I am loving my little shabby chic lampshade I made
To make it, I Googled vintage images and used images from The Graphics Fairy and printed my own fabric using the method in the tutorial here...
I layed my plain lampshade down on paper to trace the shapes I would need to make my pattern. I used a method very similar to the tutorial for the lampshade re-do at Creations From my Heart, except I used a fabric glue instead of the hot glue mentioned in the tutorial.
Then I finished it off with trim, fabric roses, buttons and some raised printed fabric butterflies attached to the butterflies on the fabric of the lampshade to make them look like they are fluttering off the shade.
The Concrete Cottage has a tutorial for this adorable DIY French Script Lamp Shade
Rebecca from A Gathering Place shares a tutorial on how to make this beautiful lace and doily lampshade
I love this silhouette lamp made by Chica and Jo and their tutorial for how to make one yourself. The magic appears when the light is turned on!
I also had to share this amazing idea for upcycling a vintage light fixture for the garden by adding solar lights to an old chandelier. Found on Flea Market Gardening, scroll down until you find the project made by Ann Elias
"I got this light for $5.00..painted it black…replaced the bulbs with
solar lights…and then I was going to hang it from a shepherds hook..but
then I noticed it would slide right into a piece of conduit…so I painted
that black also. Inserted that into the ground. Instant light with no
wiring!"
