Shadey Lady

Look, look, look......what  I discovered whilst fossicking for gold at a market! These pre-loved antiquities coated with layers of dust, were just waiting for moi to stroll by. A gal can never have too many lamps don't you think. As they appear, I must admit that these specimens of lighting fixtures are a tad boring. The gold lamp bases do nothing for my decorating sensibilities, but fear not, with a lick or two of white paint, then sanded a little so that just a peep of gold shows through; they will be more to my liking. Then there are the lamp shades. The turquoise shade ('tis a bit old and tired)  likewise, doesn't really make my heart go pitter patter, but I will dive into my 'dowry of cloth' and start to play and fiddle faddle with my pretty fripperies, till I whip up something half acceptable.
 

I don't need to remove the outer fabric for the cream shade, as I am going to stitch the doilies onto it. I fear that the turquoise fabric will have to be 'ripped' off. Now all I need to do is put a doiley here and a doily there and when I come up with an arrangement pleasing to my li'l eye I will hand stitch the doilies all over, carefully snipping as I go.

I love this southern belle. It seems that quite a few southern gals have found their way into my dowry of cloth. "Waa-ll ahh do declare, (please excuse my drawl) aren't these pretties just dripping with oodles of sugary, syrupy, southern charm!!"
 

  

I had so much fun tarting up one lamp shade that I had to, had to, tart up the other.

I hot glued cotton lace both at the top and the bottom on the inside of the shade to cover all those nasty, messy bits.

Mmmm......now what trimming shall I embellish with??

Perhaps the button fringing......

 

Or.....the bobble fringing?? Decisions.....decisions!!

 Me thinks the natural coloured bobble fringing will put the finishing touch to my lampshade fancy!! Not bad, not bad at all!! Doesn't my Southern Belle just glow with luminosity??

 

I love, love, love mirrors!! I found this gorgeous mirror at the same market a li'l while ago.....see I told you that it would look ever so spiffy with a lick of white paint.

 

 

Ooh-la-la........ my 'new', revamped lamp, with its lick of white paint and refashioned doiley shade, sitting every so prettily in situ, on my bedside table. I must admit I love it; it adds a li'l vavoom to my boudoir, don't you think!! Now it's off  to find a suitable home for my other refashioned lamp.


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