Originally posted by aspiechick
Originally posted by MajorKarma
lining the hat with felt
To use it as a lampshade?
I've already gotten the lamp base (managed to dig an old one out in the loft) - already gotten a layer of silver... and hopefully one of these nights
I can coat it with some white, before sanding it in places... then all I need is a wire coathanger to make the thingy-bob for the inside.
Pardon me, I have done it again and not read enough and misunderstood what you were in fact making but, for a proper lampshade, some light should in
fact come from/through the lampshade and foil of course prevents that but, don't let me rain on your creativity.
It has been years since I made a lampshade for a light in my room in college..I hated the light given off so I made a shade for it using a beach-ball,
funny papers, spray lubricant glue, water and baling wire. I regret having chimed in here been since I have, I feel I should contribute.
This is just a quick graphic of my Funny Papers Lampshade. The beach-ball is for the shape; is coated with lubricant so the Paper and Watered Down
Glue won't stick to the ball, which is deflated after the shell has dried. One good layer of paper goes on, then some wire for structural strength
and then 3+ layers of paper on top of that. Here is a quick graphic of what I am talking about.
Cheers /