Tuesday, June 30, 2009

All tied up!!!

I LOVE ribbon!!!
a few weeks ago I "rescued" this lamp from...

THIS!!!
Oh my! I loved the lamp, but the shade...
well, not so much!


I ripped off the old fabric...(that was kinda fun!)



and began tying on ribbons...
and tying...
and tying...


and now my "rescued" lamp is all happy and bright!...
sitting on my painting desk in the studio!!!

I think it would be fun to do a similar variation with fabric strips...
vintage lace...
even burlap strips mixed with maybe a vintage velvet flower...
Oh! so many ideas!!!

Off to rip-up all my old shades!
Blessings!

13 comments:

  1. I LOVE THIS!!!!! I am off to rip some old lamp shades now!:) You inspire me to create and redecorate, Sweetie!:) Lori

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  2. Oh how cute and creative this is.....I love it! I have a shade I would love to do this too!

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  3. I LOVE that lamp! All my favorite colors and I too LOVE ribbon!
    Fabulous! Just fabulous!
    Denise

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  4. Wowsers!! LOVE the lampshade!! I am sooo gonna do this!! I got an awesome lamp from Goodwill, but the shade...well, lets just say it leaves something to be desired. Oh, now I know just what to do!!
    Elise

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  5. Soooo sweet! Love your color combinations and choice of prints, especially the polka dots ... :)

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  6. This is absolutely ADORABLE!!!!! I love it!!!

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  7. So cute and wow how colorfull, I bet you will get some great inspiration from all of those colors.

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  8. Your lamp shade is just the bomb! I also love your blog posting Sew Excited on organizing your materials!! You come up with the coolest things! Keep on sharing with us!! Take care, Fran.

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  9. old shade: awful.
    new shade: most awesome ever!!!!!
    I am coming over to steal it.
    seriously!

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  10. Adorable, Adorable! The ribbons are great- you have a knack for picking the cutest ribbons.

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  11. Awwww, I LOVE the colorful lampshade!!!

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  12. this would be adorable in a playroom, little girls's room or my art studio!! great job -- super cute!

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  13. What a pretty lamp and a pretty studio. I love that color of blue/green that your furniture has in the background.

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