For a long time I have wanted to make a beaded lamp.
I wanted a tall freestanding
one, but this is what I had in my studio.
The shade has a good structure to start with because the frame of the lampshade
had many parts to attach the wire and beads.
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I started by painting some crystals with glass paint on just
one side since it is see through.
I let those dry.
In the
mean time I took a number 4 gage (in Italy) wire to add the beads and begin
bending and weaving the wire around the lamp.
The wire gage had to be thin enough to string the beads and
thick enough to be able to bend and stay floating in the air around the lamp.
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All I did was add the pearls and then bend the wire to hold
the pearls in place.
It was such
fun to make.
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I did add an uneven number of colored pink crystals because
I think an
uneven number looks better.
I added little fake keys from our combination bike locks.
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| Sette Design Beaded Lamp |
I also took ice blue soft ribbon-string and wrapped it
around some of the lampshade frame.
Then I hung bits of broken pearl necklace on to the ribbon–string.
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Since tomorrow is Friday. I will wish you a happy weekend now.
Cheers,
How fun! I love it!
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