You guys are making me wish it were Christmas-time....

Yeah yeah... And those paper lanterns are always made of super thin paper... A snowflake chandelier art piece is a great idea! I always come across great ideas like this--and hope I remember them for when I have kids! I suppose if you had a large ring, you could attach the snowflakes onto it and then attach the bulb in the middle to make it light up, if you really wanted, that would be neat too... And then of course it wouldn't just be snowflakes but other patterns too... Ooo!!

I was wondering the same thing when I wrote this post. You know those paper lanterns that stretch open accordian-style? World Market sells them with accompanying bulb kits. I'm thinking if the lantern/ring is big enough around and the bulb is small enough (wattage wise), you wouldn't have a problem. However, you could make a snowflake chandelier but NOT wire it up with light, just use it as an 'art piece'. Wouldn't that be a great classroom project for a grade school teacher??

Hey, here's a new way to put those paper snowflakes to good use! That might be a good holiday project for kids. Well, I suppose you'd have to find paper that won't catch fire from lightbulbs... Can paper do that? Like, heat up and then burst into flames? That'd be some chandelier, eh? But seriously, does paper do that?