DIY Lamp Shade

My Last Post of the night. 

I started on this diy project about 2 years ago I hadn't finished it, and it was my friend Chhimmi who reminded me and gave my the idea to make it into a post. so this all OVERDUE! But I've done it now! 

You can see from the image below, the little thing at the back of the lampshade was where I had left it, I turned it so you can see what I had left to do! 

Sorry ALL THE PICTURES I HAVE ON THIS POST WAS TAKEN FROM MY PHONE FROM THE CAMERA! Will update it with the good quality ones if I can be bothered. :D No judging! 

Anyways, the lampshade was creamy and DULL so I bought a 2 meter white binding tape for the edges of the lampshade top and bottom with help of my handy glue gun.

The material I used was white felt I had laying around [plus its cheaper!]. I cut it into squares first, all variable in sizes but not too big or too small about one and a half inches? Or something around that size. 

Then I cut the squares into circles, it was a PAIN! I think that reminded me why I never got back to it! After that I placed the circles by folding, pushing, and sticking it on with the glue gun, making sure its even all around because you do tend to build it up so much that it can become thicker in one area than the other. After a few hours, it should end up like THIS!  

TADA! 

You can see some areas went a bit haywire BUT it is done..not really I have a small patch left somewhere at the back where I ran out of the felt circles.

It gives you a petal/flower effect. I've seen it on bags, T-shirts so you can try that if you don't want to jazz up a piece of lampshade. Use different fabric and colours to make it more interesting! 

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Paper Patterns

Thought I would just post this up quick before I forget.

I found some paper patterns in a charity shop for 20p each (this was like a few months ago), I have never really used a paper patterns so when I saw them I wasn't sure if I should get them or not. Well I have tried in Uni but I don't know if its the same. Anyways! There were LOADS but I picked out these FOUR. [Sorry The Photograph is a bit NAFF I took it from my phone from the camera :D] 

Anyways, I am planning to make something from the second pattern soon a nice cover up sorta thing? Good for the summer! I don't know what material yet, something flowly? Lol. Might change the design as I go or it might all go horribly wrong. Hm. I don't know I see it in my head that it will be fine, will probably look more like a dressing robe or something like that but I just want a long light weight cover up that I can just pop on if I am going somewhere on top of my summery outfit rather than something even like a short denim jacket which will probably be everywhere this summer, I don't know why (THEY ARE FINE) but sometimes I find it to be a heavy sort of thing that makes me uncomfortable, so I wanna make sure I have something nice! If I find it easy enough to make I try and make some more from MORE fabrics maybe even try to make it from a heavier, thicker fabric with lining and all that sorta thing for the evening? I like that it looks more like a quarter sleeve rather than a full sleeve. 

[These are the Four that I picked up]

Others that caught my eye were-The Jacket from the first Pack, The Shirt thing [They all look sorta similar so kind need to look more into that]from the third Pack And I think it was the Jacket on the right hand corner from the last Pack that interested me. A boyish silhouette . 

Some Inspirational Images from Asos. Kinda like what I would like to make. I guess the pattern I have is a but different but I think with the choice of material and colour it should turn our okay.

This I took just now, Ive collected a few more, and they're all squished inside :D Need to find a better place to put them! 

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Dream a Little Dream for Me.

Decided I would create a new blog which I will UPDATE more often. I was drifting around YouTube as you do and found a video for Dream Catchers. I have always loved them! And thought why not try and make one? I TRIED with a simple bangle and some strings I had laying around in my drawer.

It was going well until things started to unravel and I got things in a knot. ¬ ¬. Was not pleased but at least I know how to make on now. 

Here Is My Trial Version Lets Say.

I am hoping next time I attempt to make on I shall put some beads and feathers on, if its still intact of course and turn it into necklaces #diy Right in time for summer. Better get collecting on nice feathers! Not bright ones though....would prefer white, creams, browns sorta thing. The one I tried making I used flat cream string? Thread? I don't know what its called I got  roll of it from a charity shop for 40p BARGAIN! Used it because I don't have any leather. Ill post an update if I succeed to make one and maybe do a OOTD? Maybeeeee. Might Be a While. But for Summer, you guys should definitely give it a go! If you aren't much of a Do It Yourself person then just find/get a dream catcher thread a chain through and BOOM a necklace! if its a shorter chain maybe you can use it can hang it onto a bag? Would make it interesting!
Sorry this is just a short and quick post.

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