Office Lamp Prettified

I’ve been on the hunt for just the right lamp for my “in the works” craft room/office.  Luckily, Salvation Army had just the one I was looking for.  Unluckily, it was pretty uhhh…tall.

I knew I was madly in love with the base, so I threw the $8.00 at the lady (thinking I was paying too much), and ran out of the store.  I, of course, forgot to take a picture of the shade I bought, but it’s this one from Target.  It was #14.99.

After buying the perfect hot pink/purple fabric for the shade and covering the base with approximately 12.3 coats of paint and spray gloss, here she be.

I made the rosettes out of strips of the same fabric and applied them with hot glue.  The same hot glue that I believe gave me 2nd degree burns on my finger.  I got the idea and tutorial from several different sites.  I simply typed in “fabric rosettes”, and the information came pouring at me.

I purchased a bundle of these flowers for $5.00 at Hobby Lobby and stuck them in a small bowl with some iridescent rocks I already had.  Since this is essentially my room, I’m taking advantage of making it a little more girly.  I’m LOVING it.

It’s certainly not a finished room, but it’s getting there.  Until then, I’ll just stare at my new lamp.  And the 3cm blister on my finger.