Customising and Covering a Lampshade | An Homage to the 1920's
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2023
- Hello my lovelies, I'm back with a new video! Thank you so much for your patience and understanding, and for all the lovely messages. Also, welcome to all our new subscribers, I hope you enjoy the channel.
So in this video, I decided to have a go at something I've never done before and I thought we could all learn something together 😁 Some years ago I bought the most glorious standard lamp (as in a floor-standing lamp), it's 1920's Chinoisserie ( a catchall term meaning Asian influences mashed together and exported back to Europe and the United States, also probably incorrectly spelt, trust me I'm a dyslexic) and it's green!
Somehow the cream shade and I never got on and then it got broken. I'd been on the search for years to find a nice shade that went with the base and I wanted something to look like the two were actually meant to go together, obviously, I didn't find one. Until one day I stumbled across the most delightful account on Instagram @aceofshadesshop and I was entranced! Her shades are truly works of art, unfortunately for me, Ivy is based in the States so the logistics of ordering a custom shade I felt were insurmountable; fortunately for me I love fabric, I knew what I wanted and I thought "How hard can it be?" Turns out quite hard as in it's very fiddly, I worked out that if I hadn't filmed the process (filming any creative process for me means literally doubling the time) it would have taken about 15 hours! I will say that equipment-wise if you do any crafting you will have what's required, basically needle and thread, big scissors, small scissors, and a glue gun, maybe a chalk marker too.
I'm so happy with how it turned out, I finally have a lampshade that looks like it came with the lamp base. I hope you enjoy the video and find it somewhat entertaining and or useful? Enjoy 💚
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Music used:
'Midsommar' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Castles in the sky' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 
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It's really awesome to have your share your learning process on the job, watching your sewing and craft skills transfered to a new project, such a validation for 'having a go' and the end result is AMAZING!
"Unless I ever find another lampbase that needs my help" 😂🤣 priceless
It's beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration!
Oh my God, I found you about a month ago I’m a beginning quilter and I am crocheting and I’m doing everything by hand, hand quilting and even learning English paper piecing and I don’t know what I would do without the beauty of your program you have such depth, and it shows through. Very unusual person and very unusual approach to all that you share. I am so happy you’re here and so glad you’re back Consider me a follower forever!!!❤
Aww, thank you, what a lovely comment. Sorry it's taken so long for me to acknowledge, sadly I don't always get notified. I'm glad you've found my channel and that you enjoy it. Good luck in all your creative endeavours 💚
That is beautiful. Looks perfect.
Always interesting projects on your channel! You did a great job, and the light shining through the finished product is just lovely! You inspire me to try new things I've been thinking about.
You did a fab job ❤love all of the lamp, green is my favourite colour ❤❤
You did a beautiful job! Very interesting.
Very nice. Beautiful lamp shade. ❤😊
Fabulous job, looks fantastic.x
You have made a beautiful shade - congratulations! And thanks for helping me decide never, ever, to try and do the same!😅. ❤👍from Somerset
That’s beautiful
Just found your channel. I love this, I've thought about doing this for years and now I have the courage to try. Glue guns set to stun...
Lynn here on Hubby's phone mines playing up 😏, Hi Elenna, hope your well, Fabulous this video Fabulous!!! Not something I'd do , I haven't enough patience 😂, it looks Beautiful, you have the same taste as me , even clothes wise , I dont know about yiu , but do you draw to watching people on you tube tgat have the same tastes as you ? Please don't leave it so long , I Love your videos , could watch them all day and even though I've been sewing since school in the seventies, I still learn stuff from you , Thanks for Sharing, Take Care Love xx 🤗
It’s stunningly beautiful and for a first attempt actually quite remarkable just how well you’ve done it. I watch her channel on IG and love her work too. Where did you get the wire frame from? I’d love to have a go at doing this as I’ve also got a lamp base in need of the perfect shade but unfortunately my wallet doesn’t stretch enough to buy one already made. Watching you do this has given me the motivation to try and make one so thank you so much for filming this and sharing it with us.
Can you tell me where you got that gorgeous green beaded fabric! I want it for a drum shade but that Lampshade is beautiful..
Hi Victoria, I got it from a seller on eBay, it's actually a special occasion fabric, I think the search I put in was green embroidered fabric, I do remember I ordered a sample first and that it was £40 per metre? I think? Even if that exact fabric is no longer available there are several sari shops on eBay and I think that's the best place to get this type of fabric, good luck