lampshades

After a bit of “lamp shade covering issues“… I’ve finally gotten down to work and FINISHED my thrift store lamp shade, re-do! My first issue that I had, before, was that I chose a fabric that had a straight pattern. Although I LOVED this fabric,…this made it VERY difficult, with a cone shaped shade, to…

great tips on how to neatly recover a lampshade

Being a ribbon designer, I am always dreaming up different ways of how to use this versatile product, and love nothing more than picking up some old junk and transforming it….with the help of ribbon! I’ve put together this little tutorial to make this pretty pastel lampshade. You can either leave it plain, or add…

Pleated lampshade making course with Cocoon home

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalms 119:105

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Sweet, inexpensive DIY lanterns against a beautiful wallpaper background.

Remember this lampshade? I bought it ages ago for 50p, and although it had a small tear in the back I had to buy it for that fabric. Well that was 2009, and since then one of the metal arms broke and tore the thing in half. I took the lovely torn fabric off, intending to attach it to some plain fabric to reinforce it, but when I washed it this happened: *sob* I was so careful but the fabric was very old and it fell to bits in the water. Only one thing to do – use the fabric as a pattern and…

How to paint a lamp shade with acrylic paints inspired by an artist's impressionistic painting.Inspired by the water color trend, This is a step by step tutorial .

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own lampshade for $10. http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2012/09/lamp-shade-tutorial.html

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I found a few that could possibly work, but saw a $40 price tag (just for the shade!) and finally settled on making my own!

Learn how to cover a lampshade with this easy to follow step-by-step craft

Fake an Anthropologie lampshade with her clever hack. I’ve been drooling over this lampshade but even on sale, it’s way out of my price range. What’s a girl to do? Well, if she’s a true DIYer, she’ll make her own!