How to make Patriotic Paper Lanterns

  Hello everyone! This Monday is Memorial Day. Today we are going to do a fun, festive craft for this holiday. You can use this craft as a decoration to hang everywhere. You can also string it outside for a barbeque. Or you can beat the heat and keep you lanterns inside as a nice, patriotic decoration to give your house that nice red,white,and blue feeling. You can also use these easy lanterns as a decoration Now lets get started!

Materials:

• Construction paper(red,white,and blue)
• Glue
• Stapler

Steps:

1. Cut construction paper to 6 by 9 inches; fold in half lengthwise.
2.  Fold edges back 1/2 inch for rims, and crease; unfold. 
3. Glue a 1/2-by-9-inch strip of decorative paper on each rim.
4.  Cut slits from middle fold to rims, spacing 3/4 inch apart. 
5. Shape into lantern: Open paper; bring the ends together to overlap slightly; staple. Staple 3/4-by-8-inch paper handle inside lantern. 
6. Glue on construction-paper stars.

I got this from: http://www.marthastewart.com/264087/holiday-lanterns?center=276964&gallery=275496&slide=264087