Replace your old globe shade with a homemade version.
Most homes have at least one overhead light fixture. Often, these fixtures have a glass globe around the light. If you want to dress up the light fixture without spending a fortune on a new fixture or globe, make your own. Use yarn in a color that coordinates with your home's decor to create your own globe shade. Homemade shades require minimal effort and allow you to customize the shade to fit your needs.
Instructions
1. Inflate a large, round balloon and tie it off. The size of the balloon determines the size of the finished shade.
2. Cut an 18-inch piece of string. Tie one end of the string to the tied end of the balloon. Tie the other end of the string to an eye hook in the ceiling or a ceiling fan. Cover the area below the balloon with trash bags or newspaper.
3. Coat the surface of the balloon with petroleum jelly.
4. Dip a skein of cotton or acrylic yarn into a bucket of wallpaper glue. Use your fingers to work the glue into the yarn to thoroughly coat it all.
5. Wrap the yarn around the inflated balloon. Overlap the yarn as you go, creating a random pattern. Leave a hole at the top of the balloon around the tied end that is 1/4 inch smaller in diameter than a lamp ring holder. Cut off any excess yarn once you are happy with the look of the yarn. Insert the loose end of the yarn underneath an overlapping piece of yarn to hold it securely in place once the string dries.
6. Let the balloon hang, undisturbed, overnight. Test the string in the morning. If the string is still damp, let it sit another three to five hours or until it's dry.
7. Deflate the balloon by cutting the tied end with scissors. Remove the balloon from the string structure. Let the string dry another three to five hours.
8. Insert the into the hole you left in the string. Attach the globe lamp to an installed ceiling fixture, following the lamp manufacturer's instructions.
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