This little beauty was created from a sweater (See our post "Felt Up!" for felting tips). We shrunk this adorably cozy-looking cable knit grey sweater from Goodwill to use as our starting point. It freakishly shrunk down to the perfect size and we were able to pull it over the top of the lamp just as if we were dressing a child! Since it is felted and won't fray, we were able to cut off all of the extra material from the top and bottom and glue it into place with a glue gun.
To finish it off we glued on a coordinating rick rack and dressed it up with a pretty little lace flower. The flower was created by hand-stitching lace around a large button (tutorial for making fabric flowers to come!)
This pretty little rustic lady was creating using one of the lampshade forms that you can find at your local craft store (JoAnn's has the best selection!) While they can seem pricey (around $15), they are quite convenient if you are using a delicate fabric like the linen used here. There is a sticky layer on the outside that adheres fabric beautifully, and the protective paper that is it sold in works perfectly as a pattern when cutting your fabric to fit! Once the fabric is applied, simply hot glue the edges around the top and the base for a clean exterior.
As for the embellishments, we hot glued a couple yards of lace around the bottom and topped it with inexpensive upholstery netting (only .75 cents a yard!). To hide the seam of the netting we created a casual rosette out of torn muslin (tutorial to come!)
The possibilities for these lampshades are endless! We would love to hear about any lampshades that you have created!
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