I have had this lamp shade that I don't particularly love for a couple of years now. It was given to me and I was just going to replace it when I ran across some old silk rose petals that my boyfriend had given to me in my first Christmas present from him. I saved them and they have turned out to be a great way to remember that special moment while fixing my dull lamp problem.
I started by hot gluing each petal onto the lamp shade. I overlapped them so that the shade would not show underneath. After I covered whole thing with the cream rose petals, I went back and randomly placed sheer, shimmery ones that were in the mix. This added dimension and shine, which I love, who doesn't!
After all the gluing, this is what it looked like:
To finish it up, I glued a trim of black ribbon along the top to hide the edges of the roses.
After about 45 minutes and absolutely no money, I ended up with this great and memorable lamp shade. This is an easy and no-sew project that would be inexpensive even if you had to buy the materials! It was a great spur-of-the-moment DIY project and I hope it inspires you to do something spontaneous in your own house!
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