For my lantern project I used a flicker candle to give the lantern a more realistic look and I cut the pieces out of plywood on the laser cutter. The designs on all sides are the same and are a design of the outline of Africa I found online.

I chose to make a lantern based on a retro TV playing the movie The Karate Kid. The front was traced in Inkscape, while the box was made using an online resource. All the pieces were made with kerfs in mind so that there is a tight fit. A LED strip was wrapped along the…