How to make a crepe paper party chandelier

In this post I am going to share a fun and easy party decorating idea that you can use for all kind of parties.  

I am planning a big birthday for one of my best friends later this summer. I am planning to make a special chandelier for her party. 

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When I came up with the idea, my Dollar Tree had sold out of their hanging baskets.  Since I need at least four for my new idea, I ordered from the smaller quantity section online and had them shipped free to my store.   This was the second time I had ordered a smaller quantity online and it is a great way to get hard to find items. 

Today I remembered how I used the hanging baskets to make these  crepe paper chandeliers for my daughter's slumber party.  While we went with a rainbow theme, I think these would also be really cute in red, white and blue for any upcoming Memorial Day or 4th of July party.   

(If you are thinking of having a Patriotic Party, you find all of the Dollar Tree Patriotic Party Supplies here.)

My daughter helped me wrap long pieces of crepe paper around the top rim of the hanging basket. 

While the crepe paper is easy to make, there is an easy way to hang it without making holes in your ceiling.  I attached a small command hook on the ceiling and removed it when the party was over.  

It was super simple, and my daughter and her friends loved it.

 You can read more about our art themed slumber party here

and how we made our own rainbow rock candy here.

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With St. Patrick's Day and Spring right around the corner, you are probably seeing a lot more rainbow ideas on blogs  and in  your Facebook feed.  I love color, so seeing all the rainbows makes me happy after a not so fun winter. I love the how much fun these Rainbow Pancakes by Growing up Gabel are for a special  breakfast.  I can already picture so many times that would be perfect for Rainbow Pancakes like a special slumber party, Art Party, and so much more.  Be sure to stop over at Growing up Gabel to see how you can serve your own rainbow to your family and friends. 

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Rainbow Party Ideas

One thing that I really liked about having an Art Themed Party, it was very easy to come up with the color scheme. We knew right away we wanted to use all the colors of the rainbow.  Here are some of the bright and colorful things that we made for our party. 

 At first I thought I would get 6 or 7 glass jars, and fill them with each individual color of the rainbow. I only had three jars though, so we chose three types of colorful candy.  We filled the jars with gumballs, gummy bears and skittles.

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Crepe Paper Chandelier

Today I am going to share some more details from our Art Themed Slumber Party. Many of the decorations and treats were in the color of the rainbow.  What you are looking at in the title photo is actually just a fun pic that I took.  I wondered what the inside of our crepe paper chandelier looked like, so I placed the camera underneath it and snapped away. 

This is the crepe paper chandelier.  It was easy to make, and made quite an impact. The girls at the party loved it.   

I found these hanging baskets at the dollar store a few months ago.  When I saw them I knew that would be perfect to make crepe paper chandeliers.

Even though she is goofing off spinning the chandelier in this picture, you can see how we added the crepe paper strips. I wrapped the end of a crepe paper roll around the top of the hanging basket.  Once the top was in place, I then cut at our desired length. It was that simple!

It was also easy to hang the chandelier without making a hole in the ceiling. I just attached a small 3M hook in the spot where I wanted to hang the chandelier.  We still have it hanging in the family room since the kids are enjoying it, but when it is time all I have to do is remove the sticky tape on the back of the hook.

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