How to Make Miss La Sen Vesak

Lotus Glass Paper Lantern

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On the lantern lighting festival, Diwali, Vesak day ( Buddhas birthday), the lantern
festival, Yuanxiao Festival and the mid- autumn festival...etc, people also hang a lot
of lanterns on many strings. Lotus - the special flower has the meaningful symbolism
in the Buddhism. Lotus is also the Hindu Sacred Flower. The lotus has the special
meaning in the age of ancient Indian culture.
On these events, many lotus lanterns light up the streets, houses, temples, alleys.
With this guide, you can make the glass paper lotus lantern simply.

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Download this pattern for the lotus lantern form and print it in A3 size paper.

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Download this pattern for Miss La Sen shape and print it out in A4 size paper. If
you want to have the bigger shape, you can print it out in A3 size paper.

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Trace the 2 lotus shapes on the thick foam, 5mm thick to have the strong base
and cut them out.

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Cut 2 squares for the top and the bottom of the lantern.

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Cut 2 small lines at the top and the bottom of each lotus. Poke the 2 lotus in the
crossed position. It is like a main frame for the lantern.

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Cut the 4 small lines at 4 corners of each square to poke the inside edges of
the vilolet lotus later.

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Punch 4 holes at 4 corners on each square to poke the arrow tabs on the violet
frame later. You have 2 squares.

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Poke each violet lotus onto the 4 corners of the pink squares.

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Poke the arrow tabs onto the holes.

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Cut 4 petals on the yellow foam. Cut the oval hole in each petal.

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Cut the glass paper and glue it onto each yellow petal. In each petal, punch a
hole at the top and a hole at the bottom to poke the arrow tabs on the pink square
later.

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The outside of the petal.

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Poke the arrow tabs on the pink squares below and above onto each yellow
petal.

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The lantern is seen above.

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Cut the Miss La Sens head, arms, legs

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Cut the headband, flower, mouth, cheeks.

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Cut the coin, bow.

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Cut the dress, shoes, eyes.

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Glue the flower onto the right ear, the headband onto the head.

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Glue the cheeks, mouth, bow, eyes onto the face.

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Glue the shoes onto the legs.

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Glue the dress onto the legs.

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Glue the head onto the dress.

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Glue the coin and the arms onto the dress.

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Poke Miss La Sen onto the fabric string.

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Punch 2 holes on the top to poke the fabric string to hang it.

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Insert the small electric light into the lantern.

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Done. You can make many lotus lanterns and hang them on the strings in the alleys,
in front of the houses, the streets, the temples to celebrate the meaningful events.
You can hang many Miss La Sen lotus lantern string lights. It looks interesting and
funny.
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