Hi
Everyone,
Once
again it’s the first Monday of the month and that means it’s time for another
fun & fabulous blog hop with the professional craft designers from Designer
Craft Connection.
For our
theme this month we chose “Vintage”. Now I’m sure that everyone has a different
view of what that might mean, but for me, it meant creating a project using
items from the past. And that is just
exactly what I did when I created this project.
A few
years ago I went through a lamp making faze where I created all these different
beautiful lamps that were especially made for each of my clients. They would
pull together different family heirlooms that were special to them and I would
create a lamp for them. The lamp that I’m sharing today was made for my mom.
The “Tea
Time Lamp” was made from old jewelry pieces, a glove, handkerchief, doily, and
a tea cup and saucer that my mom had saved from my grandmother. I knew that
these were items that my mom cherished and I wanted to incorporate them into a
special keepsake for her but I couldn’t think of an idea that would work with
everything. Then the lamp idea hit me and it just ballooned from there. The
next thing I know, I’m getting calls from our family and friends asking if I
would create a lamp for all of them!
I hope
you enjoy our hop today and if this is your first time hopping with the
Designer Craft Connection, don’t worry because it’s very easy to do. Go to the
Designer Craft Connection blinkie on the right hand side of my blog and click
the forward button. You will then be taken to the 40+ designer’s blogs that are
participating in the hop. You’ll walk away from your computer with 40+
different ideas to recreate for yourself and your family and friends! Now that’s
a lot of ideas!! Have fun and happy hopping!!!
Special Announcement!!!
OMGoodness!
I almost forgot to tell you about a special hop and give away we are also doing
this month! Here are all the details for that-
Crafty KT is sponsoring
The KOOL TAK™ Manufacturer Challenge:
Fabulously-Fall Blog Hop.
September 8 to September 18
Join
us and visit the blogs of 12 professional and creative craft designers as they
show you how to create some great fall projects with Kool Tak™ products.
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We
will choose one lucky giveaway winner from those who sign up for our
newsletter. You only need to enter once.
Only
those with a mainland USA shipping address are eligible to win the giveaway.
Thanks for joining me. Until next
time…
Crafty hugs,
Lisa
Stampin’ Queen Creations
"Tea Time Lamp"
Materials Needed
Aleene’s
Glue Gun
White
Acrylic Paint
Trim
For Lampshade
Wood
Base
4 Wood
Balls 1 1/2”
Lampshade
Electrical
Lamp Kit
Dried
Flowers, Spanish Moss & Floral Foam
Costume
Jewelry, White Handkerchief, Blue Handkerchief, White Lace Doily
Tea
Cup & Saucer, Silver Bowl
Instructions
Step
1. Drill hole in base for the electrical
to run through. Paint base and four wood balls white. Let dry. Glue doily and handkerchief
to wood base. Poke a hole through both for the electrical rod to fit through.
Assemble lamp kit according to manufactures instructions.
Step
2. Fill teacup with Spanish moss and
floral foam. Glue dried flowers in tea cup.
Next, glue teacup & saucer, silver bowl, glove, flower and jewelry
to base. Fold handkerchief and attach jewelry pin. Glue in the silver bowl.
Step
3. Glue white lace and pearls trim
around the lampshade. Attach lampshade to lamp.
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