Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Christmas lanterns

I found this crafty idea on yet another craft site for kids: Christmas, 101 ideas full of love and joy. They took a few steps to make, and I hate waiting for stuff to dry so I was very glad to finish them last night.

 Theirs..
 Mine. Not quite as many but there are limited hanging options from the fan above the dining table anyway.

 A tip, I glued the glitter on with a pva glue which made the rolls a little stiff so a light steaming while I unfurled them helped relax the glue and cardboard..  and voila! sparkly Christmas lanterns. Now we're well on our way to looking a lot like Christmas at our house. xxx

Toilet rolls: (free),
Glitter: (from same 4 pack), + I already had the paint.
Still at $12.50 then. :)