Hello
This last week I've been chipping away at a project that I have been forced to take quite slowly. I was given a lampshade kit a while ago and it's taken me some time to decide how to decorate it.
Unfortunately the fabric wicked the ink in vertical lines so I had to work slowly in sections and try not to use too much water.
I used stamps from quite a few different sets including Lavinia, Clarity, Hobby Art and ones from Creative Stamping magazine.
The colours are more muted with the light on but I think it works fairly well.
Of course now I have the old lampshade and I was thinking...what would it look like with a bit of paint on it?!
If you've had a go at decorating lampshades I'd love to hear what you used as I think I could be tempted to have another go.
Thank you for stopping by. Hope you have a lovely week xxx
Hmmm... I once bought a cheap white lampshade at Ikea with a view to decorate it. Haven't done it yet and it's been years...
ReplyDeleteIf you want to avoid seepage with fabric you can use stencil brushes with very dry paint (acrylic not watercolours or Inktense) or use Distress inks from an inkpad (although unlikely to be lightfast!).
Coming back to this lampshade, it looks lovely and what a talking point when you announce that you did it yourself!
Have a great week Claire! x
This is beautiful Claire and what a great idea, Happy creating, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteHi Claire just had to pop over to thank you for all the lovely comments. Hope you're having a nice day too. Happy crafting, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteOh this is so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteJust love it.
I've used one of those lamp shade kits before and used fabric paints from the arty crafty place (blockcraft) didn't attempt anything as complex as this though!