We all love to craft Diwali lanterns from paper, wood, thread, cardboard, origami, Chinese, etc.

1. Top 9 Items To Make Diwali Lanterns
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Diwali, what comes to mind when we hear about this festival? Firecrackers, sweets, celebrating with
friends and families and whatnot. And one of the main points that come to mind is the way we will be
decorating our houses this year.
Every year, different ideas are applied in every household to decorate their houses and constantly,
for the last 10-15 years, the favorite item has been Lanterns or lampshades.
Lampshades are a type of decorative item whose outer portion is made from various things and an
important part is the use of lights inside it. The ​Diwali Lanterns ​or kandeels pay an important part in
the Hindu culture as it is believed that it is a gesture to invite the ancient good spirits into the house.
In this article, we will be providing you with the lists of Top 9 items that you can use to make
Lanterns very easily at your homes.

2. THREAD LANTERN
There is an innumerable number of decorative lights available in the market for Diwali, but
nothing can beat the beauty of homemade Lanterns. And when it comes to the thread lanterns,
their beauty is beyond comparison.
This lampshade is super easy and a pretty one which we are sure you would love. It is fun to
create these lampshades and to add more, these are quite pocket-friendly.
Thread Diwali Lanterns can be made very easily with the help of a balloon. All you need is
● A Balloon
● Some amount of water
● Twisted Paper Rope Ribbon
● Fevicol or glue
● Pen
● Pain Brush
● Scissor
Look below for the simple process of Do it Yourself Thread Lantern for Diwali.
DIY Thread Lamp (Yarn Lampshade) Lantern Making using Baloon

3. PAPER LANTERN
We all know the magic of lights through a paper. And Diwali is all about lights and crackers. We
all decorate our houses with something or the other, and we have brought to you another type
of Diwali Lantern.
These days the trend of Do it Yourself (DIY) crafts is on the verge of hitting the all-time high.
People are going crazy to make their own crafts which depict the exclusiveness of the item with
the emotional touch to it.
Today, we have created a video for you to depict how easy it is to make Paper Lanterns for
Diwali or any other occasion.
DIY Paper Lanterns Making Craft for Diwali Decoration

4. CARDBOARD LANTERN
Another material that can be used to make a lantern is cardboard. Although, Lampshades can
be made with the help of lots of materials, what you use depends on your convenience.
Using cardboard can be a little tricky for you, but the feel of it cannot be compared. If one does
not want a lot of light, he/she can use Cardboard.
Cardboard blocks out the lights inserted in them. As a result, the light droops out only through
the cuts made in it.
Below we have created a video for you to look at.
Cardboard Lamp Making Tutorial - DIY Lamp Tutorial

5. ORIGAMI
Origami is an art of paper folding which relates to the Japanese culture. And we all know that
the Japanese love to decorate their houses with cute little things.
Creating the Diwali Lampshades with the help of Origami is a new idea which we are quite sure
that you will love.
All you need to do is to fold some papers along the origami style and add some paper strings at
the bottom of it to complete the look.

6. WOODEN
Kandil or Kandeel is the traditional Wooden Lampshade. For decades, the Indian households
have decorated the walls with these lampshades.
It is a lampshade whose frame is made from the wood and the top is covered with matte and
glossy papers to enhance the lights inside the lanterns.
These lanterns are a little messy and difficult to make, but these lanterns hold great importance
spiritually.

7. CHINESE
For the last 5 years, Chinese Lanterns have gained a lot. On Diwali, the sky can be seen filled
with these Chinese Lanterns. Other than the Diwali, during the Makar Sankranti Festival, in
Northern India, these can be seen.
Chinese lanterns are made from crepe paper which we easily find in the market these days. All
you have to do is to buy the lantern and fire the wax attached to it and it will float high in the sky.

8. BOTTLES
The trend of decorating our rooms and houses with LED lights is very popular these days.
Putting up these lights on the walls or the corners of room is quite popular.
Another idea to decorate your house with a lantern is to use bottles. All you have to do it to get
the colored glass bottles and fill them up with LED lights and keep them at someplace safe.

9. JARS
Like the way we used Bottles to decorate our houses, we can also use jars. It is not necessary
to use glass Jars. Plastic Jars can be used after covering it with some colored paper which will
give out colored light.
Named paper cutouts can also be made to give a more personalized touch.

10. DIYAS
What is the meaning of Diwali without Diyas? What we feel is that Diyas can never be replaced
when it comes to Diwali. On the occasion of Diwali, One has to use Diyas, to Decorate the
house.
And what if we combine Diyas with the Lampshades? Wouldn't it be amazing? We have kept
the best type of lampshade for the last.
Lampshades along with Diyas gives a natural look and moreover, electricity is not necessary.
We all want our houses to look beautiful and gorgeous on the occasion of Diwali when
friends and relatives come to meet us. We want something to stand out of the rest which
would be remembered even after the years. And we are sure, we have provided some
ideas for you. So now, all you need to do is to get ready with the materials and start
crafting.