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A Halloween inspired pomtass chandelier!

For this project you will need:

Prep all the pieces:

Cut 28 pieces of straw.
Punch 20 card stock circles and punch a 1/4″ hole in the middle of each circle.
Make 1 orange pompon for the pumpkin. Cut out a Jack-O-Lantern face; attach with hot glue.
Make 4 white tassel ghosts. I opted out of a ghost face, but you can add googly eyes or a felt face with hot glue.
Make 4 black pompons for bats. Cut four sets of felt bat wings. Sew on bat wings by attaching to the pompon’s tight center cord. Add googly eyes with hot glue.
Cut 4 5-foot strands of cord.

Assemble:

Fold all cord strands in half. Tie strands onto a ring with an overhand knot.
Hang cords so it’s easier to work on your chandelier.
String on a design, working with cord pairs. (i.e., string design onto 2 cords at a time). For the top of the chandelier, string on 4 pieces of straw and 3 paper circles. Alternate between straws and paper circles. Use binder clips to hold your design in place.
Attach to hoop using double knots. Space cord pairs evenly around the hoop.
Continue your design. After the hoop, add 3 pieces of straw an 2 paper circles.
Combine all cords in the middle with a knot.

Glue bat pompons onto the ring.
Add ghost tassels to the hoop using the ‘luggage tag’ knot.
Add pumpkin pompon by sewing through the tight center cord and knotting. Tuck loose cords into the pompon and trim excess.

The bats turned out way cuter than I imagined. Excited to use this for Halloween decor! Maybe I’ll attach a string of lights for night time sparkle.

Happy Halloween crafting! Are you making any decorations this year? Share what you’re making below.

For a refresher on pompons and tassels, see our friends at The Loome.

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