Flora Bond

Welcome to our very first Blog Hop for 2015!

This month we want to help you start the year off by getting organized as you’re planning your wedding or event. Get ready for some great ideas to help you reduce stress and enjoy the planning process as you move along through the blog hop.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from 22. David Osborne at Sound Insight Productions on Natalie’s Blog Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you make sure to see and learn from all of the articles featured here today.

Getting ready and organized for a wedding can seem like a daunting task! If you are searching for something to add a little flair to your décor, give these wallpaper lanterns a try! If you are not the crafty type, I bet you know someone who is that can help you out with these super fun wedding lanterns!

Vintage Wallpaper Chandelier DIY

Supply List:

· Embroidery hoop any size or shape (we used a 6 ½” round hoop)

· Vintage wallpaper—vinyl works best, a large piece 20” by 20” for large.

· Hot glue gun and glue

· Scissors

· 30” by 1 ½” of torn fabric

· Cording or string

Instructions:

1. Roll out the wallpaper and cut out 33 – 6 ½” by 1 ¾” strips of wallpaper for your 6 ½” small hoop, 11 strips for each row.

2. If using a larger hoop you would just need to cut more until you have enough to fit all the way around. You can make your strips thinner or thicker depending on the look you are after, just add more or less strips.

3. Lay your 11 strips out under the hoop and then glue the top of each strip to hang onto the embroidery hoop. Next glue the rest of the 22 strips together to form tear drops.

4. Once they are all glued into a tear drop shape, glue two on each end of the top tears going all the way around.

5. Take out your torn fabric and loop it through the bottom layer. Once you have looped all the way around, pull the fabric tight and tie it together to hold the chandelier/lantern together at the bottom.

6. You can then glue each bottom corner together until the chandelier holds a firm shape.

7. Now for the cording— Cut three equal lengths of cord, around 14” – 20” depending on the size of your chandelier and one very long piece, 2 – 3 yards long .Tie each one to equal sides of the hoop. Hold your chandelier up by the cords, moving them around until you are centered, then quickly tie a firm knot in the center. Take your glue gun out and left over ripped fabric and then glue fabric around the knot so it will hold firm.

8. Look at your pretty chandelier/lantern! You can experiment with different sized strips to get a different look! All you have to remember is too add equal amounts of strips to each layer.

Yay!

The next stop is 24. Shaun Cox at A D.I.Y. Affair Weddings and Events on Natalie’s Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again next month!