{"id":5562,"date":"2010-04-08T05:18:59","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T12:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5562"},"modified":"2010-04-06T15:27:49","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T22:27:49","slug":"cut-paper-lamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2010\/04\/cut-paper-lamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Pretty Cut-Paper Lamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nela from Cut, Nela, Cut<\/strong> added a photo of this amazing cut-paper tealight holder in the Dollar Store Crafts Flickr pool<\/a>. Such intricate work, and so pretty! Nela’s work is all this impressive (or even more impressive), so check out her blog<\/a>. You can make it out of cardstock, or how about using one of those take-out box containers to make a unique light? You could even use paper punches to simplify the paper-cutting process. (Sidenote: Check out Craftypod<\/a> for an awesome article on getting tons of decorative patterns from just two craft punches. The technique probably won’t work for this particular project, but it’s so cool I wanted to share anyway.) [here’s a link to the tealight holder project<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Looks like you could use it as a shade for the Wine Glass Lamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If you want to save money and skip the take-out box, you can make the container yourself for an even cheaper project! Nela’s box used the free template from Stampin’ Mathilda<\/a> that you can download here<\/a>. This photo is of Stampin’ Mathilda’s original project, which is so pretty! I think this would make a great wedding table decoration, or other romantic party decoration. You can customize it pretty much any way you want, too, so I think it’s great inspiration for all kinds of adaptations.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget to use a battery-operated tealight for these projects, since they’re paper! You don’t want a craftfail<\/a> on your hands!<\/p>\n

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