Idea and instructions by Anna-Carin Betzén
The chandelier design is shown above. These hang in my Bridal shop which has a glass front, hence the poor images.
Supplies
A flower-style metal finding with 6 points, about
12 to 15 mm (1/2" to 5/8") across
Three beads about 4 mm (5/32") across (I used frosted clear plastic beads)
Fine chain
Wire (thin enough to go through the links in the chain)
Glue beads to the top of every other point of the finding, and superglue lengths of fine chain to the other three (getting the chain to stick is the tricky part).
Pull a bit of wire through the free ends of the chains. Check that all chains are the same length so the chandelier is level, and also that it will hang at the right height in your room - usually above head height, otherwise your little people risk hitting their heads on it and ending up in a Mini Murder Mystery. Twist the wire ends to secure.
Add a pre-drilled ceiling medallion to the ceiling, or drill a hole deep enough to glue the twisted wire into. Trim the twisted piece if it's too long to fit. Superglue it into the hole.
Optional: colored lampshades
Stick frosted beads on toothpicks for ease of handling, cover the beads with glass paint and wipe it off at once. Enough paint will stick on the frosted surface to color the beads in soft pastels, as seen in the image to the right.
© Copyright Anna-Carin Betzén 2002, 2005. My chandelier
instructions were first published in the Little Enough News group on Yahoo,
in July 2002