This chandelier isn't the kind of thing I could shop for and purchase! Here is a picture of the original from the movies.
No luck in finding a match for the 6 lamps, but the ones I ordered at miniLAND can be modified.
A friend hacksawed the bottoms off of the lanterns.
The band was the hardest to figure out. First I tried cutting out the band with cardstock on my Silhouette Cameo, but it was just too fine. Then another workfriend had some aluminum ribbon which she gave me. I folded it to size, connected it after wrapping it around a tube, and glued round wire around the top and bottom.
I would like to use metal for the lamp arms, but I can also try paper q-tip sticks, as you can bend them when moistened. Then, it can be painted a metallic colour. I had been watching Bentley House Minis and she used cotton swab sticks and that was what I did too. The middle piece in gold is polymer clay.
It took alot of research and measuring to get the right lengths, but eventually it looks the right size and proportion. The glue was contact cement, which I knew can be painted over. It is not entirely symetrical, but hopefully it will hang levely.
The cotton swab sticks are soaked in water and then bent. After drying, I painted on some wood glue to make it smoother and strengthen it, especially at the bended part.
Here is a red lid found in the kitchen that will hold the cotton swab sticks as they are being glued.
Forgot to take some pictures, but the whole thing was painted with gold paint. Then with the use of some plasticine for support, the lamps were glued with Gorilla glue gel.
Adding the chain and metal was a challenge. Wish my tool box was more well stocked as I only had one small set of pliers, when I really needed two!
The exciting part - attaching it to the ceiling!
Hope you think it looks good. I am pleased with it and may have to distress it a little
Enjoy this little picture video!
No luck in finding a match for the 6 lamps, but the ones I ordered at miniLAND can be modified.
A friend hacksawed the bottoms off of the lanterns.
The band was the hardest to figure out. First I tried cutting out the band with cardstock on my Silhouette Cameo, but it was just too fine. Then another workfriend had some aluminum ribbon which she gave me. I folded it to size, connected it after wrapping it around a tube, and glued round wire around the top and bottom.
I would like to use metal for the lamp arms, but I can also try paper q-tip sticks, as you can bend them when moistened. Then, it can be painted a metallic colour. I had been watching Bentley House Minis and she used cotton swab sticks and that was what I did too. The middle piece in gold is polymer clay.
It took alot of research and measuring to get the right lengths, but eventually it looks the right size and proportion. The glue was contact cement, which I knew can be painted over. It is not entirely symetrical, but hopefully it will hang levely.
The cotton swab sticks are soaked in water and then bent. After drying, I painted on some wood glue to make it smoother and strengthen it, especially at the bended part.
Here is a red lid found in the kitchen that will hold the cotton swab sticks as they are being glued.
Forgot to take some pictures, but the whole thing was painted with gold paint. Then with the use of some plasticine for support, the lamps were glued with Gorilla glue gel.
Adding the chain and metal was a challenge. Wish my tool box was more well stocked as I only had one small set of pliers, when I really needed two!
The exciting part - attaching it to the ceiling!
Hope you think it looks good. I am pleased with it and may have to distress it a little
Enjoy this little picture video!
