Paper Lamp for Diwali 2

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..

Step 1: Material

• Paper cutter
• 100 GSM A4 size paper
• Steel Scale
• Glue
• LED lights

Step 2: Design

• 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

Step 3: Main Lamp

• 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

Step 4: Support

• 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

Step 5: Tail

• 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

Step 6: Finishing

• 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...