Paper Lamp for Diwali 2
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Hi All,
It is Diwali time in India, festival of lights. I make a lamp every year to celebrate Diwali and decorate my house.
This year I choose to go with a traditional design with one deviation. The paper lines are tilted instead of straight.
This lamp can be made by kids with adult supervision..
Material
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- Paper cutter
- 100 GSM A4 size paper
- Steel Scale
- Glue
- LED lights
Design
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- Set A4 Sheet in landscape mode
- Mark 30 mm border at top and bottom
- Leave 50 mm from
- Top Top Left side
- Botton Right side
- Mark dots at 5mm each
- Now connect dots from top to bottom as shown
This is for the main lamp, I will explain two other parts needed, in next steps
Main Lamp
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- Trace the design as per previous steps
- Using paper cutter, make the cuts as shown
- If you cutter does not cut in one go, drags over paper and makes small unwanted holes/gaps, replace the blade and then continue
- Once the cuts are made, fold the lamp into shape as shown to make a cylinder
Support
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- To support the lamp and host led lights, we need another a4 sheet
- Place it inside the Main lamp
- Adjust the height and maximize diameter for the support cylinder
- Cut the excess paper and glue it in place and not before
Tail
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- Take another A4 sheet, mark top border as 30 mm
- and mark straight lines separated by 5mm each
- Using paper cutter, cut these line as shown
- Glue this tail around the lamp as shown
Finishing
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- Add LED lights inside the lamp
- Add paper hook
- Hang it from ceiling and Light it up
Thanks for reading, please share suggestions or different design I could try...