Jazz up your dining room with these stylish twine light fittings! They are so simple to make!
- cold glue
- corn starch (Maizena)
- balloons
- sisal twine
- light fittings with electrical cord
- light bulbs
- bowl
- spoon
- paintbrush
- pin
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Step 1
Make a glue-and-starch mixture (2 parts glue: 2 parts corn starch: 1 part water) in a bowl. The measurements don’t have to be exact; you’re aiming for a paintable mixture. Mix with a spoon; you can make a big batch or mix smaller batches as you go.
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Step 2
Blow up the balloons.
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Step 3
Dip the twine in the mixture then wrap the balloon with it in a crisscross fashion. It’s a bit slippery to begin with but it becomes easier once you get the hang of it.
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Step 4
Once the balloon is wrapped to your liking – it can be densely covered or have bigger spaces in-between.
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Step 5
Reposition the twine at the base of the balloon to make a gap big enough for a light bulb to fit through.
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Step 6
Use a paintbrush to paint some of the mixture over the twine.
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Step 7
Hang the balloon up to dry out for 24 hours.
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Step 8
Once the twine has dried completely, pierce the balloon with a pin. Remove the balloon from the inside of the pendant and any ‘skin’ that has formed between the twine.
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Step 9
Insert the light fitting through the base of your pendant. Screw in the light bulb (use an energy-saving bulb that stays cool, posing no fire risk to the twine cover). Hang up the pendant.
Credits
Referenced from Gallo images / Home Magazine