“No my friend, darkness is not everywhere, for here and there I find faces illuminated from within; paper lanterns among the dark trees.”
Carole Borges (American, author, poet)
TIME: 9:24 PM
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Paper lanterns
I made these paper lanterns last night to decorate for the DramaQueen’s birthday party we had tonight and also for Thanksgiving. I think Thanksgiving is such an overlooked holiday when it comes to decorations – in the stores, as soon as Halloween ends, Christmas takes over and Thanksgiving gets the shaft – well, that’s not going to happen in my house. So there! These lanterns are just some cardstock I had on hand, cut into strips, then punched and threaded with some natural hemp cording. I made ten of them in five colors and two sizes. I varied the lengths of the cord so they are staggered as they hang. So simple, yet it makes me happy looking at them.
Happy Birthday, DramaQueen!
ReplyDeleteI love the holiday lanterns, the colors of autumn ... let's enjoy autumn and Thanksgiving!
Ack ~ Christmas trees decorated and Christmas music playing in Dillard's when I was there last week.
Nicely done! I hate that Thanksgiving is ignored too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to DQ!