We have a marriage proposal coming up that called for a DIY ribbon chandelier. I’m purposely leaving out more details; you never know who is reading! Anywho, I picked up all the items necessary- ribbons, silver wire, fishing wire, etc. to create what I was picturing in my head, however round one didn’t go over so well. I thought I would show you the behind-the-scenes of a complete FLOP of a DIY! Luckily, round two went according to plan! DIY’s can be such a trial and error process and that is exactly what this (what I thought would be so simple) project turned into. Have a gander.
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First attempt….uhhhh not exactly what I was going for.
Round Two: Instead of thick wire to create the frame for the chandelier, I used a lightweight wooden picture frame so it wouldn’t bend. Success!
The materials needed and a few pointers to create your own DIY ribbon chandelier.
1. Remove the glass from your picture frame as you only need the wooden frame piece. I used an 3 x 1.5 ft frame for this ribbon chandelier.
2. Line up your ribbon in the order you desire so you visually see which pattern you’ll create.
3. Measure and cute each ribbon so you have some consistency even if you are going for various heights like I did. Tip: Use a touch of hair spray or even clear nail polish to seal the ends to avoid unraveling.
4. Tie each ribbon to your white frame. I used thin jewelry wire to attach a few of the wider ribbons to avoid the “bunched” look at the top. Some may want to cover up the entire white frame. For this project we have it more sparse for the whimsical feel.
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6. Cut two pieces of thin jewelry wire and tie parallel to each inside the frame. This creates two more lines for dimension within the frame. Hang a few of your ribbon pieces from the thin wire lines.
7. Cut 4 lines of fishing wire and/or ribbon (two longer than the others to create a loop at the top). Tie the four pieces to each of the corners. I used fishing wire and white ribbon for an extra dose of security since it will be hanging outside.
And now you have yourself a make-shift chandelier!
After I got a more solid but very lightweight framework it became rather easy! This would be so cute above a sweetheart table at a wedding or even in a baby nursery. I’m excited to see it with the rest of the set up this weekend!
So remember those oh, so fabulous ribbon chandeliers from my Princess Chic Party yesterday?! Well, I’m here today to teach you how to make one yourself!
These chandeliers are pretty simple to make, but make a BIG statement! All you need is a lot (!) of ribbon, a one!)
1. Gather your materials. I use sheer, iridescent ribbon (I like the shimmer!) and I cut it all into 18″ strips before I get started. I like using at least three colors (for this one we used 3 shades of pink, but we have also done ones with bright combos – pink, orange and yellow – blue, green and lilac – they have all turned out really cute!).
2. Your first step is to glue on two, longer strips (crossing at the top) to hang the chandelier from. I place a dot of hot glue on the wood circle, and then wrap the ribbon around it to attach.
3. Once you have glued on both hanging strips, it should look like this.
4. Take your 18″ strip of ribbon, fold it in half. Wrap it around the hoop, and pull the tails thru the loop. Insert a tiny dot of glue underneath the knot.
5. Pull tight!
6. Repeat. 3 times. (when working with three colors, I like to work in threes)
7. Alternate colors….
8. Keep tying those knots! I promise, your end product will be worth it!
9. That’s me sitting on the floor doing this – it’s easier for me to sit on the floor and have all of the ribbons piled around me!
10. Once you knot your strips of ribbon all the way around your hoop, it should look like this.
11. I like to finish it off by adding a contrasting ribbon around the edge of the hoop to hide all of the knots. For the “princess chic” party, we chose the black polka dot ribbon. Glue it on by placing a thin stripe of hot glue along the middle of the rim and attaching the ribbon.
12. Finished product! It was worth it, right?!
Tips:
1. I use 3/8″ ribbon
2. Any size would work, but I typically use 14″ wood hoops – you can order them
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