Ooh, those are fun, and the color changing LEDs are a great touch
Table Tents/Luminaries
I whipped up some of these super fun luminaries! I used color changing LED candles and I LOVE them all!
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I don't mind at all!
You need:
Cardstock
Vellum
Adhesive
X-acto knife
Scoring tool (optional)
Pencil
Cut your 8.5"x11" paper in half, giving you a 4.25" x 11" piece. Fold that in half so it's 4.25" x 5.5". Trace and cut out your design on one side.
Cut a panel of vellum to cover the cutout portion of the design. Adhere to the cardstock covering the cutout.
Cut a rectangle (can be of scrap cardstock or textweight paper) 4.25" x 4". Score on the following lines - 0.50", 2", 2.50". Fold in half. Put adhesive on the edge and line up with the inside bottom edge of your paper tent. Press down. Do the same with the other edge. Push down on the 2" fold and now you have a little "floor" on the inside of your tent which will hold a LED candle and it keeps the overall structure sturdy so it will stand up. When you want to store it simply fold on the 2" mark and it folds flat!
Here's a photo of the inside floor, maybe that will help you visualize the folds and stuff better:
Vellum is pretty expensive and I found that I could use any color vellum and still get nice changing colors with the LED candle. It's kind of nice to have colored vellum in the daylight when the candle is off, but really you can use any color.
These are GREAT...thanks for sharing
I got mine at paperandmore.com. They have 100 sheets for $18.99 plus shipping and it comes in a lot of different colors. I made some of the Martha Stewart halloween table/hanging lanterns the last two years and I still have a lot of vellum left for more projects. I really like your lumanaries lmz319 as they seem easier and less time consuming to make, so I will definitely be making some of these this year!! Yes, the possibilities on these are endless. You can always do them for other holidays as well and just change your cutout images.
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