Guild Wars 2

I am trying to craft a Festive Red Umbrella with my scribe. I have all the materials in my personal inventory except the 3 Red Lanterns. A note in red says that my guild has 8 lanterns. Previously, the note also said I needed “Decorator” permission. I now have decorator permission, but the scribing station still acts as if I do not have the lanterns.

What do I need to get access to my guild’s 8 lanterns (2 of which I bought with my own funds)?

Are they actually in storage? If they have already been placed somewhere in the guild hall it probably won’t count that has having them.

Yes, they are in storage. The Red Lantern is crafting material only. It is not a decoration.

Not sure which Red Lantern you are referring to but the one bought with essences of luck is also a decoration.

That is the Red Lantern I am talking about. There is nothing about the item itself that tells me it is a decoration, but it is. All of my guild’s Red Lanterns are in storage. I took a few out and placed them. Then I “erased” them, which put them back in storage. But I can’t see how I’m supposed to use them as crafting material.

I think I remember reading something about needing the Use Placeables permission, though I don’t remember where that was for sure. I could see it, considering that upgrading a decoration removes the original decoration.

The description for “Use placeables” is “Utilize consumable placeables created via the workshop.” The Red Lantern is not created via the workshop. However, clear writing has never been Anet’s strong suit, so you might be right.

Requiring “Use placeables” would make sense. Placing a decoration doesn’t permanently consume the decoration. On the other hand using the decoration as a crafting material would permanently consume the decoration similar to placing a banner permanently consuming one banner in storage.