 4 petals on the yellow foam. Cut the oval hole in each petal.
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    Cut the glass paper and glue it onto each yellow petal. In each petal, punch a hole at the top and a hole at the bottom to poke the arrow tabs on the pink square later.
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    Make the outside of the petal to be like so in the picture.
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    Poke the arrow tabs on the pink squares below and above onto each yellow petal.
    

    • The lantern is seen above.
      
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    Cut Miss La Sen from foam like so:
    

    • Cut Miss La Sen’s head, arms, and legs.
      
    • Cut the headband, flower, mouth, and cheeks.
      
    • Cut the coin and bow.
      
    • Cut the dress, shoes, and eyes.
      
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    Glue the flower onto the right ear and put the headband onto the head.
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    Glue the cheeks, mouth, bow, and eyes onto the face.
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    Glue the shoes onto the legs.
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    Glue the dress onto the legs.
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    Glue the head onto the dress.
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    Glue the coin and the arms onto the dress.
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    Poke Miss La Sen onto the fabric string.
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    Punch 2 holes on the top to poke the fabric string to hang it.
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    Insert the small electric light into the lantern.
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    Done. You can make many lotus lanterns and hang them on the strings in the alleys, in front of the houses, the streets, the temples to celebrate the meaningful events. You can hang many Miss La Sen lotus lantern string lights. It looks interesting and funny.