To prevent myself from experiencing the week after Arts Walk doldrums, I decided I would catch up on some unfinished projects that were being neglected while working on my printing. This is one of them and I am very happy to say it is completed!!

I have admired these capiz chandeliers for some time now, but they have always fallen out of my price range. Until a few months ago I ran across instructions to DIY your own, out of WAX PAPER!!! Ha, this was right up my alley! The most difficult thing about this project is time, other than that it couldn’t be more simple and incredibly economical! Who doesn’t love that!

All you need to get started is two to three rolls of wax paper, an iron, sewing machine, white thread, and a lamp shade frame, easily found at a thrift store. A circle cutter or punch is a good idea to have too. First thing is to prepare the lamp shade frame, by removing the fabric, then adding and additional piece of wire in the center so you will end up with three tiers to hang the strands from. You can spray paint the frame white but I don’t think it is necessary. Next start tearing the wax paper into sheets all about the same length, then iron three piece together. Just like you did when you were a kid, minus the crayon shavings. Once that is finished, determine what size circles you want to use and start cutting. I didn’t count how many I circles I used but it was a lot! For this project it is better to too many than not enough.(I sewed the extras together to make a garland, very pretty). When the cutting is done you can start sewing the circles together, just measure on your frame how long you want it to be. I used the ends of the thread to tie the strand onto the frame, you can also thread a needle tie them on that way. I my customized my chandelier from the original tutorial, but I think it works great for my space. And I am very satisfied:)

Trixy