Simple & Easy Repurposed "Pumpkin" From A Lamp Base
by
Angie @ Ambient Wares
(IC: blogger)
12 Materials
Easy
Being obsessed with making lamps, we have an array of parts to choose from. Sometimes those parts and pieces become lamps, other times they don't.
Take this lamp for example...
Take this lamp for example...
I knew I wanted to paint it whenever the day came for it to be a great lamp. I did not know however, it would never become a lamp. I looked at it one day and saw a pumpkin.
I rifled through our 1,000 drawers of various nuts and bolts looking for something to use as the pumpkin stem and tried a few types but, I wasn't really diggin' 'em. Then I thought of finials.
I honestly thought about stopping here and while I think it's gorgeous, I thought it was lacking. I broke out the Mod Podge and some burlap fabric in order to make little cutouts of squash leaves.
After the Mod Podge had dried, I cut out a little square only slightly bigger than the leaf and cut around it.
Then, with some pastel green embroidery thread and a larger needle, I poked through each leaf and tied them around the finial.
I'm really liking what I see on-line with the more pastel fall decor along with other non-traditional ways of decorating and I think this fulfills that. Are you a traditional decorator or do you like what's considered non-traditional?
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Suggested materials:
- Old lamp base
- RUST-OLEUM Ocean Mist Spray Paint
- Finial
- Threaded bolt
- Washer
- Burlap scrap
- Mod Podge
- Chip brush
- Clip Art image
- Copy Paper
- Scissors
- Embroidery Thread/Floss
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published September 28th, 2016 8:14 PM
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Shirley4 on Nov 17, 2016While I still don't "see" the pumpkin, I absolutely love love love what you did!!!
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