Simple & Easy Repurposed "Pumpkin" From A Lamp Base

by Angie @ Ambient Wares

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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...

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.

Now, I could have easily kept the color the same since it's in the orange family but, I really wanted something fresher and decided to paint it with RUST-OLEUM's Ocean Mist; a beautiful pale, pastel blue. Three coats of spray paint later and it was done.

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.

Again, with our stash of lamp parts, I knew we had a few. So, I settled on this finial and two other parts I found. The lamp's base is hollow so I slipped the washer over the bolt and slid the bolt up through the top and screwed the finial on.

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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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

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Shirley4 on Nov 17, 2016
While I still don't "see" the pumpkin, I absolutely love love love what you did!!!

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- Angie @ Ambient Wares on Nov 17, 2016
  Lol! Thanks Shirley4! I have a BIG imagination ;)
  
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Lynn on Jan 14, 2019

Nice addition!

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