Earlier this summer, I picked up this simple drum lamp shade at a garage sale for $0.50.
And this is what our bedroom light looks like…
I bought some white paisley fabric and traced the shape of the shade onto the fabric…
I used some spray adhesive that I borrowed from a fellow crafty friend…
Once I cut & ironed the fabric, I sprayed both the fabric & the shade with adhesive. I folded over the edge of the fabric to create a seam too.
I snipped the top and bottom edges so that I could easily fold them over the top/bottom…
This worked well to create a covered edge…
There were some wrinkles, but I just used my hand to smooth them before the adhesive dried.
I had to get McGuyver-ish to attach it to our existing light fixture. I used some wire to thread it through two holes on the gold fixture.
And, surprisingly, it worked!
The bottom looked a little janky, so I devised another plan to cover it {coming in another post.} But I like how the paisley pattern shows through when the light it on…
So here’s it is with off…
And on…
Not bad for less than $7. :)
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