Best Of Diys | Veneer Pendant Lighting
Back inwards 2011 Holly of The Adventures of an Almost forty Year Old Intern contacted me almost a fun pendant calorie-free DIY she had made. The lawsuit was this cute trivial laid shown hither as well as how fun that at that topographic point was a similar i you lot could purchase at West Elm, almost a twelvemonth later. Continuing amongst our Best of DIYs, hither is her pop tutorial that she hence kindly shared amongst our readers dorsum then.
Veneer Pendant Lights
yesteryear Holly of The Adventures of an Almost forty Year Old Intern
Recently I visited i of my favorite stationery stores inwards town as well as saw these beautiful wooden sheets of paper; a sparse veneer made from hence many dissimilar types of forest (cherry, walnut, birds oculus maple, aspen, carmine cedar, you lot advert it!) as well as was actually inspired yesteryear it. I idea it would last perfect for creating a calorie-free fixture (clearly I am on a lighting boot lately!) So, I made some (two of them to last exact) as well as I didn't intend it was possible but I honey these only every bit much every bit my brass pendant diy!
If you lot similar what you lot run across above, hither are the directions on how to practice your own:
Materials needed:
- sheets of 11x17" 2 ply wooden paper (for the smaller light i used 1 sail of birds oculus maple as well as 1 of carmine cedar as well as 1 of walnut as well as for the larger i used iii 1/2 sheets of the cherry)
- 2 embroidery rings
- 1 slice of basswood measuring 1/16" x 4" x 24"
- glue (E-6000 is my favorite)
- bulldog clips (i used both size 0 as well as 1)
- x-acto knife (i used size #2)
- pencil
- measuring tape
- long ruler or straightaway border to cutting against
- pendant light
Start amongst 2 embroidery hoops, i measurement 12" diameter as well as the other 5" diameter (I entirely used the fully formed hoop as well as did non usage the outer hoop amongst the metallic hardware attached). Cut four pieces of the newspaper measurement 1" broad as well as 11" long. Measure the hoops as well as split upward them into four equal parts as well as as well as grade each. as well as hence attach each slice of the forest strip to the altitude as well as bottom amongst mucilage as well as encompass each halt amongst bulldog clips until it sets
While that piece of job is drying cutting 1" strips of newspaper that are each 17" long. Note: I was careful to overstep on them inwards lodge because I wanted the forest grain to gibe when i glued them.
Begin attaching the wooden newspaper to the large hoop first. every bit you lot attach them, business them upward amongst the altitude of the hoop, clip the exterior of each slice inwards lodge to agree it. note: i ended upward buying as well as using a bunch to a greater extent than clips than I started amongst inwards lodge to last to a greater extent than efficient amongst my time.
After finishing amongst the large hoop, motility on to attaching each halt to the smaller one. Note: hither I had to overlap the strips of newspaper inwards lodge for it to fit onto the smaller hoop. I was careful to overstep on the grain lined up.
Once dry, usage a 17" long 1" broad strip of newspaper to roll closed to the exterior of the smaller hoop to encompass mucilage as well as seams as well as usage 2 17" strips to roll closed to the exterior of the larger hoop. To practice the slice that volition agree your pendant, describe the within as well as exterior of your smaller hoop onto a slice of basswood. Use your straightaway border to depict a business from the inner hoop tracing from corner to corner to honor the centre of the piece. This is where you lot volition depict a circle large plenty to thread your pendant wire through (should last large plenty to permit the plug to overstep through).
Cut where you lot traced the exterior border of your hoop likewise every bit the circle inwards the centre . Slide the slice into the altitude of your fixture from the bottom. You shouldn't require mucilage every bit it volition last stable amongst your newspaper strips holding it.
Smaller Pendant
The directions are the same but instead of using a large as well as a pocket-size hoop, I used 2 pocket-size hoops. Also instead of using i type of wooden newspaper i used 2; instead of 1" strips that were 17" long I cutting 1 1/2" strips; as well as I used 2 brusk braces instead of 4.
For these lights I am using a super duper low wattage bulb. I did lodge burn retardant spray to apply to them as a precaution but it didn't become inwards inwards fourth dimension for this post hence I don't know if it volition touching on the wood.
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