My Paper Doily Chandelier

You all know how much I love chandys, right??  Well, since I love them so much I decided to make my paper doily chandelier.  Isn’t she a beauty??  She has found the perfect spot in our home office.

This first paper doily chandelier I made was for our son’s wedding open house:

Doesn’t she add just the right touch??

Now on to the instructions:

I started out with paper doilies that can be purchased at Michael’s, JoAnn’s, or even Dollar Tree.  I also used embroidery hoops that I bought at JoAnn’s using a coupon-yay!!

I chose to use 3 sizes of hoops.  12 inch, 5 inch, and 3 inch hoops.  Since the hoops come with 2, you can make 2 chandys for the price of one!!  Woo!!

I cut each doily exactly in half.  Then I hot glued the half doily to each hoop.  I didn’t mind them overlapping a litle.  It just adds more texture and variety.

When I had a clasp in the way, I cut the doily to fit around it.

Now for the hardest part (not hard at all).  My first measurement of my string  was 35 inches for the largest hoop.   Then I added 7 inches for each hoop.  The allows each hoop to hang evenly spaced.  So the next one was 42 inches, and then the next one was 49.  I attached the string using hot glue.

I hot glued one end of the string to the hoop, and then attached the other end of it exactly across, so the chandy would hang evenly.   I added 2 sets of string of the smae length to each hoop.

 Once they were attached and even, I looped a knot at the top-again making sure it hung evenly.

Here is the first one I made.  She is looking pretty would’nt you say???

Now I am ready to add more:

Instead of attaching them altogether, I hung one “inside” the other on my hook.  Starting with the largest one first then the mid-size, and ending with the smallest.

Just the right look for our “new” office and the perfect home for my paper doily chandelier.

Didn’t my paper doily chandelier come out just amazing??  She makes me smile every time I look at her from our desk!

This is a super easy project, and would be a great addition for a craft room, laundry room, even for a baby or bridal shower.

Like I always say,”Gotta love me a chandy!”

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