Make A Glam Chandelier For Your Closet With A Dollar Tree Hack

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There are a handful of general tips for getting good lighting in every room in your home. Things like color temperatures, types of bulbs, and functionality are all factors you need to consider before committing to a lighting option. Outside of those factors, however, lighting is an incredibly personal choice that can really impact the overall aesthetic of your home. And if you love an opulent, luxurious look then you're in luck — you can turn a few simple Dollar Tree items into a stunning DIY lighting fixture that will have the entire room sparkling. Originally created by @ElainePetrakisMidnightCrafter on YouTube, this handmade chandelier is a perfect addition to your closet — providing enough glitz and glam to make getting ready in the morning fun and exciting.

The main materials for this DIY chandelier are eight bags of Dollar Tree's clear decorative artificial acrylic gemstones, five plastic three-compartment storage trays, and one embossed plastic silver plate. You will also need silver pony beads, three pieces of chain or wire, battery-operated string lights, wooden craft sticks, scissors, hot glue, super glue, and some adhesive diamond wrap. While there are quite a few materials required for this DIY, the project's results are worth every effort.

To create this unique lighting feature with a simple Dollar Tree DIY, begin by hot gluing your acrylic gemstones together to form 15 5-inch-by-5-inch gem squares. Alternatively, you can get FINGERINSPIRE self-adhesive gemstones and stick them directly into the compartments of your plastic trays in five-gem-by-five-gem grids. Next, using more acrylic gems and hot glue, create five straight lines of 21 gems each. Then, glue your pony beads to the pointy sides of these gems. These long strands will eventually cover the vertical seams of your light. The gem strings can be time-consuming to put together. To make the DIY a bit quicker, cover the seams with KinHom acrylic crystal garland strands or adhesive diamond wrap instead.

Next, super glue your 5-inch-by-5-inch gem squares into your plastic trays' compartments. For a different look, try using a mix of colored gemstones to give the light a stained-glass effect. With your gems in place, it's time to glue the trays together. To do this, push the containers together, bottom side facing inwards, to create a pentagon. Then, glue the seams together. Once dry, use a hot glue gun to poke three holes in the top of your light. When you hang up your chandelier, you'll string your chains through these holes.

Once you've finished building your light's frame, use adhesive diamond wrap to cover each of its front-facing horizontal seams. If you'd prefer to customize the outside of your chandelier with draping jewels, you could use Tetutor rhinestone fringe instead of the diamond wrap. This will give the fixture more of a flowing look. Next, glue the long gemstone strands you made earlier to each vertical seam, pony-bead side down. 

Once the gemstones on the seams have dried, cut your silver plate into a pentagon shape. It should fit neatly inside the top of your fixture, reflective side down. You can use craft sticks around the edges of the plate to reinforce it if it feels flimsy. Next, poke a hole in the middle of the plate and string your lights through it. If you want to up the reflective factor, try using a pentagon-shaped mirror on the top of your light fixture instead of the silver plate. If you go with this option, you'll need a Hymnorq glass and tile drill bit set, or a similar product, to make a hole in the mirror for your lights. Finally, string your chain or wire through the holes you created earlier on the top of your chandelier. All that's left is to hang the fixture in your closet or anywhere in your home that needs a little sparkle. When doing this, you can use a Naceture swag hook to make the chain a unique decorative element for the light.