I recently re-painted my daughter’s bedroom (more on that to come) and needed to update her bedside lamp to match the new paint color. I was initially inspired by one of The Idea Room reader’s projects {1 Talented Family} that I featured from one of our link-up parties.
So, I found a lampshade at the DI (a local thrift shop) for $2 and used my daughter’s original lamp base. (Her old lamp shade was pretty beat up).
Then I used a couple of my husband’s old t-shirts and cut them into 1 inch strips. Each strip I varied in length to make flowers in different sizes.
Then I rolled up each strip into a rose shaped flower. I added some dots of hot glue at various points while I was rolling it up to prevent the roses from unrolling. Then a dab of glue at the end to secure the rosebud flower.
Then I just glued them over the entire lampshade. This is another one of those projects that took some time to complete, but I just pulled it out to work on while I was watching TV or a movie. My older daughters even enjoyed helping me roll several of the flowers as well.
I really like how it turned out. I even really like how the flowers look when the lamp is turned on and the light glows in between each flower. And best of all my daughter LOVES it!
That is beautiful…
Ta'
Beq
Beautifull ideas!
Very pretty! And I love the cost! Patsy from
HeARTworks
I love this!! Thanks for posting!!
So cute! Neat pic of the light turned on!
Love it! Just the idea needed to finish our girls room!
I LOVE that!!! So adorable. I will just add that to my mounting list.
A really cute idea..I just love it! Come say hi :D
Cute as usual!
Wow, this is such a great idea. So beautiful, inexpensive, custom, and easy – my 4 favorite things! But what about for a boy's room? What kind of fancy things could you put on a lampshade in a boy's room? I'd love to hear ideas on this…
This is so pretty! Sadly, our kids room is a boys room, but maybe I'll make something like that for myself sometime…
so cute!
Can I ask you a question – I found a twirl skirt the other night after starting at your blog and know I can't find it again. It was a cute skirt with a great tutorial on how to do it step by step. Is this something that you have done or have seen? I cna't remember how I found it. I thought maybe it was from clicking on the sew dang cute blog but I can't find it there either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks so much. my email is [email protected]
Also, have you ever featured Heritage Makers or done a giveaway with them? I am a consultant with them and would be interested in doing a giveaway. What do you think?
Darling, darling, darling. Love it! You are so talented. Wonderful job!
XOXO
Jen
SO awesome! Looks like you painted the lamp, too. Did you use spray paint? I love that you used an old shirt, too!
Thanks guys! It was time consuming but a super easy, mindless activity to keep your hands busy while vegging in front of the TV.
Stacie–I will email you.
Kristen–I did paint the lamp. I guess I forgot to mention that part. I just painted it by hand with toll paint and then added a little satin finish varnish.
I just love the fact that you used an old t shirt to make this. Now THAT'S what I call recycling!!!
this is so stinkin cute!!!
This is adorable! I'm doing something similar for my daughters new room. I'm using yo-yo's!
These are so cute. I am going to have to see if I can come up with a way to do this with the lamp in my daughter's room.
Very cute! Love the idea. I am doing this for my daughters room now. I love it! I also love that cute little pocka dot frame.
This is beautiful! I am featuring it at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
I Love the lamp! So so so cute! Im getting ready to paint our nursery and love that teal color you used! Can you tell what color it is and where you got it for?? I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks!!!
Awesome idea! I love making flowers from t-shirts.
Really That is beautiful…
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Thanks for this cute tutorial. I've linked it to my blog.
Thanks so much for the awesome tutorial! I used it for my most recent project!
http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/round-two-of-pb-knock-offs.html
Thanks, again!
Wow, you have a great blog! Good Job!
Do you have site? So we can share insights too? Here’s mine http://www.victorianlampshadesupply.com/ Hope I could see you there.
I love it! I also love that is used simple materials that you already have lying around. No lugging out the sewing machine! I'll be linking to this!
This is going to sound wierd but is there anyway you can tell me the color of paint you used for the teal wall. I have to have it. I can never get it close.