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Saturday, January 1, 2011

A clip art lampshade

Out with the old and in with the new!
This is a lampshade from the 80s - cut and pierce parchment with velvet ribbon trim.
It's been 30 years and it shows - right down to the torn lining.
 Time for a change.

                                    

When I saw this lampshade at The Painted Lady in Chicago (shown below),  I knew
 I had found its replacement.  Either you like this, or you don't - and I do!  My shade
form is smaller at the top, so rectangular clip art as in the shade below won't work.
Mine will have to be a much more controlled version.  However, I am going to find
the perfect drum style shade to get the same look as the inspiration shade below.


But, until I find that perfect shade I'll work with what I have.  So,  I took off 
the old cut and pierced parchment panels, and printed out some clipart from 
graphicsfairy.blogspot.com.  After measuring new panels and cutting the printed 
clipart, I glued them onto the shade frame and added the curtain clips, minus 
the rings, to mimic the look of the shade I was copying.




Next time I won't wait 30 years!

This post is linked up with Saturday Night Soiree at A Little Lovely, and  The Graphics Fairy's Brag Monday

5 comments:

  1. I love your shade the best. Great art you chose. Terry

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  2. Great idea, I've never thought of that. Very cool!

    cindy@stitches

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  3. What a fantastic creation--I just love it!! So chic!!!
    XO

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  4. Your shade is so lovely! I love how you put it all together.

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  5. Love this! So are the clips just decorative or are they really holding them on?

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