A little while ago I went on the Etsy website to browse different quilts for Corals room. During my search I stumbled upon this beautiful pendant light....I was in love. Only problem was, the person selling it was asking $350....gulp. In the description, she explained how she had made the light. The secret?? Coffee filters! Psh, easy I thought. So I went out and bought a 16 inch paper lantern for my base, then bought 1000 coffee filters (yes, that seems like a lot, however, over 900 of those suckers got used.) After about the first 100 coffee filters were glued on, I understood why someone would ask $350 for this light. It took FOREVER to do, but the end result was so worth it.
It really was quite simple to do, just time consuming. So heres what you need to know if you want to attempt this project. I wanted my light to be big, so I bought a 16 inch lantern, however, there are smaller sizes, as well as larger sizes that you can get (your ever crazier then me if you attempt a larger one). Keep in mind that the coffee filters add an extra 2 inches all around the lantern. You will also need lots of coffee filters, and lots of glue sticks (both can be found at the dollar store).
Ok lets start glueing. Take a coffee filter, fold it in half, then in half again, then in half again. Glue that baby onto your lantern (start at the top and work your way down). You want to get the coffee filters as close to each other as possible, you don't want any of the lantern showing at the end.
I hung my lantern using a "pendant hanging kit" from Ikea (there only about $5.00). You can also find a hanging kit from amazon or ebay.
And there you have it. In total, I made my light for about $18.00. Not bad eh?
Feeling inspired, I made a couple other hanging lights. I just haven't decided where I want to put them yet.
Cut circles out of an old book and glue them onto a paper lantern. This one might go in Corals room since she loves reading.
Cut long triangles out of paper and glue them onto a paper lantern starting about half way up the lantern and continuing up to the top.
So, will you attempt any of these DIY projects?
Love That light with the cut out circles from old books! Totally doing that in the babies' room when we move!
ReplyDeleteYES do it! It was by far the most enjoyable one to make . I did it from start to finish during one of Corals naps....my kind of DIY project. This one was only done on a 12 inch paper lantern and I suggest doing a bigger one because only a tiny light bulb would fit in it, AND I think it would look pretty sweet if it was bigger. LOVE YOU EMILY.
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