Here is some Christmas DIY chandelier inspiration to get you started.
Hula Hoop Chandelier
With minimal budget and fuss you can make a Christmas DIY hula hoop chandelier. This project is great for getting the kids involved too.
Photo source and inspiration: Sarah with an H
What you need for this Christmas DIY:
- a hula hoop
- rolls of lace or a sheer material of your choice
- fairy lights (icicle lights work perfect with this)
- a hot glue gun
- a ceiling hook
- scissors
How to make it:
- Wrap your lace (or material) progressively around the hula hoop covering all of the plastic. Use the hot glue gun to fix the lace to the hoop as you go along
- Once the hoop is completely covered, tie extra lengths of lace from the hoop and pull upwards to gather in the centre. You need about eight lengths of lace evenly spaced around the hoop. When gathered at the top, this will form a spot to hang your DIY Christmas chandelier to the ceiling
- Finally, fix your fairy lights to the hula hoop. You can wrap them around avoiding the lace lengths or affix them to the outside of the hoop with some hot glue
- When you are done, fix your ceiling hook to the ceiling and tie off the chandelier lace lengths to the hook
If you have icicle lights, you can wrap them around the hoop as mentioned above. Or, just wrap them a little at the top and leave them to drop down longer for more impact.
Our silver bauble string lights work amazingly well with this project.
Bauble Chandelier
What is Christmas without Christmas baubles. Now there is a new way to feature these little gems – as a Christmas DIY chandelier.
This is another DIY Christmas idea that involves minimal effort. A perfect family Christmas craft activity or maybe you can use it to keep the kids out of your hair for an hour or two (!) as it is also easy enough for them to do.
Source: Pinterest, The Home Depot
What you need for this Christmas DIY:
- a large packet of Christmas baubles
- a roll of jute twine
- scissors
- a ceiling hook or place to fix your DIY Christmas chandelier
How to make it:
- Simply thread various lengths of jute twine through the hook in the Christmas baubles
- Gather them together leaving the longest strings at the bottom to form an upside-down triangle
- When you have enough baubles gathered, tie them together at the top
- Hang your DIY Christmas bauble chandelier and admire your work
This DIY Christmas decoration is great as you can change up the colours as much as you like. For some extra attention to detail you can also feature some different shaped Christmas baubles throughout your design.
Christmas Sparkle Bauble Chandelier
We have created our own take on a bauble chandelier using a variety of different shaped and coloured baubles for a really dramatic effect. Read here to find out how we did it.
Basket Chandelier
This lightweight DIY Christmas chandelier can be tailored as individually as you like.
Source: Pinterest, Red Magazine
What you need for this Christmas DIY:
- a basket
- some greenery
- any other decorations of your liking
- rope (or similar) for suspension
- a ceiling hook
How to make it:
- Start by filling your basket with greenery
- Follow by adding in your extra decorations – pinecones, glitter, gumnuts, Christmas baubles, etc
- Once you are happy with your DIY Christmas arrangement, add the rope to the sides for suspension
- Gather the rope at the top and fix to the ceiling hook
Bling up an Existing Chandelier
If your home already features a chandelier then you are in luck. Existing chandeliers provide the perfect base to work some Christmas DIY cheer onto. Here are some ideas and inspiration.
- unusually shaped Christmas baubles look fantastic draped from underneath
- glass baubles hung at various lengths under a chandelier made of the same material look like a crystal work of art
- you can use fishing line, twine, lace or ribbon to hang the baubles. Of course, this depends on what type of statement you want to create and whether you want the lengths to be a feature
- bling up the top of your chandelier with fern and greenery if space permits – I prefer silk greenery as it doesn’t wilt or drop pieces everywhere
This is DIY Christmas chandelier is made from an existing base. Greenery added to the top and glass baubles strung onto the bottom. They have used a mix of wire and fishing line to suspend their decorations.
Source: What Meegan Makes
This existing chandelier has also been decorated with baubles below and greenery at the top. A less fussy finish compared to that above.
Source: RM House of Noise
With Christmas fast approaching, there are so many fun DIY Christmas projects to tuck into. A DIY Christmas chandelier is only the beginning, but what a great beginning it is!