Halloween Pajak Chandelier

Welcome to Day 13 of 31 Days of Halloween Crafts! Today we’re making a Halloween chandelier inspired by the Polish pajaki.

Materials:

- metal or wooden hoop

- cotton twine or hemp

- paper straws

- decorations such as beads, pompoms, tassels, and crepe paper

Cut three pieces of twine at least 6 feet long, fold them in half, and knot them together in the center to form a loop with 6 dangling strands.

Prepare your straws by cutting them all into smaller pieces of the same length.

You can make rosettes by stacking circles of crepe or tissue paper and cutting notches in them like flowers.

I find it easier to hang this up as I work on it. Start threading your  decorations onto a strand, using the straws to separate the different elements. You’ll probably find it easier to use a thick needle for this.

When you get to the length where you want your hoop to be, you can clip the end of the string to move onto a different strand without your decorations sliding off.

After I’ve decorated each strand to the same point, I’m going to tie them to my hoop, doing my best to keep them evenly spaced.

After you’ve attached your hoop, you can get creative with the second half of the chandelier.

I’m taking two strands and threading the ends into the same beads to combine them into one strand, finishing by tying them into a tassel.

I’m also making a necklace shape with a new piece of string to drape between these strands.

As a finishing touch, I’m hot gluing the pumpkin pom poms I made yesterday.

I’m stopping here, but you could really go bananas with this craft. I think it’s so fun and a great way to use up craft materials.