DIY Flower Lamp Shade

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

Going Yellow - DIY Wall Art Redo

 

 

 

Thanks to Pinterest, a post that I wrote awhile ago, DIY WALL DÉCOR, has become one of my most popular posts.  In the original post, I mentioned that when we first moved into our home, I had a small budget for decorating and had to get really creative with what I had on hand.  Back then, I had some leftover green fabric, so I used it to make art.  Before I knew it, one of my most popular blog projects was created.  Today I want to show you how simple it is to update that original project.

 

A few months ago, I wanted to update my living room décor. We recently did some wainscoting downstairs, and it put me in the mood to do a little redecorating. I allowed myself $100 to work with.  I wasn’t trying to recreate the space. I was just wanted to update some of the accents in the room. When I saw this accent piece of furniture on sale at Target, I fell in love with it!  The problem was that it was $50….which was about half of my budget.  I loved the piece so much that I decided to purchase it anyway, and use it as my inspiration.

 

 

 Once I made the purchase I had a plan…..I was going YELLOW! That meant that my green DIY WALL DÉCOR needed a makeover. 

 

 

I started by going to Hobby Lobby, where I found a yellow chevron fabric that I adored. I think it was $7.99 a yard, but I only needed one yard. When I got home I took off the old fabric and stapled on the new. 

That was pretty much it!  My original post has the tutorial. The only thing I did different this time was that I only used fabric….which means it was even easier than the first time!

 

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!

I love the yellow chevron!  I hope you all like it too! 

I have plenty more yellow projects to show this week, so stay tuned.......