Chichipiru's adventures to find the perfect designer
light fixture gave me the idea to search the same theme from the diy point of view.
Olive Tree Girl made this cute light fixture with wire and ribbon and
here explains how to do it.
These colorful
lights that look like U.F.O.s on a night sky are
made of plastic colanders. Click
here to read the tutorial.
On
Addicted 2 Decorating I found not one but two beautiful projects, one with
multi-color straws and one with
egg cartons.

On
Apartment Therapy you will find the step by step instructions to
make a light using branches and another one with coffee cups
here.
If you want to learn how to save 11.644 dollars on a designer light read
this.
For
mood lightιng you could try
this panel, although it is supposed to be a holiday project, I think it would look pretty all year.
This is a cool idea, a
light made of empty cd cases, but it wasn't possible to find any instructions, maybe you could figure out how it is done. Found on
Everyday Sugar.
Michelle Brand makes gorgeous
chandeliers from recycled plastic bottle bases. Take a look at the picture, maybe you could try something like this yourself.
And if you have an old chandelier that you hate, there's always hope, don't throw it away before you read
here for some
inspiration.