Whether you are celebrating Chinese New Year or just looking for a fun craft project, paper lanterns can light up these dreary winter months. Artist Megan Connolly showed us how it's done.

Celebrate Diwali this ... This will make the flame. As neatly as possible fold one end of your strip of card on itself about 2cm. Repeat this fold eight times creating a paper zig-zag ...

From easy DIY crafts to traditional touches ... Paint them in festive colours or add a touch of gold to match the Diwali theme. DIY paper lanterns or torans can be hung on walls, windows, or ...