This document provides instructions for making a Miss La Sen lotus lantern in 25 steps. The lantern is made from foam cut into six petals and a hexagonal frame. Glass paper is glued to the inside of each petal so that a light placed inside will shine through. A Miss La Sen figure is constructed separately and attached to string running through the top and bottom of the lantern for hanging. The detailed steps guide the maker in cutting, gluing, and assembling all the pieces to complete the decorative lantern.

1. MISS LA SEN FESTIVAL LOTUS LANTERN
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On the lantern festival, Yuanxiao Festival, Vesak day and the mid- autumn festival...
they often hang many lotus lanterns on the strings. You can make Miss La Sen lotus
lantern with this simple guide.
Step 1: Download this pattern for the lantern shape and print it
in A3 size paper.

2. Step 2: Download this pattern for Miss La Sen shape and print
it in A4 size paper.

3. Step 3: Trace the lantern shape on the thick foam, 5mm thick.
Cut it out.

4. Step 4: Cut the oval shape inside of each petal so that you can
glue the glass paper later. You have 6 petals.

5. Step 5: Cut the hexagon frame for the top.

6. Step 6: Punch a hole on the left side of each petal to poke the
arrow tab onto.

7. Step 7: Cut 6 pieces of glass papers to glue onto 6 petals.

8. Step 8: Glue 6 pieces of the glass papers onto the 6 petals.

9. Step 9: Outside of the lotus lantern.

10. Step 10: Punch a hole on the top of each petal to poke the arrow
tabs on the hexagon frame onto.

11. Step 11: After poking 6 arrow tabs onto 6 petals.

12. Step 12: The lantern is seen above.

13. Step 13: Cut the part for sepals.

14. Step 14: Use the glue-gun to glue the green sepals onto the pink
petals.

15. Step 15: After glueing the sepals.

16. Step 16: Cut Miss La Sen's head on the foam.

17. Step 17: Cut and glue the flower on the right ear.

18. Step 18: Cut and glue the headband on the head.

19. Step 19: Cut the bow and glue it onto the headband.

20. Step 20: Cut the eyes, mouth, cheeks... Glue them onto the face.

21. Step 21: Cut the dress and glue it onto the head.

22. Step 22: Cut the arms, shoes.

23. Step 23: Glue arms, shoes onto the dress.

24. Step 24: Poke the red fabric string onto the top and the bottom
of the lantern.
Step 25: Poke the Miss La Sen onto the red fabric string. You
can add the small electric light into the lantern. The glass paper

25. will make the light shine through.