Parol is the Filipino tern for christmas lantern. In the Philippines, when you say parol, it doesn't mean that it always has light that blinks, it sometimes comes as plain star design. During December, it is common for schools to give parol project for students. Students can only make simple parol even using recycled materials. Now, I would like to share this project so that you'll have an idea about parol making using recycled materials like old magazine pages. The DIY craft procedure on how to make parol or Christmas lantern using recycled materials is very exciting and an eco-friendly job or hobby. This was my nieces project, i helped her out to finish this so she can get reasonable grades.
Here's the procedure :
1. Cut the magazine page into a long rectangle, about 2 1/2 inches wide and 8 inches long. Fold it lengthwise three times and roll it like this. The ideal thickness is 3/4 inch.
2. Form 5 triangles by connecting folded pieces using your glue.Please refer to the picture.
3. This is how our magazine parol will look like after attaching the ends.
4. Make paper beads. Insert a wire into paper beads and make a round shape like this and connect the ends.
5. Make more beads to decorate the tail of your lantern like this.
Your project is now ready to submit and expect an A for creativity. Do this style in different designs.
This tutorial is just a basic procedure. You can always do your own style. Use your imagination to create a different design like you can do a solid star without a hole and make an elevated pyramid style in the middle of your star. For the tails you can use a colorful raffles like what a classic lantern has.