Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Autumn showers the colorful leaves, which gives reason to use this beauty for creativity. Simple but effective lights for cosy evenings can get from the baking paper and dried leaves. Let’s get started!

We need

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

The leaves are better dried in the books under pressure for about a week, so they were more smooth. Paper fit any baking or parchment, it is translucent that gives a beautiful light.

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Also need candles, for a large lamp suitable candle in glass, for the little it is better to use led candles, they are safer.

We did square lamps, the size of the side face 10×10 cm 18×18 cm, but you can play with sizes and shapes, to make a more elongated or wide.

For the little lamp cut out 4 strips of paper 10×20 cm Paper can I iron iron to make it easier to work with.

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Bend each strip in half to make 4 squares

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Coat each strip of paper glue. The center half of the paper strips put dried leaf and folded around the second half, gently pressing a hand to stick the paper. Better a fold line to place the bottom, so the lamp will be more stable.

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Repeat step 3, should be 4 squares of paper with leaves.

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Combine the resulting squares with tape to get a strip of 4 squares.

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Then glue tape the first and fourth squares. Straighten edges, and form a cube, making the folds between the squares on the tape.

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

In the center of the cube is placed a candle. In the same way make the lamp more. For him every face we used for 3 autumn leaf.

Светильник из бумаги и листьев

Left to wait for the evening to enjoy the extraordinary light and the silhouettes of autumn leaves with a Cup of warming tea.