Star Letter

Lantern-making expertise

I read in the August 2018 issue of LandScape that some people were having problems removing the residue balloon while making the papier-mâché lanterns from the June edition. I have made quite a few of these now and have not encountered any issues. I am wondering if the glue and water ratio was not quite right in these other attempts, which resulted in the balloon sticking to the inside. I loved this project and experimented with different materials, using some pretty paper napkins instead of dried flowers. I was delighted with the result. Barbara Wilson, Lancashire