DIY Lampshade Details You Might Want to Know About

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 Swarnima Rawat DIY Lampshade

If you’re a DIY person you will know that it is pleasure mixed with what you love. And if you’re just starting out on the adventure trip of being a DIYer then let me assure you that you are on the right track. Making something out of the materials at hand or sourcing the materials and then making a thing from scratch gives immense joy and satisfaction. You can start with a DIY lampshade which is not only easy to make but also looks beautiful.

Here is how you can make a DIY Lampshade:

Materials:

100 – 125 white standard-sized paper cupcake liners plain or colored as per your choice.
100 – 125 vertically striped petit fours papers
An 18 to 20” white paper lantern
Hot glue gun
Electrical cord and bulb holder

Directions:

Take the 18” to 20” white paper lantern and open it. Place the lamp on a shallow plate or bowl to give a base to the lantern.

Take the cupcake liners and start placing them on the lantern.
Put a small dot of glue on the back of the cupcake liner and starting from about 1/2″ from the wire ring at the top of the lantern, glue the cupcake liner on the lantern and press until it is attached.

Keep pasting the cupcake liners to the lantern, spacing them is such a way that the circular bases of the cupcake liners are approximately 1″ apart, allowing the outer edges to merge and shape.
Continue applying the cupcake liners around the lantern in circular rings till 3/4 of the way down. Now, flip the lantern over and gently place it back in the bowl, top side down.
Like the top side, complete the lower side of the lantern by filling the bottom of the lantern so the base is covered.
Take the petit fours papers and paste them inside the cupcake liner centering them carefully. Cover the entire cupcake liners with the petit fours papers.

Allow to dry. Once done manipulate the outer papers to the desired shape.
Fix the wire and the bulb holder into the lampshade.
Turn on the light bulb and your beautiful DIY lampshade is ready in a matter of minutes.