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It’s finally spring here in Illinois and I’m excited to share the seasonal projects with you. My first craft idea was to dress up some lampshades that I’ve had for about six years. They were originally meant to be displayed in my daughter’s room, but we went in a different direction. Since IKEA has great prices, we decided to hold on to them until inspiration struck.
My daughter and I get to visit American Girl a couple times a year and have either tea or lunch there. Well, our first time in the cafe, I was totally floored by the decor. They had these giant lampshades covered in hot pink and black flowers. STUNNING, I tell you. I turned to her and said “We’re going to make something like this.” So here we go!
Materials:
- Plain lampshades
- Hot glue gun
- Silk flowers
Instructions:
First off wipe down your lampshades with a damp cloth. Mine were a little dusty from being stored for a few years.
Next, move on to prepping your flowers. Pull each flower off the stem and snip the flower as flat as possible. This will make it easier when gluing them to the shade. You’ll end up with a giant pile of flowers.
All you do next is take your time adding about a quarter size of hot glue on the back of one flower at a time and holding it in place on the lampshade until it’s cooled enough to stay on its own. I did both shades this way and it took about an hour since you have to hold them for a few seconds. I ended up with a fun finished project.
These will finally get hung in her room. I haven’t decided whether to light them or not since the flower and glue would get hot. We may go with an LED bulb so the heat wouldn’t be an issue.
Happy spring wherever you are!
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Love this! Great idea! And so creative! I get ideas like this, when I’m out and about. 🙂 Thanks for posting!
I absolutely love silk flowers! Being a college student I have noticed that keeping fresh flowers alive has been quite the challenge. In my apartment we have been experimenting with silk sunflowers and currently have multiple vases with wine corks and sunflowers around the apartment. These are such a great option for people on the go and they really do freshen up the space.
I really enjoyed this post. It’s down to earth and definitely accommodates people of all means! Very chic and sophisticated, also!