Light up My Life With Some Magic!

by Kathrine Connery
(IC: homeowner)
5 Materials
This light was just not in keeping with the transformation I've be making of my room so it had to have an injection of life and colour.
I took the shade down and using glass paints painted the sections in bright colourfull stripes.
There was a raised rim between each section which I painted silver using a metallic gilting pen.
I had some lace trim from an old tablecloth, which I spray painted a metallic silver. I had tried gold but it just looked dull.
I attached the lace around the edges with a glue gun. Then put some some decorative mirrors on the painted section.
I had some plain glass droplets that I had saved from an old chandelier light. These I dipped into the glass paints then hung out to dry before attaching to the rim of the lace. Nice line of washing!
I added more coloured glass drops on the lace using the trusty glue gun.
Amazing how colourful it is now. And much more in tune with the room it is. I can'tell wait to see it when it'suits really dark. It should look magical.
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Published June 20th, 2016 2:40 PM
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Susan Snyder on Aug 11, 2016
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Wow! I LOVE this!!! Did you see something that inspired you or did you just want a colorful fixture? Did you envision this from the beginning or did your idea morph as you went on? So creative and beautiful.
I absolutely loved this! It’s beautiful! Did the lace get weighted down after awhile and sag from things hanging on it or did the paint give enough stability to the light weight crystals or beads?