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Thursday, 24 July 2014

DIY Flower Lamp Shade

Posted on 08:14 by gayle

This week I've been sharing projects that I completed for our guestroom last summer.  I’m finishing off this week’s blog posts with a lamp shade project.  I think I originally saw a lampshade project like this on Pinterest and was inspired to make my own.  While this project is easy and inexpensive, it is time-consuming.  It’s a lot like the Coffee Filter Lamp Shade I made.  I recommend watching a television series on Netflix while working on this project to help the time pass;)


To start this project, I bought a yard of white linen at the fabric store and cut/tore it into one inch strips.


Then I started rolling the fabric around my fingers….


….until I had something that looked like this.


Then I loosened the fabric until it looked like a flower


Lastly, I hot glued each individual flower to the lampshade I found at Goodwill.


I strategically placed each flower around the shade making sure the shade looked full but not crowed.

And a few hours later, I had a lamp shade that looked like this.  I'm pleased with the outcome of this project.  I think the lamp is beautiful when it's turned on. The lamp and shade were from Goodwill, costing around $5 before the project.  After purchasing fabric and a package of hot glue, the cost of the finished lamp was around $10.



To see more of the projects for the guestroom, click the following links:

Painting a Horizontal Striped Wall
No Sew Napkin Pillows
DIY Beaded Lamp Shades
Toilet Paper Tubes Turned into Art
More TP Art
DIY “Book” Shelves
DIY Vintage Insect Wall Art
Upcycled Coffee Bar

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