craftgrrl: i freaked out on a boring white lamp!

Woah the Stego (

woah_the_kettle) wrote in

craftgrrl,
@ 2006-09-10 21:16:00

Current mood:	drilling a screw into my head
Current music:	Mint Royale: Show Me

i freaked out on a boring white lamp!
hey guys! i just wanted to show you what i did to a boring white lamp my mom found at goodwill for 3 dollars.
at first i really wanted to paint it, and was waiting for the perfect inspiration of what to paint on it. but then i was holding up one of my collages and freaked out when i saw how much prittier it was when light was shining through it. SOOOOOOO i decided to collage it :D

what it says: "lets pretend we own the world today" if anyone knew that was from a bikini kill song, you should pat yourself on the back, because you are officially cool.

this is the base. i wanted to keep it simple on account of the crazy-busy look of the shade but i made sure i put some dinosaur ribbon on there. the dots are dotted tissue paper that i put on with a mixture of glue, water, and some leftover paint from putting letters on the shade, which is why the veins of the paper looks really awesome.

detail of a patch my good friend made me of some crazy robots, with strawberry fabric under it, which shines though, and you can see crazy robots AND strawberries...at the same time...my life is complete.

a different angle, i thought this pictue is important to show exactly how awesome it is.

detail of a stegosaurus that i drew on some paper and put on there. they are unquestionably my favorite dinosaur, and its fun to see my buddy hanging out with starlight shining though him!(sorry for blurr D: )

detail of a picture of an old poster of a girl on a bike and the remainder of some coffee themed tissue paper, which i used to have a lot of, but used it all because its amazingly cool.

i really want this to not be a fire hazard, if it is, you guys should tell me, and tell me how to fix it, please :)

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	llamables 2006-09-11 01:50 am UTC (link)
	That has to be the nost tackiest/scene lamp I've ever seen. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-11 01:55 am UTC (link)
	*most lol :D (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	perpet 2006-09-11 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Well, "freaked out" is certainly the right adjective. That being said, to make it less of a fire hazard, you'll want to remove the bow. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aithne 2006-09-11 03:07 am UTC (link)
	Well, I certainly don't think it's as bad as the posts are indicating... :> It is busy, sure. But if you like it, who the hell cares? Enjoy it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-11 03:24 am UTC (link)
	hey, a nice person is commenting to my post! cool! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pay_no_mind 2006-09-11 04:14 am UTC (link)
	do some people wake up and say "i am going to be a jerk today"? you did something crafty and it made you happy i like the lamp (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-11 05:55 am UTC (link)
	possibly. maybe they're just all menstrating or something. which i can understand. thank you :) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dealatedwren 2006-09-11 05:41 am UTC (link)
	I think the shade looks neat, but with the other patterns it looks really busy. (Reply to this)

	k8ertater 2006-09-11 05:59 am UTC (link)
	where in the world did you find that ribbon??? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-11 06:09 am UTC (link)
	my grandmother gave a huge ton of it to me for my birthday several years back. i have like 10 yards or something. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstorms 2006-09-11 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	I love the shade! I'll admit that I am not a fan of the vase - simply because of what a few people above me have said - it would look nicer with a darker colored base, reddish maybe and that way - the collage is the focal point and it should be! It's awesome! I want to do this, maybe I'll get an elephant, sewing pattern, coca cola theme going! :-) :-) (Reply to this)

	marcia 2006-09-11 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	wow. i thought communities were about sharing ideas and encouraging each other. O_o ANYWAY!!!! i like the shade part a lot! good job! (Reply to this)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-12 01:02 am UTC (link)
	thank you!!! you're the only one who seriously addressed my fire hazzard question. thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hooveraardvark 2006-09-11 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	mods, please take some action about this post. this is entirely unnecessary and really should have been stopped before it escalated. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pmthreads 2006-09-11 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	Moderators do not touch the comments of a post, the members have said they do not want their comments screened. The original poster can delete any comments they wish, it is up to them to choose what to delete. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	strangeasanjles 2006-09-11 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	Eff all that fighting noise...I'm just glad to see someone else who listens to Bikini Kill. \|A\| (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-12 12:53 am UTC (link)
	we win 7 whole internets (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ne_jyam 2006-09-11 04:41 pm UTC (link)
	I NEVER would have thought to make a collage on a lampshade. What a cool idea. :3 (Reply to this)

	mandapop 2006-09-11 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	I like the lamp a lot! I don't think the dinosaur bow fits in with it, but everything else looks great! You have a good eye for this kinda stuff, I can tell. I'm sorry people are mean. It's only cuz they're hiding behind the internet. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	turabiannights 2006-09-11 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	I know this sort of defeats the purpose, but do you have a picture of it with the light off? I can't quite make out the stegosaurus etc., and I want to!! The ribbon reminds me of my childhood dinosaur days. Though I do agree with many PPs, it's a bit of a fire hazard. I also agree with many that a darker, solid-colored base would look best. (Reply to this)

	burnt 2006-09-11 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	I like busyn things as well as they're done right. This looks a little sloppy. :-/ (Reply to this)

	whats_a_grl_2do 2006-09-11 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	I love it because I love randomness!!! I want it! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-12 01:03 am UTC (link)
	:D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	her_ghosts 2006-09-11 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	neat! :D (Reply to this)

	unworthyxfool 2006-09-11 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	I love it! Are there certain things I shouldn't put on a lamp shade if I wanted to use this idea? I've never been very crafty with things around the house but I think now is as good a time as any! x erika (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-12 02:38 am UTC (link)
	i dont know, i guess i would make sure you dont spray hairspray on the paper you use and put it directly on the bulb.... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pyroonaswing 2006-09-12 02:44 am UTC (link)
	i just wanted to say that i really do like the lamp, and im sorry some people are being jerks. also, bikini kill is good stuff. rawk on. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-12 04:07 am UTC (link)
	TRUTH. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	romoe 2006-09-12 03:28 am UTC (link)
	freaked out, indeed. next time be a little more considerate of what the lamp feels.. i mean, really. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	spillmyguts 2006-09-12 06:36 am UTC (link)
	FTW (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dolphin_daze 2006-09-12 04:05 am UTC (link)
	I really like the lamp and think it is great fun and I love the way the papers look on the shade! I have thought about doing something like this before, what did you use to attach the papers to the shade? I love your lamp, keep up the good work!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	woah_the_kettle 2006-09-12 04:06 am UTC (link)
	thanks! one part glue one part water. the formula for royalty. (Reply to this) (Parent)