Tuesday, January 10, 2012

shannon south, recycled doily lamp, recycled doily, recycled materials, green design, eco design, doily lamps, upcycled design, remadeusa, remade usa, green lighting, eco lighting
has anyone ever seen these? i love them they are so neat. i was recently in a craft show and they person that was throwing the craft show gave me a huge trash bag full of doily yarn. so when i got home i googled what you could do with doily's and got so many ideas;).

So if you can crochet make your own doily's or have some that were grandmas or piced some up at a thrift store you can make this.

materials- doily's i would say about 10 if they are big the more the better.
         wall paper paste or you can use the modge podge stuff.
         gloves
         paint brush
         bucket to mix in
         a plate to brush the mixture on your doily's
         and a big balloon the bigger the better.
         light fixture balb part and cord,. you can take out of an old lamp or get at hardware store.
         wire

1-you blow up the balloon then tie string on the tied off part.
2- follow directions on the mixtures to make them
3- take the paint brush and paint the doily's with the paste. use a bunch you want it to stick.
4- then just attach the doily's all over the balloon until it is covered. make sure you over lap some so that they stick together
5- let dry for a about 24 hours. once dry pop the balloon.
6-cut a opening at the top of the doily globe and add a light. make sure that you push the light far enough into the doily globe so that the balb isnt touching .
7- take the wire and wrap it around the light part and your doily so that it stays in place and also make a loop so that you can hang it.
 and wa la you have a light and when you shut off all light you get this beautiful effect. enjoy and i hope that you show me what your finished products looks like;)
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3 comments:

  1. i cant wait to make mine. just think if you used different colors of doily's how cute this would be. i am making some for my daughters room to use as night lights.

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