**I would like to note that I won't be very active this week because I will be busy at work and then doing whatever I can for my sister and her wedding that is THIS Saturday! SO I have some projects to share -- be ready for a week of crafts and 'how-to' posts. **
I worked my butt off trying to get this project together. I first got the idea from here. I LOVED it. She did a beautiful job painting a stencil and making it look amazing. I didn't trust the way it would look on my lampshade and I can be heavy handed when it comes to painting PLUS I am impatient lol. SO I decided to paint a stencil onto some fabric and recovering the lampshade. It looked OK...
but it was kind of treacherous. ......
I hate to even share this with you because it is pretty bad BUT I think it is important to share the mis-haps in projects along with all the success.
So here we go...
This is what I started with:
This is the painted Fabric...
And how it would look with the light on...ICK!
Yeah -- so it is pretty bad and like I said, I hate to share it. BUT bad projects happen to good people haha!
Back to the drawing board I went....
I had another brilliant idea. I would cut out some fabric with my cricut and then re-cover the shade using the silhouette as the design.
Then I would use the cut-outs for the OTHER lamp shade and decorate a second lamp.
WELL the problem I ran into with the first design idea from round two was that the shade is tapered and NOT perfectly round.
Apparently with this silly project, third time was a charm for me. I went with the latter of the two ideas from the second round.
I cut out a bunch of the damask prints. Then, using the spray adhesive from this project in October, I sprayed the back of the cut outs and adhered them to the shade.
I am really happy with the outcome, even though it was not the look I was hoping to get. J really loves the way they look and I think it gives it a nice touch versus the lame boring lamp shade haha. Now to finish the other. =)
Have you ever had a brilliant idea that did NOT look like you envisioned??
Have you ever had a brilliant idea that did NOT look like you envisioned??
The third time is always the charm! It looks great! I love it!
ReplyDeletei love the final outcome;
ReplyDeletei think you chose the best one!
i love it
Cute, I like the cut out.
ReplyDeleteI think you are being too hard on yourself...it looks great! :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad the fail was turned into a win! I like how you posted your fail....I never do that and maybe I should!
ReplyDeleteI love the finished product! Sometimes it takes a couple tries to be satisfied with a DIY project :)
ReplyDeleteI love love love the finished project!! So cute!!
ReplyDeletethe finished product turned out great!! you have more patience than me :)
ReplyDeletehow cool! i'm in the process of doing a lamp too!
ReplyDeleteFantastic finished product Ashley!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Do you have to have a special blade to cut fabric on the cricut? I didn't know this was an option. Love the shade!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love this idea! I'm actually searching for a lamp and I can't find one I like! Now I think might just buy a plain one and design my own!
ReplyDeleteI love the final result!! Way to persevere to the end!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Looks like a new lamp (:
ReplyDeleteyou are awesome! it came out fabulous! talk about perseverance! i would have given up by my second try, haha, but they do say, third times the charm.
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