Red Envelope Lantern

Materials

Double-sided tape, sciccor, stapler, staples, one red string, one tassel, and eight red envelopes

Step 1

Make sure the cover of the envelope is facing you

Create creases at the center of each envelope's side and make sure the center of the cover is arching toward you

Step 2

Fold one angle of the envelope toward you forming a triangle by using two consecutive creases as two bottom points of the triangle

Repeat the folding for the other three angles

Repeat step 2 for other 5 envelopes

Step 3

Align two envelopes so that the folded triangle of each can be matched

Then staple them together

Step 4

Continue to assemble the third red envelope with step 3, and form a "Y" at the center

After stapling the last two folded triangles together, let the red string go through the center of the three envelopes

Step 5

Put the three envelopes Vertically on the table

Staple the forth envelope horizontally in between two vertical envelopes

Step 6

Continue to horizontally assemble the other two envelopes

Step 7

Tie the tassel at the end the red string

Step 8

Before closing the three horizontal envelopes, remember to pull out the red string

Step 9

Staple the three horizontal envelopes together

Step 10

Cut the two designs from the rest two envelopes

You can use any designs from the envelope

Step 11

Tape the two cutouts on the red strings by using the double-sided tape

The length between the cutouts and the body of the lantern is the same as the length between the tassel and the body

The Red Envelope Lantern