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Mon 20 Oct, 2025 09:10 AM
1. Fold the sheet of paper in half to form a rectangle. Unfold and repeat the other way, so that the paper is creased into four smaller squares.
2. Fold the bottom left corner up to the top right corner, forming a triangle. Unfold and do the same thing for other side, so that the page is creased in an X from corner to corner.
3. Take the square and position it like a diamond, so that one corner is close to you.
4. Fold the left and right corners up, so that the paper forms a triangle perpendicular to the surface you are working on.
5. Fold the top and bottom corners up to meet the left and right corner. This will push the paper into a diamond shape with four flaps.
6. Take one of the flaps and hold it perpendicular to the rest of the paper.
7. Press the top crease of the flap down so that it forms a long diamond shape.
8. Do this for each of the flaps.
9. Cut off the smaller triangles, leaving just the large triangle with the painted side.
10. The paper should now have eight small triangular flaps.
11. Take each of the flaps and fold the bottom right corner in towards the centre crease.
12. Do this for each of the flaps.
13. Unfold one at a time. Take the corner you had previously folded in towards the centre crease and press it in towards the inside (essentially turning that corner inside out). Do this for each.
14. The paper should now form a long diamond shape.
15. Take the corner of the diamond that is closest to the inside of the lantern, and fold it towards the opposite corner of diamond.
16. Gently widen the opening at the top and place a candle inside.
17. Use the candle to flatten out the bottom. Pleasemakesureyouusea
