Comments on: Fabric-covered lampshade + ball finial

By: judy lake

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:56:13 +0000

Hi Monica, I recently finished a lampshade book w/ 50 lampshade projects from easy to advanced. You ought to check it out. Lots of lighting tips and hardback fabric shades.
The Lampshade Lady’s Guide to Lighting up Your Life, Judy lake
thanks, judy lake

By: Marianne

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:04:05 +0000

Hi there ! I’ve just made my first one yesterday for my baby’s nursery. You can check it out on my blog if you want : http://nocesdecoton.canalblog.com/archives/2010/02/24/17031361.html. I hope you like it ! Cheers from France !

By: monica

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:53:01 +0000

Highjumpgirl - Thanks for the tip regarding a better way to paint wooden balls! Your advice came in handy for this lamp project. And avoiding hot glue on a lamp shade is generally good advice, but my lamp shade is so wide that it never gets near enough hot to melt.

By: leenjill

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:07:45 +0000

Hi CarolynB, could you give me the name of the ebook you found @ shadecrafters.com? Thanks so much!

By: Highjumpgirl

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:22:09 +0000

Great post. I’ve covered numerous lampshades like this through the years, but DON’T use hot glue for lampshades! It melts! Use Tacky Glue (sparingly) to apply any trims.

You might get lucky and the trim be far enough away from the bulb to stay intact, but don’t risk it. Hot glue is never a good idea on any lamp part. Tacky Glue (or Ultra-Tacky) works much better, doesn’t melt.

Also, a tip for painting wooden balls: I took a scrap of wood and nailed some large nails into it. I stick my wood balls onto these nails and paint that way. You can spin them around and touch up places, hands-free, and let dry there.

By: DIY Lampshades | Tiny Choices

DIY Lampshades | Tiny Choices — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:01:56 +0000

[...] So, given that I’ve got tons of fabric on hand, I’ll just take some of that and make a new cover for the shade– a nearly no-impact upgrade to an existing wonderful old brass [...]

By: CarolynB

Sat, 02 May 2009 22:07:13 +0000

I learned how to make fabric covered soft lampshades (the kind with a lining, Victorian shades, etc.) the way professionals do it from an e-book I found at shadecrafters.com. It turned out to be a whole lot easier than I thought it would be.

By: Kate

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:23:48 +0000

Ooooooh I am totally inspired to redo my boring vanilla lampshades. You rock Craftynest girl.

By: modhomeecteacher

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:52:48 +0000

I’ve been wanting to recover a lampshade or even make lampshades from scratch. Thanks for the tutorial.
I do reupholstery and you can see some of my projects on http://www.Curbly.com and http://www.apartmenttherapy.com chicago. I’m modhomeecteacher on Curbly and Shelly on AT-Chicago. I also write a weekly DIY column for The Indianapolis Star.

By: monica

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:48:05 +0000

Molly – I’ve never tackled a reupholstering project more difficult than an ottoman, but I’m willing to help! Sarah P. has reupholstered a chair, so she might be able to help us too. As for fabric, you could try Britex (www.britexfabrics.com) in S.F. or this great online site I found (www.jcarolinecreative.com). We’ll be in touch…