Lamp Shade Make Over

I was in need of a little side table lamp for the room I have been working on to use as my Victorian/Garden room.  On the weekends I usually have my cup of coffee first thing in the morning and use it as my quiet time to pray and read scripture to start off my day on a positive note.

 I found tucked away in the top of a closet a small, pretty ceramic lamp with lots of attacked ceramic flowers.

 To start with I just put one of my hats on top of it for the time being til I found a shade I liked.  I don't have much selection in the small town I live in so I thought maybe I could fix something I wanted myself.  Of course this is not the usual way I go as I'm not that crafty and would just a soon buy what I want.  I did find a simple shade at the local Walmart so thought I would start with that.

I tried it on the lamp and saw it was a bit short as it did not hide the metal part above the ceramic lamp.  So I'm thinking of using tassel to hang down long enough to serve the purpose.  I went to my Mom's (she is 92) to look through her large sewing supplies for something that would work.  I found in her supplies the lace trim that was used on my wedding gown from 1974.  The pretty green, floral lace above was used on my wedding dress and still looked great.  I'm thinking this will work to trim the top and bottom of the shade.

Okay, so I start with measuring and pinning the first lace to the lamp.  Being new at this I'm just kind of feeling my way through this.

 So now I have the idea of what I want but I need the tassel part.  So again I go to Walmart and find something that I like.  While I'm there I find this double sided adhesive tape for craft projects.  I'm sorry I did not think to keep the name of it.  When I saw it I thought that would be a better way to attach the trim to the shade than to sew it on. 

 I now had my tassel trim and proceeded to pin it to the bottom  of the lace trim in preparation to sew the two together.  I had used the two sided adhesive tape and attached the top trim to the shade.  

 I then proceeded to hand sew the tassel trim to the lace trim.

 Now I applied the two sided adhesive tape to the white and green lace trim and pressed it firmly to the lamp shade.

My finished project turned out quite well I think.

You can see the tassels hang down far enough

to cove the medal shaft above the

ceramic base of the lamp.

And I think it is very Victorian looking so fits with

the decor of the room.

 It makes my little corner a very 

delightful place to enjoy my coffee and tea.

And a good place to have my quiet time with the 

Lord.

Now my Victorian/Garden room has another piece

added to it that helps to pull it all together.  It 

gives me an enjoyable room that I have had

fun working on.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my quiet place

and seeing my first project of this kind with

my cute Victorian lamp shade.

Blessings to you one and all!!

Today I am linking with:  Between Naps on the Porch -  Met. Monday
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