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DIY Crystal Suncatcher: Illuminate Your Home with This Helpful Tutorial on Crafting the Ornament
By
Milla Sigaba
Jan 15, 202409:37 A.M.
Crystal suncatchers are not only stunning decorative pieces, but they are also a unique way to fill your home with sunlight and positive energy. Enjoy the almost magical properties of this beautiful ornament with this DIY crystal suncatcher guide.
If you've ever seen crystal suncatchers, you've probably caught yourself in awe of the shadows of shapes and vivid colors they fill any room with. However, these decorative pieces are also functional.
Crystal suncatchers are a source of visual harmony as they harmonize your interior and use the bouncing light they pull to align the energy of the space you hang them in. Continue reading to learn more about how to make these charming pieces in the comfort of your home.
DIY Crystal Suncatcher
Crystal suncatchers come in various designs, making them the perfect crafting hobby for creative expression. However, some of the most common crystal suncatchers are hoop and beaded crystal suncatchers. Find the guide on how to make both kinds below:
What You'll Need:
- 3 crystal ball prisms with holes for attachment
- plyers
- jump loops/rings
Additional Materials for a Three-Hoop Crystal Suncatcher:
- 2 pcs 4-inch hoops
- 1 pc 3-inch hoop
- 50 cm chain
Additional Materials for a Beaded Crystal Suncatcher:
- string or nylon cord
- beads
- crimp beads
- scissors or snips
Directions for a Three-Hoop Crystal Suncatcher:
1. Start by connecting the 3-inch hoop and one of the 4-inch hoops using a jump ring.
2. Once these rings are attached, connect the second 4-inch hoop to the other end of the 3-inch hoop so that the small hoop is in the middle of the bigger ones.
3. Lay the now-connected three loops onto a flat surface, placing three crystal prisms in the middle of each hoop.
Ensure you connect the hoops so that the smaller one is in the middle | Source: YouTube/Vanir Creations
4. Starting with the crystal prism in the central hoop, use the chain to measure the distance between the left-hand side of the hoop and the crystal prism.
5. Once you have the distance, cut the chain to the appropriate length using plyers and connect it to a jump ring. Connect the crystal prism to the same jump ring.
6. Connect the other end of the chain with the middle crystal prism to the jump ring holding the hoops to the left of the middle crystal prism.
Once the chain and the middle crystal prism are connected to the same jump ring, attach the other end of the chain to the jump ring to the left of the middle hoop. | Source: YouTube/Vanir Creations
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the crystal prism on the far right and attach the loose end of the chain you use for this step to the jump ring to the left of the prism.
After repeating steps 4 and 5, attach the prism to the far right to the jump ring on its left using the loose end of the chain. | Source: YouTube/Vanir Creations
8. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the crystal prism on the far left. However, this time, attach the loose end of the chain to another jump ring and connect that to the left-hand side of the hoop.
For the prism on the far left, repeat steps 4 and 5 but attach the loose end of the chain to another jump ring and connect that to the left-hand side of the hoop. | Source: YouTube/Vanir Creations
9. Lastly, attach the remaining chain piece to a jump ring on one end, and connect the other end of the chain to the jump ring on the left-hand side of the hoop on the far left. Now, hang the crystal prism anywhere in your home and bask in its beauty.
Directions for a Beaded Crystal Suncatcher:
1. Cut the string or nylon cord to your desired length with snips or scissors, remembering to leave room at both ends of the string for loops.
2. Slide a single crimp bead onto the string. Follow the crimp bead with one of your crystal prisms.
3. Take the end you used to slide the crimp bead and the prism and slide it back through the crimp bead, creating a loop.
Create a loop with the one end of the string by sliding it back through the crimp bead. | Source: YouTube/Jacobs Trading Ye Olde Rock Shop
4. Once you have a loop, use plyers to flatten the crimp bead — leaving enough wiggle room between the bead and the prism — to secure the loop. Use scissors to cut away any excess string behind the crimp bead for a neater finish.
5. In the next step, you will add beads, and you can do so in two ways. First, you can fill the remaining length of the string with beads and create the same loop in step 4 using a crimp bead to secure and finish off the suncatcher.
If you choose to fill the length of the string with beads, it will look something like this across the whole string. | Source: YouTube/Jacobs Trading Ye Olde Rock Shop
6. Alternatively, you can decorate the suncatcher with floating beads. Start by sliding on as many beads as you want and leaving about an inch or two of space before sliding on a crimping bead.
7. Slide on more beads, followed by an inch or two of space and another crimping bead. Repeat this process until you've reached close to the end of the string, ensuring the last bead is a crimping bead.
If you choose to fill the length of the string with floating beads, it will look something like this across the whole string. | Source: YouTube/Jacobs Trading Ye Olde Rock Shop
8. Once you've added the last crimping bead, add a jump ring to the string and loop the string back through the crimping bead, similar to step 3.
9. Lastly, flatten the crimp bead with plyers, cut away any excess string behind it, and your suncatcher is ready to be hung.
Now that you know how to create DIY crystal suncatchers, you can fill your home with the warm rays of the sun as well as harmonize the space. Crystal suncatchers are also very customizable, allowing you to make them as simple or as intricate as you want.
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