If you’re planning a Hunger Games-themed bash and don’t know where to start, have no fear – you know PanemPropaganda has you covered! Here's an awesome how-to by our friend and follower, Stefan, for a beautiful Mockingjay Chandelier that can serve as the centerpiece for a Hunger Games gathering that even Effie Trinket would be proud to attend!
DIY Mockingjay Pin Hanging Chandelier
Here’s what you’re going to need:
1x Large Foam Graphic Board
2x Styrofoam Pool Noodles
1x Exacto Knife or Box Cutter
2x Cans Metallic Gold Spray Paint (such as Krylon or Rust-OLeum)
1x Roll of White (or Color of Your Choice) Cloth, Ribbon or String
1x Hot Glue Gun w/ Glue Sticks
1x Roll of Duct Tape
1x Pencil w/Eraser
The Steps:
1) The first step might be the hardest, but it’s definitely where you want to start. First, take your two pool noodles (one is fine too if you want it a little smaller) and hot glue the ends together to make one large circle. There are plenty of ways to help it stick, like putting a wooden dowel rod into the hole, but I’ve found it just as easy to use hot glue and duct tape! This will be your foundation for the ring of the Mockingjay pin.
4) Next, hot glue your Mockingjay cut out to the ring that you made from your foam noodles. Let dry.
5) After it is nice and dry, you’re going to want to glitz and glam it up! Take it outside and spray it with your gold spray paint. Make sure you get it front and back and everywhere in between! You will need a few coats with drying time in-between.
6) You’re almost done! Take your cloth, ribbon or string and tie it around each side of the pool noodle. Make sure that it is balanced so that when it hangs it isn’t lopsided. You could also hang it with one string from the top of the ring - just be careful where you joined the pool noodles together.
7) You’re done! All you need to do now is hang it up. I hung it using the ceiling tiles but you could also use 3M Command hooks on the ceiling to hang this. The finished product should look something like this!
Whatever celebration you’re planning on having, whether it’s a huge HG themed birthday bash or an intimate viewing party, this huge Mockingjay will make the perfect centerpiece. Plus, your friends will be amazed at your creative abilities, because there’s no need to tell them how easy it was! ;)
If you feel up to the challenge of making your own Mockingjay Chandelier, we’d love to see how you bring it to life! Tweet us a photo @panempropaganda!