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If you have a favourite spot in your home or garden, then you should definitely consider adding an Asian paper lantern to make it even more interesting. Elegant beyond anything else, the paper lantern will add to your room the unique style you have been looking for. Just remember that different room settings require different paper lantern sizes. These decorative objects are commonly found in the corners of the room or near places where people like to sit and read; given these facts, be sure to select a lantern that matches your needs. As the subtle light is a point of interest for everyone, you should go with either a round or rectangular paper lantern, taking into consideration the available space for such an object.

Parties are suitable occasions for using paper lanterns, especially if you decide to make them by yourself. Take a piece of paper – you choose the size – and some Christmas lights you have around the house. Make the paper into cubes, and then attach each small cube to a light. Imagine your friends’ faces when they see your custom-made paper lanterns. There are no party decorations more interesting than custom paper lanterns, as they are cheap and fun to make.  Read more...

When you are outdoors, like in your backyard or garden, you can enhance your experience with the use of paper lanterns. Unfortunately, if you live in a humid area, there will likely be a mosquito problem which detracts from your enjoyment of the outdoors. You can use bug spray, but it stinks and burns the skin and eyes.

You can use paper lanterns to repel mosquitoes. All you have to do is buy a mosquito repellent candle and place it in your flame-lit paper lantern. You can buy these candles in many different stores, and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes; they have different ranges of effectiveness, usually anywhere from five to fifteen feet.

When you use paper lanterns with mosquito repelling candles to protect yourself against bugs, you must arrange them in the proper fashion. To do this, figure out the range of the candles. If you are unsure, you can check on the label or box of the candle. If you cannot find it there, contact the store you bought it at or the manufacturer of the candle. After figuring out the effective range, arrange the candles so that there are no gaps between ranges. To ensure this, make a one foot overlap of the last foot of the ranges. These last feet are the weakest, so you will need to double the protection.  Read more...