Chandelier Project

Well I think I am almost done with my chandelier. 

I bought this at the What Cheer Flea Market

a couple of weeks ago

I ordered several colors and sizes of cats eye beads. 

I decided not to use the pink ones, they just did not seem to go

well with the blue and green.

 

 My handy electrical engineer hubby rewired the cord 

with a plug, so I could use it as a swag lamp. 

 I used my handy-dandy screw punch and poked little holes where I wanted dangles.  

(I highly suggest one of these tools if you work with metal at all.  

It cuts through metal like butter.) 

 

 I made some dangles from the cat's eye tear drops 

and some links I had in my bead stash.  I then threaded

head pins through the holes I made with the 

screw punch and made wrapped loops.  

 

I then attached the dangles to these loops.

 

 I made all the beads into links and made strings of graduated sizes of beads.

I attached the chain of beads to the links that I used in the dangles.  

I added the center crystal and now I have a fun chandelier.  

I apologize for the quality of the pics.  The basement is dark.  

This is why I need a chandelier!!!