I have always loved craftiness, and with plenty of time on my hands lately, thought I would share with you a project I have worked on recently.
Throwing all my thinking into positivity and belief that my baby girl is going to be a happy, healthy one, I set upon a project for her nursery. (Mind you I have very little else purchased or prepared at this stage) What I love most is that this project used something old that was otherwise destined for the op-shop, and turned it into something I will love to look at (and hopefully so will baby girl) for many years to come!
I multi-purposed an old bedside touch lamp. I love the functionality of a touch lamp, no ferreting around in the dark for the elusive switch, and the convenience of three levels of light. The problem with this lamp though, was the look and design...not very cute or nursery appropriate. I did not need to buy any materials for this, I used up lots of bits I had in my craft room.
The finished product looked like this:
To create this project you will need the following:
- Old lamp shade
- Assorted ribbons & fabric strips
- Spray paint (I chose bright yellow and white to match my nursery theme)
1. I dismantled all parts of lamp and sprayed two coats of colour onto each part for coverage.
2. Establish your colour theme, mine is rainbow and bright, so I used a variety of ribbons and fabric.
3. Next I tied the ribbons and fabric in sections, securing each ribbon with a double knot., Work your way around the lamp until you have the desired amount of coverage.
4. There is plenty of room for variation in this project...Change up the colours, tie ribbons vertically, even create a weave...
4. Put your lamp back together and enjoy your bright, crafty inspiration.
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