Chandelier Ornaments

My new chandelier ornaments.

I am not sure where she got the idea, or if it just came to her in a dream, but my sister Lynn started to hang ornaments on her dining room chandelier. I think at first it may have been at Christmas time and she decided she really liked the look, so it became a permanent decoration.

Lynn's original chandelier ornaments

She found some star ornaments at a store and bought 6 of the same kind and hung them on her chandelier. Then, in her home in Florida, she found come cute fish ornaments filled with shells, so she bought 4 of them and hung them on her dining room chandelier in Florida.

I simply love the fish!

Just so Florida looking!

My sister Jean followed suit and found this beautiful glass ornament and hung in on her chandelier in her Florida home. Jean's ornament catches the light and makes a beautiful colored kaleidoscope effect.

Look how beautiful Jean's ornament looks. You can see all the colors reflecting in it!

So, now I have caught the bug and decided to join the chandelier decorating party. Unfortunately I caught the bug in early February, and there are no Christmas ornaments to be found, so I have decided to make my own. I live in Texas, so I decided on horseshoes and stars for my ornaments. I went to Joann and bought 3 of each made from a thin wood.

I first need to drill a hole in the top of each ornament so that I can add string or ribbon to hang them. I may use some fishing line so you can't see the string, but that will be decided at hanging time.

Next step is to paint them. My dining room is black and lime green, and the chandelier is black. I think I will paint them all silver or gray, and maybe rub a little dark gray on the horseshoes to make them look dirty, and highlight the stars with dark gray and white to give them a little definition.

This was my attempt at painting my ornaments. As you can see I am not a detail painter, lol. 

Not too bad for a first attempt.

I decided to use black ribbon to hang the ornaments. While these are hanging I will be keeping my eyes open for some professionally made ornaments to replace them. I may even stop at some antique shops to see what I can find. The possibilities are endless.