How to Make a Chicken Wire Crystal Chandelier

At the beginning of 2015, I along with other craft bloggers attended a Blogger Networking Event at the Craft and Hobby Association Show in January.
Bloggers received a sample of new products from participating sponsors of that party.
Everyone who participated created fantastic projects!
These are the newest, hottest  items to hit the craft industry.

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  I made this Chicken Wire Crystal Chandelier.
On the website, I was limited to one photo for my submission. Here are a few  extra to better explain my tutorial.
Enjoy!

  Materials List

• MD Chicken Wire
• MD metal working gloves
• MD Brass Metal Sheet Roll
• Prima Swarovski Crystals
• Sizzix branch die
• Sizzix Flower die
• Sizzix Embossing Folder
• Die cutting machine
• Red and green alcohol pens
• 25 Heart shaped crystals
• Gold floral wire
• e-6000 glue
• Jewelry pliers
• Scissors
• Gold spray paint

Instructions

-Working carefully with the gloves on, roll out the chicken wire and cut a 12" X 12" piece with the jewelry pliers.
-Shape chicken wire into a cylinder shape.
-Carefully interlock wire ends together with your gloved fingers and pliers. 

-Pinch the top of the cylinder closed and push down until the cylinder measures 6".

* The reason I pushed the top down, was to give the metal branches a 'shelf' to hang onto. *
-Spray completely with gold paint and let dry.
-Cut and emboss 4 flowers from the brass sheet.

 

 

-Cut 4 branches from the brass sheet.
-Use the edge of your scissors or a bone folder to make indents into the leaves.

*I used the blank space of the die for a cushioned surface when adding the indents to the leaves.*

 

 

-Color the leaves and flowers with alcohol pens.
-Attach crystals with e-6000.

 

* If you make a mistake with the coloring, a little rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover works great to remove unwanted color!*

-Use colored floral wire to attach branches to top of the cylinder.

-Glue the flowers to the branches.

 *The hearts came on a strand with the large jump rings. I simply bent the jump rings with the pliers into a "S" shape to hand on the chicken wire.*

-Hang hearts, prism side out, in the chicken wire holes.

-Attach a wire hook and hang in a sunny spot, indoors or out in the garden for all to enjoy!

Contest Update*
Congratulations to the following Winners!

1st Place: Cathy  Parlitsis, Distress Ink Watercolor DIY Greeting Card
2nd Place: Betsy Burnett, Restyled Red Shelf Home Decor Craft
3rd Place: Linda  Peterson, Succulent Garden DIY Wall Decor

See more Fave Craft inspiration here!
 

Fave Crafts Best Blogger Craft 2014 Contest-Pretty Painted Flower Pots.

Recently at the start of the year I attended a fantastic event hosted by Prime Publishing.
There I mingled and met with a variety of amazing craft companies and fellow craft bloggers.
At the end we were sent home with oodles of craft supplies to "play" with and create something for the Fave Crafts Best Blogger Craft 2014 Contest!


 This is my creation.
Pretty Painted Flower Pots.
Just in time for spring!

If you love it, I hope you will give it a vote (you can only vote once). 

  The projects will shuffle around on the screen so be sure to look for my name to see my project.


Voting ends March 11th at midnight CST.Please vote here.
Thank You!