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How to Make a Cascade Chandelier

Cascade chandeliers are known for their waterfall of floating pieces. From fabric swatches to crystals, cascade chandeliers can be made around any hangable light fixture, dangling rows of connected or free-falling materials. An inexpensive way to create a cascade chandelier is to use recyclable materials you already have around the house, like soda or water bottles. You can buy a retagging gun from any craft or office supply store, and you can use it to effortlessly connect the plastic pieces to one another.

Things You'll Need

  • Power drill
  • Plexiglas disc
  • Light fixture
  • Light bulb
  • Heavyweight fishing line
  • Scissors
  • Plastic bottles
  • Tagging gun
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Instructions

    • 1

      Drill evenly spaced holes around the outside rim of the Plexiglas disc. Space holes about three inches apart, the width of each bottle segment.

    • 2

      Fit the Plexiglas disc over the lighting fixture, so it rests snugly against the widening of the bulb attachment.

    • 3

      Cut six-inch lengths of fishing line, one for each drill hole made. Knot one fishing line piece to each of the drilled holes.

    • 4

      Cut the flower-shaped bottoms off the empty plastic bottles using the scissors. The number of bottles you will need will depend on your desired chandelier length and shape.

    • 5

      Punch holes into one petal of the flower-shaped bottoms using the tagging gun, one bottle bottom for each of the knotted fishing lines. String the fishing lines through the front of the petal holes and knot at the back of the bottle bottom.

    • 6

      Grasping a new bottle bottom, face the inside of the bottle bottom toward the inside of the fishing-lined bottle bottom like a sandwich. Match the bottle bottom petal shapes up, and use the tagging gun to pierce through one petal of each bottle bottom. Pull the tagging gun trigger to dispense the plastic tag holder, linking the two bottle bottoms together.

    • 7

      Continue linking bottle bottoms together using the tagging gun until the chandelier rows have reached your desired length. Rows can be all the same length, or they can have varying lengths for a more whimsical aesthetic.