Watermelon Chandelier
by Sally ~ July 19th, 2011. Filed under: creative projects, creative solutions, Home Decor.
The newest look for my kitchen chandelier is the summer watermelon version.
In case you’ve missed it, my light fixture is fun to update and change with the seasons as I constantly find ways to dress it up. The last rendition was with antique salt and pepper shakers.
Several months ago, I was in Bead It, a fun bead store near Park Meadows and I bought these cute glass watermelons on sale. I knew they would be making their appearance for my summer chandelier.
The beautiful glass watermelons are about a 1/2 inch long and even have tiny black seeds. They are translucent so the light shines through them giving off a festive sparkle and shine.
I needed something else to add more color and pizazz.
I looked through my beads, thinking I might wire up something to hang. I didn’t really want to spend too much time doing this and I found the perfect solution.
I have several strands of these gorgeous red czech glass beads that are the perfect color.
I used the Christmas ornament hooks that I’ve been using to change out my elements on the fixture, and simply looped a hook on either end of the strand so I could create small “swags” with the beads around the top edge of the chandelier.
Then I used a watermelon on a hook to hang in the middle of the swag. I used the rest of the glass watermelons spaced evenly around and then added a few of my flat resin circles to complete the look.
I love that I can enjoy the gorgeous red czech glass beads now but someday in the future, they will become part of my handmade jewelry and I didn’t even have to take them off their strands!
