DIY ribbon chandeliers are showing up everywhere from weddings to backyard dinners. This tutorial will show you how to create a modern take on a ribbon chandelier. The pink and gold color scheme is part of an overall sea themed summer table setting I will be revealing over the next few weeks, provided no more of my crafts fail. Let’s get down to bid-ness:
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Ribbons
2 Hoops in 2 sizes (You can use wire, hoola hoops, etc. but at 1.20 the inside of an embroidery hoop was where it was at)
Wire (Thin floral wire is fine, unless you plan on wiring a heavy light or are making a very large hoop)
Spray Paint
Hot Glue (if you have a low-temp glue gun that’s a good choice here)
Scissors
Note on Ribbon Selection:
I laid a bunch of ribbon out first to see if I liked the color combination. I wanted to make sure
The arrangement of hoops is what will give the chandelier a more modern shape so this first step is really the base of your foundation. I take my time here to give a nice sturdy start, because after that it really becomes a ribbon hot glue nightmare…
Take wire and very tightly cross from one side to the other through the center. Repeat on the other side to form 4 equal areas. Did I say tight? Pull it tighter. Take another small piece of wire and tie it around the center. I like to make a nice clean loop. To do this I simply wound it a few times around a kids marker.
Next comes the hellacious part. I suggest cutting three lengths of wire the same length, divide the first hoop (mentally) into three equal sections and tie the wire. Then get the smaller hoop figure out how far you want it to hang below the first and lightly tie wire it. You may find it easier to hang the whole thing at this point. I hung mine from a light fixture, shower curtain rod, and finally a wire I strung across my craft area. Once you have it at the proper height secure one wire well. Then play with the other two to get an off kilter angle. Secure all wires tightly.
Now that you have your base spray paint the hell out of it. This is why the ugly green floral wire didn’t matter.
Now comes the fun part burning your fingers adding ribbons. To really create a modern look to the ribbon chandelier this step is more important than one would think. Draping the ribbons and connecting them to the rings in a clean manner gives a sharper look than the bohemian feel of other styles. I wouldn’t necessarily spend this time on a ribbon chandelier that would be 20 feet in the air, however my plan is for this to be right over an intimate table setting.
I cut a bunch of ribbons after figuring out around what length I needed then tightly glued all of the ribbons to the top ring on the inside and bottom so they would lay flat. Burning only my pinkie on the top ring and saying for the 1000th time that I needed to purchase a low temp glue gun. After connecting them all I then slowly began the process of looping them in an undulating pattern to the bottom ring. They are actualy glued to the outside of the ring and hang loosely in the middle. REMEMBER: The center ring is smaller than the top so the ribbons will have to overlap. While this is basic geometry I seemed to have blanked and had to rip a bunch off and start again. Cussing gleefully the whole time and burning my ring finger to the point of blistering.
I wanted the bottom to be asymmetrical like the top, so I grabbed the ribbons in a handful and chopped them at a diagonal. After that I went and finished each edge in double points and made some minor adjustments to the length. Then you are done!
Wired Ribbon is a BEOTCH. I thought it might be easier, but trying to get it to mimic the natural fall of the other ribbon was an exercise in patience. Oh and god forbid you hit it on anything and have to start the whole process of bending the wire again.
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Winter always puts me in kind of a rut. It’s the drabbest of all the seasons. Between having a cold to start off the new year with, to the gloomy, frigid days where darkness descends as early as 4:30 in this part of the world, winter has been particularly brutal this year. I hardly wore any makeup, went anywhere or did anything all January.
But you know what’s great for getting yourself out of ruts? DIY projects! I have several in the works that I can’t wait to share, I’m even thinking of turning March into DIY month, so stay tuned! For now, here’s a super cute and easy way to bring a bit of boho brightness to your home to stave off those winter blues.
Materials
-assorted ribbons
-two wooden hoops of different sizes
-twine or rope
-scissors
For this project, you can really use any material you want. I chose ribbons, but you can do tassels, strips of fabric, really any kind of textile that interests you. I think it looks best either in one uniform material and colour, or with many different colours and textures mixed together.
I also got two different sized embroidery hoops and just removed the inner hoop to act as the base of my chandelier. I got mine from Michaels. You can use any kind of rounded hoop for this (plastic, metal etc.) but I just like the look of wood.
First, cut three equal-length pieces of twine or rope. The length will depend on how big your hoops are and how far you want the bottom tier to dangle from the top tier. In general, I think it looks better when the bottom hoop gets covered by the stuff hanging from the top hoop, so I recommend not hanging the bottom one too low. Take the smaller of the two hoops and tie the rope pieces to it, with roughly one third of the circumference of the hoop between them.
Then, tie the loose ends of the rope to the larger hoop. This takes a bit of finagling to get it to hang level, but you can always fix it later. You could also opt to hot glue the twine to the hoops so they don’t shift around while you’re working, but I just left it.
I opted to do a sort of over and through knot with my ribbons. You fold the ribbon in half and lay it under the hoops. Then, wrap the loose ends over the top of the loop and through the ribbon hole you created by folding it in half.
Then you just pull the loose ends of the ribbon tightly and adjust it so it hangs straight down.
I just like the way this knot looks and it kind of doubles the amount of ribbon you end up have hanging down, so the chandelier will look fuller.
I decided to also use the same twine I had to suspend the chandelier with. Using the same method as before (cutting three pieces of equal-length twine), I tied the pieces to the larger hoop and then tied them all together in one big knot at the end. I kept these pieces quite long because I haven’t decided where I want to hang this and I want options. You can always cut off the excess later if it ends up hanging too low.
I love the way this super easy DIY ended up looking! I think it’s very boho chic. Mine ended up being pretty small, but you could opt to make a real statement piece by adding more tiers to your chandelier and using bigger hoops.
Oooh, as I’m writing this, I just thought of hanging it outside in the backyard for the summer. It already adds a bit of whimsy to any room, just imagine the ribbon ends fluttering in the breeze!
So, what do you think of my boho ribbon chandelier?
xoxo
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