In 2024, I created a dragon lantern for the Lunar New Year, intentionally designing it with interchangeable panels so that you can swap out the dragon panels for other zodiac animals. 2025 is the year of the snake so here is the snake panel you can use along with the parts of the dragon lantern, to create a snake lantern for the upcoming Lunar New Year.
If you’ve already purchased my dragon lantern, you only need to purchase this snake panel to create a snake lantern. If you have not yet purchased the dragon lantern, you will need to purchase it along with this snake panel in order to create a complete lantern.
You can visit my dragon lantern tutorial for more information, or if you’re ready you can follow along with my full video tutorial below to see how to assemble your snake lantern. Just keep in mind that you will need to use snake panels in place of the dragon panels you see in the video.
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Materials
Dragon Lantern SVG
Snake Lantern Panel SVG
Cutting Machine
65lb Red Cardstock Paper
Gold Paper (Please see my dragon lantern tutorial for more information on types of gold papers)
OR Origami Gold Paper #1
OR Origami Gold Paper #2
OR Kodamaa Gold Cardstock Paper
Double Sided Tape
Tacky Glue
Small Paint Brush
I hope you enjoy this lantern! Follow me on Instagram and Pinterest @chaivdesign to see my daily posts and sneak peeks of upcoming designs. Thank you for all your support and Happy Lunar New Year!
