How To Make A Lampshade Out Of Anything

Heres a great opportunity to put some more light in your life.

How to make a lampshade out of anything. Working on 1. Basically you just need to cut out a small square into the bottom of the basket so you can fit the socket through. You might need to adjust the size of your lampshade so that it fits snugly around the ring and hold it in place using binder clips. Pour a 10 ounce bottle of craft glue into a bowl.

Ryan benyi7 of 12attaching fabric step 3. Remove backing from styrene. Dilute with a quarter cup of water. Its a very quick easy and inexpensive project.

Press onto wrong side of fabric. Use it to cut out 3 more. Ryan benyi6 of 12cutting fabric step 2. Use a small paintbrush to spread the glue to cover the fabric as well as the metal of the ring.

Clip panels to frame. The lamp making kit is from a craft company called dannells ive made two different types below the larger one is a drum shade in 40cm and the coolie shade is 30cm. You might need a lampshade frame too. A lamp can be made out of almost any base you can imagine.

Dannells sell a huge array of lampshade kits in various shapes and sizes most of which can be adapted for lamps or ceiling lights. You only need a few items. I used mod podge but any brand that dries with a clear matte. A lamp can be made out of almost any base you can imagine.

Add glue to the excess fabric around the top of the shade in small sections. Find an inflatable ball such as a beach ball a little smaller than you want the lampshade to be. To make things easier you could try to repurpose a few things like a woven basket which could successfully be turned into a lampshade with only a few small modifications. Heres a great opportunity to put some more light in your life.