An original way to personalize your lampshades, try it out and post your versions... it's cheap and easy!
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Trace the outline of your lampshade onto some baking paper and cut it out, use the existing shade as a pattern or use some compasses to draw it.
Baking paper is used for easier "unsticking" further on, you can try other sorts of nonstick stock. -
Arrange dried leaves on the shade you just cut leaving spaces for the tissue paper to hold on. Make sure they are really dry, to avoid chlorophyll stains later...
You can also use magazine or other paper figures if you don't have dried leaves! -
On top of the leaves, arrange tissue or toilet paper sheets and apply some diluted glue with gentle brush taps (you might tear the tissue otherwise). It's important the surface you work on is also nonstick (I worked on a formica table).
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Wait for it to semi dry, then remove from the work surface and cut off the excess material, leaving some marging on top and bottom to stick to the wire structure.
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Glue the margins to the structure and the union on the back, let it dry completely and your shade is ready to use!
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Naomi T.
09 Apr 01:10
I LOVE this lampshade. It inspires me to redo!!!
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09 Apr 04:53
waww its amazing :)
Tanya
09 Apr 18:21
ohh this isss neeeaat!
GreenLeaf
11 Apr 08:17
This looks great, inspired me to make a matching pair. Thank you for posting.
Rae Rae The Jet Plane
19 Nov 11:50
You don't use the baking paper in the end result correct? This is just the leaves and the tissue paper as the lamp shade?
Cheyanne
26 Feb 21:08
I love love love this! I'm going to make one asap
basketofapples
21 Jul 03:42
perfection! i really like this. good job!
♥ R.a.c.h.e.l. ♥
10 Oct 04:38
hahaha the glue is in spanish!! hehe anyway it looks cute