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Lamp Shade Upgrade

Learn how to upgrade an old lamp shade with this easy technique.
Total Time1 hour
Course: Craft
Cost: $30

Materials

  • lamp shade
  • fabric
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • hot glue gun & glue

Instructions

  • Lay your fabric out flat.
  • Using your ruler and scissors, make a cut along the edge of your fabric every two inches.
  • At each cut, rip the fabric so you are left with a bunch of raw-edge strips of fabric.
  • To glue to the lamp shade, fold each fabric strip in half, add a bead of glue down the lamp shade and then attach at the fold.
  • Using the same method, glue strips of fabric all around the lamp shade.
  • To finish, cut off any excess fabric hanging around the top or bottom of the lamp shade.