DIY bedroom light, round one.

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. :)