{"id":16715,"date":"2018-03-09T02:30:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/?p=16715"},"modified":"2018-03-09T02:30:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T10:30:06","slug":"diy-pottery-barn-inspired-beaded-chandelier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2018\/03\/diy-pottery-barn-inspired-beaded-chandelier.html","title":{"rendered":"DIY Pottery Barn – Inspired Beaded Chandelier"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ve wanted a new chandelier for our bedroom for about four years now, but couldn’t find anything I really loved for our room. So, I was willing to wait until the perfect chandelier caught my eye. And about a month ago, I came across THIS<\/a> chandelier from Pottery Barn and I knew I had found it. But the $800 price tag (not including tax or shipping) was enough to make me want to vomit, but I wasn’t completely discouraged. The more I studied it, the more I thought to myself… “I could make that!”<\/p>\n So, I set out to Pinterest to see if anyone before me had taken on this feat and to my surprise and total luck, someone had! And thank goodness, because figuring out the beading pattern would have taken forever, so extra high-fives to them for taking the time to do that!<\/p>\n So, first and foremost, you need to go to The House That Lars Built\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0to see the original\u00a0tutorial on how to make this chandelier. Below is how I did it with the help of my husband and I have included little tricks I learned along the way to make things easier as well as the few things I needed to alter to make it work for me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n 10 mm wooden beads\u00a0<\/a>\u00a012 packages of 300<\/p>\n 14 mm wooden beads<\/a>\u00a011 packages of 100<\/p>\n 16 mm wooden beads<\/a>\u00a08 packages of 100<\/p>\n 20 mm wooden beads<\/a>\u00a010 packages of 50<\/p>\n 25 mm wooden beads<\/a>\u00a011 packages of 30<\/p>\n Sewing needl<\/a>e with large eye (so the twine can go through the hole)<\/p>\n Baker’s twine<\/a> or cotton yarn in at least 400 feet<\/p>\n Scissors<\/p>\n Two 18″ quilting hoops<\/a><\/p>\n Two 23″ quilting hoops<\/a><\/p>\n Oscillating saw<\/a> or small saw (to cut the embroidery hoops with)<\/p>\n Wood glue<\/a><\/p>\n Clamps <\/a>(4-6 per hoop- you can always do one at a time, too.)<\/p>\n Two 1\/4″ metal rods (I found these at Home Depot in the dowel section)<\/p>\n Black chain – I used about 18 inches, but take into account how much you will need.<\/p>\n If you want to add light:<\/strong><\/p>\n Lighting Kit<\/a><\/p>\n Ceiling Plate Hook<\/a><\/p>\n Lightbulbs<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Okay, let’s get to it!<\/p>\n Directions for Stringing beads:<\/strong><\/p>\n String the beads with your needle according to the diagram The House that Lars Built <\/a>has created, also pictured below.\u00a0 Leave about 6″ of excess twine on each end so you can tie around the hoop.<\/p>\n Terms to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n *One string of beads is called a Strand<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n *Every U-shaped section of five strands (One in each size) is called a Swag<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n Tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n *I found putting the beads in separate bowls to be the easiest way of containing the beads. I also put them in the order that I would be stringing them to make it easier to keep track of.<\/p>\n *I found I could save some time if I put 2-3 of the smaller beads on the needle at a time before pulling them down.<\/p>\n *For easy storing and transporting, I recommend using hangers to tie the strands on until you are ready to tie onto the hoops.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pattern for the 23″ Hoop<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n