well, I have some shades, and I use them as candle holders. I took heavy copper wire, fed it through the hole and did a little curly Q arrangement. Twisted the three together at the top, and I was done. No worries about chain breaking or rusting. I filled them with colored marbles and a fat candle. Really nice in my trees and under my porch roof.
Good luck with the planters!

How gorgeous those light shades are! Neat project!!!!!!

It may take several of us to answer your question.

The things I do have knowledge of is "sheet moss". In the craft section of Walmart where the silk (fake) flowers are, they have sheet moss in a bag. You soak it before you work with it. I have also seen quantity boxes of sheet moss on Ebay. Some folks have recommended putting a baby diaper in the bottom of your planter to regulate moisture for the plants.

I'm wondering if a key ring (or similar metal loop) can be used on the outside of the planter. Put Wire ( smallest gage wire in the electrical dept) from the key ring and through the little glass hole and attach to the chain on the inside of the planter. Chandilear prisms (Ebay) could be hung on the exterior key rings (loop).

You do not show the type of chain that you bought so I can only tell you how I would have done mine. I would have bought real loop chain (per foot which comes on a roll). It would need to be a somewhat small size, which comes in different sizes and colors. You can hook anything to chain and the hardware department is full of hooks that would attach to chain easily.

Some of the other people here have worked with beads and such. And maybe someone has done the project that you speak of.

Good luck. We will all want to see the finished project!!!!!

I want to see it. I have one of those in the cellar. By the way I still have a bunch in use in my house, lol, tho they are mostly the one hole kind.
kathy

When I used them in the 1970s I put them
in macrame hangers. Does that date me or what?
LOL I still have them just don't do many hanging
things anymore. Have to water too often. I
did line mine with plastic so the water would have to
run over the top of the plastic to get out the holes.
Saves you a day of watering.

susiewantsroses, the type of chain I'm referring to is this:

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The reason I chose it is that's what (apparently) is originally used in such chains....well, at least one out of the four shades I purchased came with it.

Thanks!

Neat idea!

For joining the chains I'd use an S-hook and a swivel. You might have to "jury-rig" it together, I'm not getting a clear visual of how that would work but I know it can be made to. I think the swivels I have on some of my garden ornaments have jump rings on each end.

As for the beads I'd pass a wire thru one smallish bead, then pass both ends of that wire thru another bead, then thru the hole in the glass to another bead and attache to the chain. Clear as mud? :-)

As for the peat liner I'll post a link to basket liners which may help water retention situation. There are other types of these and they can be found anywhere garden supplies/plants are sold. Baskets tend to dry out so people often also use a piece of heavy plastic between the basket liner and the soil. You can punch a few small holes in this and it still slows water leakage.

Hope you post a pic of the finished planter.

Here is a link that might be useful: basket liners

What about passing the chain all the way through the hole making one big loop of chain. Then at the top, you can take all three of the loops and attach it to a swivel. That would be good in case of wind... or attach with an s hook or a key ring. then you could easily hang your design elements off the chain where it comes out of the hole in the glass. They chain looks "thin" or small... not massive, so having it doubled up above the bowl should be okay. and if you put any climbers in the shade, you could train them up! lol