Okay, this project ended up being a lot trickier than I expected. After cutting four prototypes of the Eiffel Tower testing different sizes, paper and glues, I finally came up with a plan that worked. It took almost the whole day to cut these four sides — I had to take breaks because my hand would cramp from holding the X-acto knife.
At first I tried using cellophane paper, but it was hard to work with because it’s so thin, and it didn’t look that great because the color is not saturated enough. Gordon suggested plastic, so I bought some colored transparent binder dividers, and they worked much better. For the white areas, I used a thin parchment-like paper sold for scrapbooking. The original images are located in this earlier post, in case you would like to try some paper cutting.
Now I just need to make these panels into an actual lamp, which should end up 7″ across and around 9″ tall.
LA TOUR EIFFEL
L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE DE L’ÉTOILE
PONT – NEUF
SACRÉ – CŒUER
Now those are REALLY neat! I love cut paper and making those into a lamp will look fantastic.
Martha, those are lovely and so neat! Your work is fantastic! Try warm heat on your hands and rest them today! It may have been a challenge to do but the look is fantastic!!! Hugs, Mickie
Those are really lovely! I can’t imagine doing all that cutting, I can well believe your hand was cramping. But well worth it I would say!
Those look magical! I love the colors!