May 14 2007
Make Your Own Designer Lampshades
Today’s feature is from Pink Mohair with the instructions Ten Minute Lampshade
I had the itch to make a lampshade tonight with leftover oilcloth. Probably everybody knows how to do this, but let me give a wee tutorial anyway:
Basically rolling and tracing the lampshade over fabric, cutting & hot glue gun-ning are all that’s needed.
Cute & Cheap way to pretty up the place :).
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10 Nov 2007 at 5:02 pm
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Light up your Photograph as a Lampshade:
You can print any photograph on inkjet cotton fabric sheets and adhere them to a self adhesive lampshades, and all materials -inkjet sheets and a variety of self adhesive lampshades- are available at Craft Stores such as Michaels. The template of the 4×11x7.5 round self adhesive empire shades for example (you can check them out on my site)can be divided up in four panels that are good for a photograph on a 8×11 sheet. Or try a mini shade first. Glue ribbons along the vertical seems and around the top and bottom and clip it on a bulb…