|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Candelabra |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No
Manor is complete without a few candelabra. This year I wanted a couple of floor
based abra to add a little more light to the manor. I purchased a few ceiling
fan light kits and took them apart for the sockets and different parts. To make
the arms to support the lights I started with some 1" PVC pipe. I cut this
into 15" and 12" pieces. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To
make the shapes I wanted for the arms I first made a fast mold. I drew the shape
on a piece of wood and then lined the outline with nails. To bend the pipe I
got a big pot of boiling water and dunked the pipe in for a few minutes and
then pressed into the mold. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
After
I got all my arms made I put them together. To do this I made a kind of tinker
toy for the center out of a block of wood. I cut the block into a hexagon and
drilled holes to accept the arms. Using the sockets and socket holders from
the light kits I wired each up and connected into a single line. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the stand of the candelabra I started with a cardboard tube. I mounted these
to a 12" square of thin plywood. For the legs I made a pattern out of cardboard
and then traced it onto a sheet of insulation foam. I cut these out, and using
a dremel tool I carved the decorative designs in the sides. I sanded the legs
with 120 sandpaper to get a nice smooth and rounded edges. Using liquid nails
I glued these to the cardboard tube. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here
you can see the candelabra put together. The final steps are to prime the whole
thing with latex house paint and finish with a semi-gloss black spray paint.
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
few flicker bulbs and some cob webs make the finishing touches on these floor
based candleabras. The tourches stand about 48" but can be made shorter
or taller depending on your space. Other decorative touches can be added as
well. I added a plastic float ball from a toilet to the cardboard tube to add
a little more ornamation to the stand. You could also hang beads or cyrstals
from them too. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
