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I love the idea of the parasol over a light, but how would you fasten?

I love the idea to hang, but any ideas on how to attach?

sorry, didn't think that my first comment took

Somewhere on AT they posted a tutorial, although I think it was a wall mount, not as a fixture.

I would like to do something like this, but I haven't yet been able to bring myself to saw off the handle!

That looks very pretty. I am definately bookmarking this for my Spring Cure.

i've had a paper umbrella sitting in the closet for years because i can't figure out how to attach it. even if you chop off the handle, that doesn't make it any easier to attach it to the ceiling. i'm thinking it involves a lot of rigging of wires, pulleys, hooks, and such...advice?

My parasol lamp. I have two mug hooks in my ceiling supporting a wire that I got as part of a paper lantern I once bought. To get the parasol at an angle, I used zip ties and duct tape (not visible from the outside). That's a little different, of course, because I didn't put the parasol over an existing light, but rather in front of a lamp kit I added to that corner. But still, super easy (other than precariously balancing on the arm of the couch in order to get the zip ties/duct tape up there!).

What about using those hooks with a screw on the end? Screw into the cut off/shortened handle and then hang (from ceiling) where ever you put another screw hook.

thanks Steger and Mrs. Mack-- I'll take another shot at this...