DIY Wood Bead Chandelier

2 min read September 13, 2026 Sara and Melissa
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Are you ready to add a little bit of Boho style to a room in your house? Well, we have a DIY decor project for you! Learn how to make this DIY Wood Bead Chandelier using wood embroidery hoops and wood beads (lots of wood beads)! This is a decorative hanging wooden chandelier without the light bulb. Grab the kids to help you string the beads. This project would be a fun project for the entire family to help on!

 

Project Time
150 to 180 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Step
1

Separate the large embroidery hoop. You will use the inside hoop (without the screw) first.

 

DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 1
Step
2

Cut an 18-inch piece of fishing line and tie onto the embroidery hoop. You will need 36 pieces of fishing line.


DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 2
Step
3

Start beading! I made the pattern using a larger bead, then a smaller bead and so on. String 22 wooden beads and use tape to finish the end. You will tie the end to a smaller embroidery hoop at the end.

 

DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 3
Step
4

Get in a comfortable spot and get a show ready because the beading will take you a while! You will now bead 36 strands of beads. That is roughly 800 beads!


DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 4
Step
5

Now start attaching the ends of the bead strands to the smallest embroidery hoop. You will double knot these. I recommend adding a little glue to each knot on the top and bottom of the hoops. You can use a hot glue gun or quick dry tacky glue.

 

DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 5
Step
6

Now trim all of the fishing line to give the DIY Wood Bead Chandelier a clean and finished look. Then slide the outer larger embroidery hoop over the inside large hoop and tighten.


DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 6
Step
7

I used a small wood ring and tied 3 pieces of cording from the ring to the top of the large embroidery hoop. You will want to make sure these 3 pieces of cording are tied off at the same place so the chandelier can hang evenly. I cut my cording at 15 inches.


DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 7
Step
8

Hang the wood bead chandelier in a favorite spot!


DIY Wood Bead Chandelier step 8

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