Garden Chandeliers
Natural and rustic garden chandeliers to bring some charm to your garden lighting!
When my mom said she wanted to make her garden enjoyable for her retirement I got right to work on creating a haven and found some old hanging baskets in her shed. All you need to do is take a walk to your local park or forest to scavenge a bunch of twigs (perfect task for the kids), add some solar fairy lights and you have a garden chandelier!
before you start, make sure your hanging basket is styled like mine with a lot of sections so that you can weave the twigs through. If there aren’t many sections you would need longer and more flexible twigs.
I made two styles, and they both start like this using a solar panel on a stake pushed into the hole in the bottom of the iron hanging basket - secure with zip ties if there are holes to do so, if not, it should still be fine, you could use a little silicone to make sure it’s held down.
Next take your twigs and weave through the basket, securing with twine as you go. It doesn’t have to be tidy, this is a rustic diy!
Once the whole basket is woven it’s times to add and secure your set of string lights, utilizing the ends of twigs that stick out. You can also use some zip ties hidden throughout to ensure a good. I only used zip ties at the top.
I made 3 of this style, hung them and waited for nightfall. You can find the other style if you continue on
The second style is super easy, I hung these ones in the plants at the back of the garden. All you have to do is wrap your string lights to cover the whole structure of the basket
And simply wait till nightfall! Hope you’re inspired!!
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Totally off topic but am wondering if your mom lives in England? The building looks like one where my friend lives.
So beuatiful! Did you use one strand of 100 lights per basket?
Think two baskets attached to make a ball shape would be cool too