Scrappy Lampshade

I came across this awesome scrappy lampshade from the Pleated Poppy one day.  I fell in love with it instantly and pinned it to my Pinterest craft board with the comment that I might use the idea on a wire basket instead.  I wrote that because I didn't really foresee the need for a this kind of lampshade anywhere in my house.  {Most of my light fixtures are ceiling fans.}


But then I started doing some rearranging in my craft room {which is also my guest room}.  I moved my ironing board/working space to the corner from the center of the room.  The only problem was it was a little dark in the corner which is a bit of a problem when trying to pin, iron, or do other detail work.  Do you know where I'm going with this story yet?


To make a long story short {even I'm bored with it already}.  I decided to put up a wall mounted lamp in the corner.  Of course, the best part of this idea is that I now had a place for a scrappy lamp shade!

I already had tins full of scraps for this project so all I needed was the lamp and lampshade.

I decided on this lamp from Menards and had my dad install it.  But the lamp shade included didn't work for this project.  {It didn't have any vertical supports.}  The hunt for a lampshade was probably the hardest part but I did find one at Homegoods.  

I carefully cut off the fabric and was left with the desired lamp shade skeleton.  One problem, though.  It was silver and gold and that really wasn't working for me.  So I painted it with spray paint - Rust-oleum Universal Metallic Aged Copper.

All that was left to do was to put on the scrap fabric.

I cut the scraps one inch wide and tied them on the lampshade, alternating sections starting at the bottom and working my way up to the top.

I didn't bother to measure the length of the strips because I was trimming them after they were tied on.

A few snips of some stray strings and I was done.  

I absolutely love it!  It's a perfect addition to my craft room.  {And a great way to repurpose fabric scraps.}

P.S.  Do you see my small button jars and magazine holders on the bookshelf?


I will be sharing this project at my favorite parties.