I am blogging from a friend’s house.
Our kids are running, laughing and playing all through the house.
I just finished this quick project, but the lighting is not great for pictures!
We have had such a full day. . . no time to craft!
But, we have had a great day!
So, this will be short and sweet!
We are in the process of redecorating my oldest daughter, Daisy’s room.
She already had a great lamp, but it just needed a little more color!

I started with this lamp – no, it is not a thrift store find!
But, we already had it and we still like it!

It just needed a little more color for this “Anthropologie” inspired room!
I bought 3 rolls of blue and 3 rolls of orange ribbon.

I secured the first end with a safety pin.

Then, I wrapped and wrapped and wrapped!
Each time I ran out of a spool of ribbon, I just tied on another one.

I alternated colors.

I glued the ends down using fabric glue.
And, here is the final result!



One jazzed up lamp.
Terrible lighting for pictures.
Very happy children with a full fun day of being with friends!
Life to the full to you!
Here are the places that I party!
Sunday
Southern Hospitality
Under the Table and Dreaming
Flamingo Toes
I Heart Naptime
The DIY Showoff
My 1929 Charmer
Monday
Cowgirl Up
I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Mod Vintage Life
The Brassy Apple
Craft-O-Maniac
Between Naps on the Porch
Home Stories A to Z
A Stroll Thru Life
Boogieboard Cottage
Kelly’s Corner
The Dedicated House
Skip To My Lou

Tuesday
Domestically Speaking
Elizabeth and Company
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Uncommon Designs
The Winthrop Chronicles
Coastal Charm
Primitive and Proper

Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style
Shades of Amber
Faded Charm
Someday Crafts
Lil Luna
Ginger Snap Crafts
Beyond the Picket Fence
Crafty Scrappy Happy
Somewhat Simple
Southern Lovely
House of Hepworths
The 36th Avenue
Restore Interiors
Ivy and Elephants
Thursday
Imparting Grace
My Re-Purposed Life
The Vintage Farmhouse
Freckled Laundry
52 Mantels
No Minimalist Here
The Charm of Home
The Shabby Creek Cottage
From My Front Porch to Yours
The Brambleberry Cottage
Chic on a Shoestring
AKA Design

Friday
Whipperberry
My Romantic Home
French Country Cottage
Tatertots and Jello
Miss Mustard Seed
Thirty Handmade Days
Stuff and Nonsense
Craft Junkie Too
Common Ground
The Shabby Nest
Family Ever After
Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust
Rooted in Thyme
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Liz Marie

Saturday
Funky Junk Interiors
Classy Clutter
Six Sisters Stuff
It’s Overflowing
Be Different Act Normal
You are really something else!!!
Gorgeous
The lamp looks gorgeous!!! This is such a simple idea and it turned out great!! Love the colours you chose:)
Very clever! Great color combination! Can’t wait to see the completed room.
The shade came out really good and I love the colors. The lamp base is fantastic.
Cynthia
Love it! Very cute. Melissa, today’s groupon is for 1/2 price at Thrift Smart! I thought you might be interested in that. 🙂
LOVE it! will be pinning this one to come back to.
LOVE your shade too! Gosh girl you are so creative!
LOVE this! Love the colors and especially envious over that lamp base =) Thanks for sharing!
I love what you did to that shade! It’s so pretty.
Congrats on being in the Newbie Spotlight at Debbiedoos!
Now that tool patience. What a great idea!
LOVE this….great re-do!
love the light blue and orange! looks like a weave!
This is so absolutely cool. I was just inspired by some diy lamp shades on Design Star. Now I see yours and am double inspired. So cool!
This turned out gorgeous! What a great idea! It’s always so hard to find a nice lampshade at a decent price. This is quite a transformation.
I would love it if you would share this at my new Smart Solutions linky party. You can link up here:
http://theprudentpantryblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/prudent-projects-smart-solutions-linky_13.html
Have a great day!
I love this lampshade (and the cool lamp, too). It turned out stunning! I’m hosting a linky party “One Creative Weekend” at OneCreativeMommy.com. I’d love for you to visit and link up this idea and/or anything else you’d like to share.
(I can’t wait to try this!)
Okay, that is just so creative and pretty! I love the way you think. Thank you for sharing this at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
I hopped on over from Tip Junkie as this project caught my eye! I love the lines and texture of the lampshade. So very creative and I’m inspired. Thanks so much for sharing! Great job!
So, so happy you were able to stop by the party last week! I’m featuring this at today’s party {coming out later this afternoon}. Hope you have a great week!
{HUGS},
kristi
Really pretty and I love the colors!
Ok, this is fabulous! Absolutely in love with the colors!
This is great!! I love it. I’ve shared on Pinterest!
Thanks so much for sharing over at The Winthrop Chronicles, this will be featured tomorrow! http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/
So clever and oh so pretty!
This us such a great idea! I have a lamp shade sitting in my house needing some attention and you’ve inspired me!
Thanks for sharing this creative makeover on Simple & Sweet Fridays!
Jody
What an easy transformation – just beautiful!
I would love if you would submit it and share it with my readers! Join the Community and share any of your creative project!
Susan @ Oh My! Creative
Just saw this lampshade on pinterest! Perfect for a few lampshades that need an update. Plus I have a ton of ribbon left over from my wedding last year. Just moved to Nashville with my husband for work so wanted to say hello! xo caroline