Saturday, July 20, 2013

Hanging Lights


I needed more light in my room, as well as something decorative to put over my new, little blue table. I bought some decorative wire (looked like twine was over the wire), as well as some fake candles to put inside the decorative, hanging balls I wanted to make. To make the hanging balls:
1. create a circle with your wire to the desired width you think you would like your ball to be. make sure to twist the ends together.
2. make another circle going vertical your first circle. It should look like a "circle X" so to say.
3. from there keep making circles around your two base circles while sometimes either hot gluing overlapping parts together, or wrapping wire around overlapping parts to keep the whole ball together
4. once your ball is finished, push your fake candle (should be smallest fake candles you can find) through the biggest opening on the ball you can find.
5. To hang, use additional wire to connect your ball to the ceiling. I put removable (clear) hooks on the ceiling to connect the additional wire too.
6. your ball is finished! now just switch on your fake candles and be proud of your hard work!
-The Elegant Crafter


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