Here’s how to turn 2 cereal boxes, 1 cardboard roll, 1 soft drink bottle and a few paperclips into:
The instructions for making this chandelier are fairly detailed, but here’s an overview:
- The centre of the chandelier is a kitchen towel cardboard roll.
- The chandelier arms and embellishments are made from cereal box cardboard, painted with black acrylic.
- The teardrop ‘jewels’ dangling from the base are cut from a clear soft drink bottle.
- The chains are linked paperclips.
- I didn’t use any glue or staples in this project. The whole thing is held together with interlocking cuts into the cardboard. The paperclips link together and hang from the chandelier via holes punched into each piece.
- Printable cutting templates are available on the instruction sheets.
- Younger children will find these shapes too difficult to cut, so I have also provided a simpler version of the chandelier template (See the pink chandelier pictured below)
Click here for full instructions (Pdf)
Above: Cardboard Chandelier #2 - Simple(r!) Version
*NB. I am sure this goes without saying, but I will anyway. I do not recommend you try combining this project with real light globes. It is cardboard – it will catch fire – your house will burn down….
More of my cardboard crafts:
Chinese Lantern
Easter Suncatcher
Caterpillar
Tags: cardboard, chandelier, craft, decoration, halloween, kid's
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Love this idea! I would love for you to share it on my link party this Friday at cookienut.blogspot.com
Such a cute idea! Newest follower
So cute! Just had to feature on Blue Velvet Chair today – we showcase repurposed and recycled arts & crafts, and this fits right in!
Michael
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This is spectacular! Love the design.
Thanks so much for sharing the directions
Your project is so fantastic that I featured it this week at my Hookin Up with HoH Link Party!
Feel free to stop on by and grab a button!
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So ingenius! Thanks for linking to Things I’ve Done Thursday! Love your project!
Come back on Thursday for more fun!!
Melanie
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Shame! No, I couldn’t live any further from NYC if I tried! Perth, Western Australia. But thanks so much for the offer
Thank you so much for linking up to “A Little Birdie Told Me…” at Rook No. 17. I absolutely love this project!
Jenn
OMG…it looks amazing…I think I will do it and I even might use silver leaf on it too
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You don’t happen to live in/near NYC do you?
I’d love for you to run this as a craft class at my senior center.
It’s AMAZING!!!
You’ve been featured! Stop by and grab a button if you’d like!
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My daughter has been begging to make one of these. Thanks for the post!
xo
jeanne
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I LOVE THIS SO MICH. I’m going to make my own
Thanks!
I love it! What a fun way to use cardboard. You have so many creative ideas here. Your warning about the light bulbs made me laugh out loud
Rachel
Looks great! A bunch of these would be awesome for a halloween party. Thanks for linking up at the Rhinestone Beagle. Can’t wait to see what you have for next week.
Amazing! This is just too dang cute. And such great instructions – thanks!
Thanks for linking up! I’ll be featuring this on my blog tomorrow!
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Love this! It would be great for a kids playhouse.
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How cool is that!! Perfect for parties!!
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what a fantastic project! Your chandelier will be featured this saturday on the next scrappy saturdays! come back and link up again, grab a featured badge and party on
This is so adorably awesome!! I can wait to try it!
I love your chandeliers! What a wonderful way to upcycle and create chic decor. So glad I saw your link-up at Running With Glitter!
Jenn
Amazing! I can’t get over the fact that it’s made out of cardboard. I would love for you to share this project on my Inspiration Board {link party}. I know my readers would really enjoy it.
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/09/inspiration-board-link-party-14.html
Hope to see you there.
carolyn | homework
This. Is. Awesome.
I needed a little something extra for a Halloween murder mystery dinner party I am having next month. This is exactly what I needed! Thank you thank you!
Snap! That’s how I came up with the idea. I was sitting in the playhouse and suddenly thought “What this place needs is a chandelier!” Thank you everyone for your nice comments. When I get great feedback I don’t feel like such a crazy – furiously making cardboard chandeliers and the like, when I could be watching TV.
This is fabulous!
Exactly the icing on the cake for my little girlie’s playhouse.
Thanks for sharing!
This is FABULOUS!!!!
You are so creative! LOVE!
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This is awesome!
Thank you for linking up! Hope to see you next week!
Chrissy @ ForMamas
Oh. my. goodness. I love this! I’m picturing adding it to my Halloween decor, maybe with a few cobwebs! Thank you so much for sharing, I’m a new follower!
Brie from darlingdoodles.blogspot.com
this is fantastic! definitely made it to the features! thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!
What a fun idea!
How cute and perfect for kids!!!
Would be so cute in my daughters room.
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That is amazing. I had to click and get a closer look. It looks great. Very creative!!!!
I love this project. It’s amazing what you can do with cardboard. Well very done and so creative!
I love this! Can’t wait to make one for my dramatic play center at school
Thanks for the warning about the light bulbs LOL!!
awesome, love how it turned out, beautiful, and pretty, and all of scraps!!! well done
thank you for sharing this again;-D
I love your chandelier! How fun it is. I especially love it in pink!
oh, wow – how cool is this!!!! love how you upcycled those items into something so fabulous!
Thanks for linking to the Sunday Showcase – I’ve shared this on Fb & Twitter – just so cool!
Fun idea!
Eva
That is so so so lovely! I esp. love the crystals! what a gorgeous project – and hilarious warning at the end. Thanks for the tip!
What a great idea!
OMG! I can’t believe this is painted cardboard! I love this! I’m re-doing my little girl’s room and I might try to do a couple of these in white/pink. It would be the perfect project to do together.
Love this!
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