White Wednesday

To cover...

or not to cover?


Bought this 6-arm lamp
from my neighbor.
I wasn't in love with it
until I took it out of the box
and shot this pictures...

My idea was to re-cover each lampshade,
with some burlap,
or maybe some tan linen...

Just so they don't look so generic...

but I can't make up my mind.
What do you think??
To cover or not to cover
before selling it???

I know my Blogging Pals
will have the answer to that!!

SOLD!
(just as the picture shows it)

While I keep thinking about it,
I'll visit all the White Wednesday Gals....

Inspiring words...

"Use the talents you possess ...

for the woods would be a very silent place
if no birds sang except for the best."

~Henry Van Dyke~


That was my inspiration
when I decided to recover
an old, ugly lampshade.

I hope they will also inspire you
to create something pretty today!


For more Inspiration,
visit Debra at Common Ground.

Loving this shade!!

If you have ever read this blog before,
you know that a lamp base like this...

will have its issues tackled

and be transformed into something like this...

No news there!

But what you haven't seen here before, is a lampshade like this one...

because it's the first one I made...

but I like it so much I can promise you it will not be the last one!!

I just hope now that someone will love it as much as I do and take her home!

UPDATE: SOLD!

Burlap Luv...

My fascination with burlap continues...
Today, a tut so so simple that no words are needed...

I heart burlap
and
burlap hearts me!

Lighting up our day...

Many times we have said that we love quick, easy projects.

This one was anything but.

Projects that involve electricity are not fun, or easy or quick for us.
Basically because when we work with wires, we have to think about it, focus and follow precise directions...yikes!

We knew that this floor lamp had potential:
TOP:

BOTTOM:

but to take it to a wonderful place of goodness we had to replace that glass shade for something more like this:

That's when the no-fun part started....

To replace this little part:

we screwed and unscrewed,

we tied and untied,
we put in and took off,
we screamed,
and even used some colorful Spanish words that we had not used in some time...
...until finally these 2 were in the right place...

After a much needed shower and coffee to recup, we moved to the fun part:
the vintage lampshade transformation....
burlap, lace and killer rhinestones buckle....

We are glad we didn't give up.
It took us about 5 tries (that felt like 50) to get those wires right but look at this beauty now....

Just in case you are wondering...
it even works!!!

"If at first you don't succeed, do it like your mother told you"
~Author Unknown~

SOLD!

Lamp shade Tut

Hope you are still interested on knowing how we transformed this lampshade a couple of days ago, because today we are reveling the secret...

• We printed our design using "Photo Fabric" (paper backed fabric for use in inkjet printers).

JoAnn's fabrics offers 3 different kinds:
Cotton Twill, this is the one we use.
Silk
Canvas

The fabric is very white, to make it match the lampshade better, we chose a background for our design with a yellowish vintage tone.

• We made a pattern of the side of the lampshade we wanted to embellish. We used paper, but now we realize that using a piece of muslin makes the pattern making a whole lot easier...craft and learn!!

• Once we were happy with the pattern, we cut the printed fabric, peeled the backing and applied it to the shade using spray adhesive.

Thinking about the possibilities of fabric printing, we also came up with this alternative for when we want to use a specific color or material:

• Attach a clear sheet of label material for inkjet printers to your fabric. make sure you get rid of wrinkles!
  

• Cut the fabric to fit the sheet. Your fabric should be now: 8.5" X 11"

• Print your design
• Peel the Label Sheet and use your printed fabric as needed.

Here's the design we made, in case you would like to use it.
(please: personal use only, no commercial)

Are your wheels spinning yet?
Well, what are you waiting for???
Go print something...
Go make something beautiful!!

White Wednesday

A simple, white shade...

...romantic graphics from Karen...

and a thrift store find....

You've got to love quick projects!

TUTORIAL WAS POSTED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.
CLICK ON OUR TOP BANNER AND SCROLL DOWN ON OUR HOME PAGE TO FIND IT.

We also love White Wednesdays...
Thank you, Kathleen!


Also linked to:
Blue Cricket Design

To sell or not to sell?

We have had this lamp base for some time now...

Vintage, white metal, great detail...but even though a lot of people liked it, it never sold.

We must admit that the lack of lampshade didn't help.
Since this week is all about finishing old projects, we decided to tackle this lovely piece and hopefully get it sold in just a few, simple steps!

First step: we looked for a lampshade in the garage...we focused in the shape and the size, no the print or the color!

Second step: We got rid of the old fabric and constructed a new shade using white cotton...

Third step: We added a strip of jute and finished it with vintage white buttons...

Our Fourth and last step will be price it, display it and hope that someone will like it now as much as we do!

Many more transformations at:
The Shabby Chic Cottage