These origami star lanterns by passengers on a little spaceship are so pretty and whimsical. It’s amazing what kinds of cool things you can make with just paper and some strategic folds – origami rocks! For safety, use dollar store battery-operated tealights to light up your paper lanterns (or insert a glass tealight holder if you insist on using real candles). This is a great way to use up your 12×12 scrapbooking paper stash. Find the instructions for the origami: [how to make origami star lanterns]
These would look beautiful for a wedding or other party, either as a centerpiece (grouped on a table), or even nestled in the garden as shown here. If you don’t want to use scrapbooking paper, how about recycling some newspaper or using brown kraft paper?
Project Estimate:
- 12×12 sheet of paper, $.50 or on hand
- Battery-operated tealights, 2 for $1
Total: $1 and up
3 Comments
Heather's Mom
Origami is amazing. Nice find, Heather!
Fire
I bet this would look really cute with silver paper(would tin foil fold right, do you think?) or wrapping paper for Christmas decorations!
Veronique
Hi Heather
Thanks a lot for sharing the tutorial! The idea is fabulous.
I will use it to make my Swaps for a Scrapbooking training. I have to make 50 of them, 35 are already done, all in X-mas designer paper, looks really beautiful. I will share a picture of the project once I’m done.