Untill I found a great tutoral from Jennifer's Miniatures and instantly fell in love with that chandelier :)
Since mine would be hanging above the sitting area instead of a diner table, I've made a square one instead of a rectangular. Mine is made from Balsa and measures 5 x 5 cm and I used an oak woodstain to match the beams at the ceiling.
For the candles I used an (old) tutorial or Marike's Magical Miniatures from an old DHN magazine. This time I used even less Fimo cognac to mix with Fimo Translucent White.
Top: old baked ones with a bit more cognac colour. Middle: the new baked candles. Under: prebaked Fimo Translucent white with a sliver of cognac colour. |
I put a pin needle in the middle (before baking) and carefully rolled it like a rolling pin to make enough room for the wires. |
I painted strips of black card board with lamp black acrylic paint, and then put some Fimo glaze on it (a) |
I mixed a bit of the polymer clay with some vaseline till it got sticky and then added (a lot of) Liquid Fimo for the dripping effect on the candles. |
Which it didn't ;) So time to put the little lights in the candles, and check if it worked. |
Using the heat shrink tube was a bit scary, because I kept expecting the glue or the Fimo to melt ;) Maybe that's why I didn't shrunk as much as I thought it would. |
But I'm still more than happy with the result and also a bit proud (a) |
A photo can't even capture how wonderful it looks with it's light on, but still! |
Before I'll put the chandelier in place I have to finish the walls and the floor, so that's a very good motivation ;)
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The lights I used are Nal-LEDS from Nalladris. I'll be used this system for all lights, candles and fire places in the cottage!
Wow! Gorgeous light! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks!! :D A photo doesn't even do it justice :)
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