With only about 60 days left until Lunar New Year 2024, let’s take a look at 4 ways to make simple, easy-to-make Tet decorations with paper to decorate your home.
The recent trend is that many young people like to buy sets of materials to make handmade and homemade items make Tet decorations at home instead of going shopping. This method not only helps save costs but also recycles household items into eye-catching products. Here are 4 ideas about way Make Tet decorations with paper 2024 something new that you can refer to.
1. How to make Tet decorations with paper wall hangings and door hangings
How to make Tet decoration accessories with A4 paper
Decorative accessories (red fruit, golden artificial flowers, etc.)
Ruler
Braided hanging rope
Ribbon 2-3cm thick
Step 1: Cut red cardboard into pieces with dimensions of 1 sheet 80x25cm, 1 sheet 70x 22cm, 1 sheet 60x16cm. In addition, you will cut 5 additional pieces of paper measuring 30 x 14cm and 2 pieces measuring 25 x 10cm.
Fold the cut paper into a circular fan shape
Step 2: Place the paper on a flat table surface, then fold about 1-2cm until the paper is gone. With 7 pieces of paper of the smallest size, you will fold about 0.5-1 cm. When folding, you should use your hands to tighten the folds to make it easier to fold in half and not misaligned
Step 3: Fold the paper you just made in half to create a shape like a piece fan. At the 2 outer edges of the 3 fans with a diameter of 25,22,16cm, use a glue gun or double-sided tape to fix both of their edges together to form a circle. As for 7 small pieces with a diameter of 14.10cm, you just fold them in half and fix one edge to create a fan shape.
Pleat and fold in half to create a fan shape (source: Youtube EVIG Handmade Page)
Step 4: Arrange the fans according to the pattern in the picture and fix them together with hot glue. On the back of the fan Tet decoration with paper As you do this, measure the ribbon to be 2.5 times the length of the decoration. Then, fold it in half and glue it in place to make a hanging string.
Paste the fans according to the pattern (source: Youtube EVIG Handmade Page)
Note: The space left for hanging is equal to 0.5 of the length of the decoration so it can be hung on the wall after completion.
Step 5: Decorate with flowers, accessories, leaves, and couplets as desired
2. How to make Tet decorations with paper in the shape of firecracker strings
How to make firecracker wire-shaped Tet decorations
Firecrackers are a symbol of joy and luck and are indispensable during Tet days. On this day, firecracker-shaped Tet decorations are sold a lot but the price is quite high. So give it a try How to make Tet decoration accessories with A4 paper Here’s a picture of the cannon.
Ingredient:
Red and yellow cardboard
Glue, glue
Hard candy
Small nylon bag
Ribbons, decorations,…
Step 1: Cut cardboard into square pieces of the same size. The larger the number, the longer and more beautiful your fireworks will be
Cut art paper into equal squares
Step 2: Cut yellow paper into long strips to decorate the edges of the firecrackers
Cut yellow paper into strips and glue them to square red paper
Step 3: Roll square paper into cylinders, then use glue to stick them together. Note, after you have finished rolling, use scissors or a sharp object to punch holes in both ends of the tube to thread the wire
Punch 2 small holes to thread the wire through the cannon
Step 4: Use the ribbon to thread through the newly punched holes. Under each cannon tube, you will tie a small knot to adjust the style and distance between the cannon tubes.
In addition, you can add tassels or other decorations to make the paper cannon more beautiful.
3. How to make wall-mounted paper flowers
How to make simple Tet decorations with paper
After using to decorate your home to make it more fresh during Tet holidays, you can keep this flower decoration pattern to beautify your home. Here it is How to make Tet decorations with paper simple for wall-mounted flower designs.
Ingredient:
Full-color cardboard
Glue gun
Double-sided tape
Scissors, pencils
Step 1: Cut cardboard into a circle to make the flower base, cut about 6 layers of flowers of gradually smaller size. Each size cuts about 5-6 petals
Cut flower petals to make Tet decorations
Step 2: Cut a line at the bottom of the middle of the petal about 1/3 the length of the petal
Step 3: Curl the edges of the petals to create a more natural shape
Step 4: To create volume for the wings, cross their two edges and glue them in place
Cross the 2 petals to create volume
Step 5: Create a flower shape by gluing candle glue to the underside of the petals and round green pulses as the base. Then, arrange flower petals of the same size around the circle. Do this one at a time until all the layers of petals are gone
Arrange the petals in layers from large to small
Step 6: Shape the pistil by cutting a rectangular piece of paper with a width lower than the height of the flower. Use scissors to cut small tassels, then roll them up.
Step 7: Add glue and stick the pistil to the flower
4. How to make Tet decorations with paper hanging apricot trees
How to make Tet decorations with paper hanging apricot trees
Step 1: Cut 4 square pieces of paper measuring 10x10cm. Fold the edges of the paper in half about 4 times to create equally spaced folds. Then fold it back along the folds you just created.
How to make Tet decorations with paper hanging apricot trees
Step 2: Fold in half to create a fan shape, use glue to fix the 2 inner edges
Step 3: Cut a piece of yellow paper 4x4cm. Then cut into an apricot flower shape. Use a red water pen to draw the pistil
Hand cut flower shape
Step 4: Cut 2 square pieces of red paper 4x4cm and 2 square pieces of yellow paper 3x3cm. Paste 2 pieces of yellow paper on 2 pieces of red paper. Then, write the words “Spring”, “Wealth”, “Loc” as desired
Make the tag “Spring”, “Talent”, “Loc”
Step 5: Make paper tassels: Cut a rectangular piece of red paper 6x15cm. Use scissors to cut parallel lines 2-3mm wide. Use double-sided glue to attach one edge of the rectangle and roll it up to form a tassel.
Make tassels
Step 6: Use hot glue to attach the fan and flower details to the long ribbon attached to the tassel as shown in the sample.
The above is How to make Tet decorations with the most detailed 2024 paper, complete step-by-step instructions and materials needed so anyone can make it. Hope you will do it successfully and get beautiful Tet decorations.
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