Koi Lantern DIY Kit

Koi Lantern DIY Kit

from $34.50

Create your very own posable koi! No glue or tape, everything holds with interlocking tabs. Each DIY Koi Lantern Kit will include all the pieces already cut out for you on 285gsm metallic cardstock. Simply follow the video tutorials to assemble the Koi lanterns. The tutorials also cover different ways to insert the LED lights, how to display your Koi, and how to customize your Koi with pre-cut head ornaments as well as how to decorate them with paints and markers.

You can choose from two fin types, Long-finned Butterfly Koi and Short-finned Classic Koi, and 8 different colors. You can get them with or without our custom made RGB LED lights. The LED lights come in 2 cord colors, black cord or white cord.

1 Butterfly Koi: $42.00 each —— Lights: +$23.00 each.
3 Butterfly Koi: $35.50 each —— Lights: +$19.50 each.
5 Butterfly Koi: $34.50 each —— Lights: +$19.00 each.
8 Butterfly Koi: $31.00 each —— Lights: +$16.50 each.

1 Classic Koi: $34.50 each —— Lights: +$23.00 each.
3 Classic Koi: $30.00 each —— Lights: +$19.50 each.
5 Classic Koi: $29.50 each —— Lights: +$19.00 each.
8 Classic Koi: $28.00 each —— Lights: +$16.50 each.

The Quantity option at the bottom multiplies your choice. So if you choose 3 Butterfly Koi with Lights and 2 Quantity, that becomes 6 Koi and 6 Lights total.

Once you’ve added the number of koi you want to your cart, a form will appear to ask which colors you want. You can choose any color combinations you want, such as 2 white, and 1 teal, 1 black LED, 2 white LED, etc.

Fin Type:

Butterfly Long-fin Koi Classic Short-fin Koi

Number of Koi:

1 Koi Kit 3 Koi Kits 5 Koi Kits 8 Koi Kits

RGB LED Lights:

With LED Lights No LED Lights

Quantity:

Add To Cart

Koi Fin Types

There are 2 fin types to choose from: Classic Koi with the traditional short fins, or Butterfly Koi with long flowing fins. Both types come in all 8 colors, and are assembled the same way. The Butterfly Koi takes more paper and laser cutting to make, so it is also a bit more expensive.

Which Koi colors are best for you?

White - Best for all purpose lantern, the white paper allows the colored lights to shine through the paper itself, so you can change your entire koi into any color you want, blue, gold, or a rainbow display.
Gold - The only other paper besides white that lets light through the paper itself. You can partially change the color of the koi when the lights are on, and maintain an elegant gold hue on the fins. The gold does change the color of the lights, so blue light through the paper is more green.
Copper - One of the shiniest papers. This thick metallic color only lets light shine through the openings in the scales so that it glimmers at just the right angles.
Red - This bold color looks great with lights on or off. Similar to copper, light shines through the openings in the scales.
Black - Metallic black is mysterious and sleek. Light will peak out the scales but not light up a space. You can adjust the LEDs to cast a sprinkle of lights all around it.
Blue - Very similar to black but with that beautiful sheen like the night sky. It's great for a celestial themed Koi collection.
Silver - As shiny as copper, but almost white in color. Unlike actual white, this silver only lets light through the openings of the scales like a glitter of stars.
Teal - The newest color, just added after surpassing our stretch goal! This paper is very slightly translucent, so you can see a bit of light shining through the paper in complete darkness, but it is mostly opaque and would not light up an area the way White does.

What’s in the Kit?

Each Koi will include all the pieces pre-cut for you to assemble one Koi, as well as six Head Ornaments to customize your Koi. The ornaments are Moon, Sun, and Star for a celestial theme — Circle for Yin Yang Koi — Lotus and Sakura for floral Koi. Each kit will also include a Mini-Star Kit to make 1 star polyhedron. The Head Ornaments and Mini Star are both in the same color as your Koi, but you can use metallic marker or paint to change the colors to your preference. These extras come with each kit, which means if you buy 5 Koi Kits, you will receive 5 copies of all 6 Head Ornaments, and 5 Mini Star Kits.

LED Lights

While the Koi already looks great by itself, lights really add that extra bit of magic. You can use any low powered LED light you have at home, or get our custom made color changing RGB LED strips. The lights come with a 3m long cable so you can hang them from the ceiling, and uses universal USB plugs. You can power them from a USB charger or USB hub. You can change colors, brightness or mode with buttons close to the USB plug.