DIY TOILET PAPER CORE CHANDELIER

A few months ago, I was asked to submit a DIY for Seventh Generation's Holiday .gif Guide, in which they featured my spoon ring tutorial.  However, I also submitted another project (which will be featured next year), and I figured it was about time I shared it with you!

I love our capiz shell chandelier that we bought from West Elm, and I wanted something smaller for either our bedroom or office, but I didn't want to spend a lot of money.  Enter: DIY.  I've seen people do a DIY knockoff of this chandelier using wax paper, but I wanted the chandelier to have more of a metallic look.  So I rummaged through the stuff we had in our home, and settled on toilet paper cores.

What you will need:

• Toilet Paper Cores
• Fishing Line
• Spray Paint
• Needle Nose Pliers
• Hanger
• Craft Wire
• Lamp Kit
• Scissors 

Step 1:

Using the wire cutter portion of the pliers, trim the hanger down to the approximate size you want.  Bend the hanger into a circle to form the frame of the chandelier.

Step 2:

Cut the cardboard toilet paper tube in half and lay it flat.

Step 3:

Cut the roll into 8 equal rectangles.

Step 4:

Spray paint both sides of the cardboard.

Step 5:

Using an Xacto knife, poke a small hole near one end of each rectangle.

Step 6:

Thread fishing line through the hole and tie a knot.

Step 7:

Tie three rectangles onto each fishing wire strand.

Step 8:

Tie the strand onto the frame you made in step 1.  Continue steps 6-8 until you have filled the frame with strands all the way around.

Step 9:

Take the lamp kit and securely wrap wire around it.

Step 10:

Wrap the wire that you wrapped around the lamp kit to the frame of the chandelier.

Step 11 (optional):

For a two tierd chandelier, repeat steps 1-8, but make the frame smaller.  Once the frame is filled with strands, suspend the smaller frame from the larger frame using finishing line.  Hang your chandelier and enjoy!

Step 12:

Hang, and then marvel at your latest creation.

I hope you guys enjoyed the tutorial, and as always, let me know if you have any questions at all!