DIY - Make Decorative Light Up Paper Tube or Pillar

This decorative illuminated tube made using poster paper is an easy DIY project and comes out really good. It can be used it in many ways and some of them can be used as following.

* as a decorative piece or night lamp shade
* as a pillar in building model
* as a hiding compartment for surprise gift

Below pictures shows two paper tubes in different size and light colors.

Following suggested items can be used to create such paper tube.

* Poster paper 

* Empty tin like peanut tin or tomato sauce tin. 

* Double side tap

* Light Source e.g. Tea Light or Finger Light or Flash Light (depending on ambiance required to create)

Below are suggested steps to create one such paper tube.

1. Take a poster paper in the height of tube required. One can choose color of poster paper as desired. If one has light in the desired color then choosing white color poster paper will look good.

2. Place double side tap on tin and then start from the edge of poster paper and place it on the tap on tin as shown in picture below. This should fix lower part of poster paper over the tin.

3. Wrap poster paper from other edge and create tube. 

4. Get the light source. In this case Finger Light was used and it require some support to stand straight.

5. Place the light source and place it at the center of the base of the tin.  

6. Once light is on, tube should illuminated. Picture below showing how it looks with room lights on and when placed in dark.

7. Depending on light intensity, you may see light beam coming out of tube and making an impact on ceiling as shown in picture below. If you don't need this to happen then put the another tin or apply the lid on opening.

8.  This tube can be used in many other ways like

• Write message on poster or cut the letters on poster and allow letters to illuminate.
• Instead of standing this tube on floor, it can be hanged from ceiling. If it is hanged then one need to make adjustment to fix light source or make a hole in the base to allow lights source getting in.
• Use paper embroidery and use paper tube as night lamp shade.