Chinese Lantern Collage Effect

I didn't know how to go about making a real

lantern, so decided to experiment. With materials

and some creative brainstorming, I realised I

already had things to hand that I could use

for a collage. I rounded up some used tissue

paper saved from Christmas, some yellow

netting from a supermarket lemon bag, used

matchsticks to make the lanterns look realistic, and

some cotton thread from some incense for

hanging threads. The net gives texture, the idea of which I

got from a book, and the tissue is thin enough

to show it through. I already had some insect

stickers in my kit so they came along for the ride.