Wednesday 30 March 2011

Handmade Chandelier




I always wanted one of those tiny chandeliers but as yet have never come across one on my vintage hunts so I make them using wire and a few glass droplets.




Even harder to find are the coloured droplets.




So I experimented with glass paint. I found the colours basic and quite dark, so I mixed them, here I mixed green with blue, then added white spirit (like you would when adding water to watercolours) till I achieved a watery turquoise.






I purchased the primary colours:- blue, red and yellow, you can then mix any colour you want.




You can still wash the droplets in soapy water and the paint won't wash off.



I'm linking today with Sarah over at a beach cottage

20 comments:

  1. the tiny chandelier is adorable!!
    cheryl x

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  2. That's really cute. Adore the blue beads!Fiona

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  3. Love it-your talents are endless.Sinead

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  4. ok...i seriously want you to throw this into your bathroom cabinet...then throw that into your kitchen dresser and then call me...i'll come pick it all up.....!

    ok...i'll just find my own...even though yours will always be the loveliest!

    melissa xx

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  5. Sweet, sweet, sweet. You are like a Russian doll with more and more hidden talents inveiled every week.

    xo jane

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  6. Oh my gosh...these are adorable!! Love the painted prisms!!

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  7. This is so sweet. I love it and the fact you did
    yourself-amazing.

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  8. What a good idea. I have a ton of the drops saved from an old Victorian house we lived in once. I do us them on the Christmas tree some years, but this is a great thought. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. this really is so sweet, the perfect combo of shabby and chic! great job with the glass painting, it looks like the droplets came that way! i love the turquoise hook the chandelier is on too :)

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  10. How completely Lovely and delicate.
    Best Carolyn

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  11. It's adorable and I WANT one!!! :O)

    Hope you're having a beachy week ~ we are adding you to our Coastal Blogs link page.

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  12. Hi, I just found your lovely blog via Laura's, and became your newest follower (where have I been? Love it!).
    Your drops are a good idea, I have the light blue drops in my chandelier, I bought some in new york but most of them are from belgium, the sunday fleamarket in Tongeren, there is a dealer who sells them 1 euro a piece, different colors. I bought them with 5 years apart, so if you happen to go travelling, go there.
    Have a good weekend,
    Maureen

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  13. Your little chandelier is just incredible!

    I don't think I've seen anything like it before.

    Plus you made it yourself!

    How cool is that???

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  14. I know the ones you mean, I've seen them on my travels before I moved to Australia but can't find them again.

    Was thinking of making my own like your gorgeous one as I have lots of old crystals but not sure of the wire to use, what did you use for it?

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  15. This is SO adorable! I love little chandeliers also but we happen to live in a house that is only 40 years old and so there are no light fixtures in our bedrooms. That makes it a huge project to get the ceiling wired so that you can put in a chandelier. I saw your post and thought, "Why didn't I think of that?" You don't really need the lights on the chandelier, you really only need the crystals!!! I have some ideas for making a couple of these for our guest rooms! Thank you so much for the inspiration! (Your little row of fisherman cottages sounds absolutely charming, by the way!) -Nan@youcouldmakethat.blogspot.com

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  16. so lovely! i have an old chandelier that i'll probably NEVER install. Hope you don't mind if I borrow your idea and use my old glass droplets. This is so absolutely girlishly charming! Also hope you don't mind if I feature your idea in another week or two. I'll link back to your post and give credit to you and your inspired blog! ~Diane

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  17. Oh gosh, what can I say - it's so sweet! I've linked your chandelier to my project post here today too, well done!

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  18. it's sweet. i can see something like this in my new house.

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  19. This is so cute! I found you via Pinterest and am adding you to my blogroll... Great site!!
    Blessings~

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