Cloud Light
by
Michelle
(IC: homeowner)
5 Materials
$5
2 Hours
Easy
I love decorating my work office for the different seasons and holidays. For Spring, I came up with the idea of making a cloud light to hang in the corner.
I headed to Dollar Tree and bought a wire ring that was meant for wreaths and some fishing line. I already had the blue teardrop beads.
I cut different lengths of fishing line and strung a bead at the end of each line. I wanted them to look like raindrops
I bought this strand of Christmas lights at a second hand store. They flicker a little bit, which makes the cloud look like there is lightning inside it
I wrapped the lights around the wire wreath ring, making sure to keep them tight so they would stay on the ring. I didn't secure them with anything, but you could use zip ties to hold them on.
I thought it would be easier to finish if it was hanging, so I tied fishing line to the wire ring in 4 places and hung it from a hook that was already in the ceiling.
Then I tied the beads I had strung on the fishing line in different lengths to the wire ring making sure to disperse the "raindrops" evenly.
Finally, I used regular fiberfill to make the cloud. I just poked it into the wire and around the lights until it looked like a cloud
I ran the cord from the lights behind the blinds on the window next to where it's hanging...pretty clever disguise and covered it with fiberfill.
Here is the view from below the light.
And here is the finished product
Here it is with the room lights off.
I was very pleased at how it turned out and everyone I work with loves it!
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Published April 23rd, 2018 7:15 PM
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Is there any safety issues about fiberfill catching fire from lights?
That is a brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing. I would imagine that when the fiberfill gets dusty it just needs to be replaced, right?
its a rain cloud why would it catch fire
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