I’ve Been Caught In Trial And Error Hell

Concept #1

My first concept was clearly to place the sunshine again collectively utilizing the primary concept that I had after I simply assembled the lampshade rings a few weeks in the past. That first time, I used beading wire and screw-on crimp beads, each of that are used to make jewellery.

So I began off utilizing that course of to re-assemble the entire rings as soon as I had the entire painted spoons hooked up to the rings. However the extra rings I assembled, the much less assured I grew to become that the wire and crimp beads on the prime would maintain the burden of the entire rings with the burden of the spoons added. I had about 5 rings assembled, beginning on the prime and dealing my manner down, after I determined to desert that concept and discover one thing sturdier to carry the lampshade rings collectively.

Concept #2

Since I had hooked up the entire spoons to the lampshade rings utilizing leap rings, and I had loads of these left over, I had the thought to make use of tiny jewellery chain and leap rings to connect the rings to one another.

That appeared like an ideal concept, besides that I might get a number of chains/rings hooked up, after which a sequence would slip out of a leap ring and the entire thing would go askew. I’d get that one put again on, just for one other chain to slide out of one other leap ring, and the entire thing would go askew once more. The issue was clearly that the chain was too skinny, and I couldn’t get the leap rings closed sufficient for the chain to cease slipping by means of the break within the leap ring. So I wanted a brand new concept.

Concept #3

I wanted one thing easy, and my thoughts instantly went to S-hooks. How simple would that be?! I couldn’t think about something being simpler or sooner! Or so I believed. I headed to Residence Depot and acquired sufficient of those 1.25-inch S-hooks to assemble the entire thing. I had such excessive hopes.

I imply, simply take a look at how simple! Slip an S-hook onto two lampshade rings, use pliers to crimp the hooks in order that they might clamp across the lampshade ring wire, and taa-daa! Carried out! Proper? It’s fast and easy!

Besides that it was too brief. It made every row of spoons cowl over the following row of spoons manner an excessive amount of in order that solely about half (or possibly much less) of the spoons on the following row confirmed.

And I bought at about 5 lampshade rings assembled, second-guessing my resolution the complete time, earlier than making the choice that they have been simply too brief. So I then needed to disassemble all of these rings. And eradicating these S-hooks as soon as they have been crimped onto the lampshade rings wasn’t simple!

Concept #4

I simply wanted to provide you with a solution to lengthen the S-hook somewhat bit, so then I attempted extending it with a leap ring. And I might have used a leap ring on prime and on backside to increase it even additional.

However earlier than I bought too far with that, I made a decision to desert the thought of leap rings altogether. They’re nice for jewellery, they usually’re nice for holding every particular person (and really light-weight) spoon to the lampshade ring. However they’re simply not made for holding an excessive amount of weight. And I didn’t really feel assured sufficient in them to belief the meeting of the complete pendant gentle to small leap rings made for jewellery making.

Concept #5

So I moved on to my subsequent concept — smaller S-hooks. I believed that these could be simpler to work with, and simpler to crimp onto the lampshade rings, than the larger 1.25-inch S-hooks.

So I put two of them collectively, and…

…not solely was it ugly, but it surely was too brief. In fact, I ought to have recognized that. If the 1.25-inch S-hook was too brief, then two 3/4-inch S-hooks put collectively are going to be too brief since that’s actually the identical size. 😀

Concept #6

Then I attempted utilizing one 1.25-inch S-hook and one .75-inch S-hook. The size was good. I’d say it was excellent. However getting these S-hooks crimped to one another, after which crimped onto the lampshade rings was not simple, they usually simply didn’t look good. It regarded large and hulking, and I wished one thing smaller that wouldn’t look so cumbersome.

Concepts #7 and #8

So again to Residence Depot I went, and this time I purchased the smallest chain that they had with hyperlinks that could possibly be pulled aside (i.e., I couldn’t use chain with the hyperlinks soldered closed). That is what that they had.

I had excessive hopes. However the issue is that if I used three hyperlinks, it was too lengthy…

And if I used two hyperlinks, it was too brief.

Two hyperlinks bought me proper again to the identical size as one giant S-hook.

I actually wanted 2.5 of these hyperlinks. That will be the proper size, however I didn’t need to lower these hyperlinks in half. Although it’s attainable to chop them in half due to how they’re made, and simply use 1/2 of a hyperlink, slicing it in half regarded ugly. I simply didn’t need to do this. So I headed again to the drafting board.

Concept #9

I headed again to Michael’s one final take a look at any choices that they had, and I bought these cut up rings. Cut up rings are like keychain rings, however these are for jewellery, in order that they’re fairly small.

I had the concept I might principally create my very own chain out of cut up rings. And since no leap rings could be used, and cut up rings are way more safe, I used to be positive this is able to work. So I purchased all that they had, and headed dwelling. However I shortly realized that this concept was a bust. I sat there for a superb 5 minutes simply making an attempt to get two cut up rings put collectively (and destroyed my fingernails within the course of), however the cut up rings have been so tight that I by no means even bought two put collectively, a lot much less sufficient to type a sequence. So there’s no manner I used to be going to take a seat there and attempt to assemble sufficient to place the complete gentle collectively. I don’t assume there’s any manner I might have gotten a type of cut up rings across the lampshade ring wire.

Concept #10 — THIS ONE WORKED!

Then it got here to me. The cut up rings have been concerning the measurement of 1/2 of a hyperlink of the small chain. And a pair of.5 hyperlinks of that chain could be the proper size. So I took two particular person hyperlinks of the chain, and assembled them with a cut up ring within the center, and that is what I had…

And…IT WORKED!!! Y’all, in the event you heard the faint sound of somebody crying tears of pleasure and reduction round 5:30pm yesterday, that was me. It took me ten tries, however I lastly…FINALLY…discovered one thing that may work. It was sturdy, so there was no manner it was going to come back aside on me. And it was the precise size. It’s not the precise colour, however that’s nothing {that a} small paint brush and a few liquid gold gilding can’t repair.

So I bought 9 rings assembled to one another earlier than I went to mattress final night time, and as an alternative of attaching every ring to the following ring in 4 locations, I made a decision to do eight. It makes the entire thing a lot extra secure. I don’t have them lined up but as a result of I’m nonetheless assembling all the pieces. However as soon as I get the entire thing assembled, I’ll return and line all the pieces up excellent, after which begin placing the spoons in place.