tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54323510882767916262024-03-14T09:27:15.729-04:00Creating Handmade Lamps and ShadesWelcome to Shades ETC's blog. My purpose for this blog is to inform you of what I'm currently creating in the home decor. I will post pictures of products as I'm making them so you can see them from start to finish. I'll tell you where I'm going to be displaying my products so if you are in the area you can come and see them in person.
Come on in, grab a cup of tea, and let your eyes light up at the exquisite creations you see.CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-13408850571864866692018-04-16T10:17:00.001-04:002018-04-16T10:17:00.294-04:00Follow Me on Bloglovin<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5804789/?claim=snbub7whw69">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-14553283863881782852015-08-06T20:24:00.000-04:002015-08-06T20:24:03.563-04:00Updating WebsiteFinally getting around to updating my website. Still some work to do but check it out at <a href="http://shades-etc.com/" target="_blank">Shades-ETC</a>.<br />
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I'm still planning on making more lampshades for teacup and teapot lamps. I have a ton of them to do!<br />
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<br />CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-24043877845267871742014-12-04T15:08:00.001-05:002014-12-04T15:08:19.369-05:00Still Here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, I'm still here. I've been busy with lots of projects. One of them was being a vendor at the local Bethel Baptist Christmas Show in November. I split the space with my friend who makes quilted table runners and other cool items. We had a nice day together and I met a lot of people. We both sold lots of items and felt that it was a good day.<br />
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Now on to more projects.CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-33965754322798797472014-05-23T10:17:00.001-04:002014-05-23T10:17:56.686-04:00Piggy Bank Lamp Fun Has Begun<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">
The story has begun with the base ready and waiting for the piggies to come sit on it. The pattern is ready for the lampshade to be made once the piggies get here so we can choose the fabric that matches them the best. </div>
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<br />CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-82854891454374750952014-05-22T11:59:00.002-04:002014-05-22T11:59:57.462-04:00Piggy Bank Lamp Wedding Gift<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H6jG+y7rL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H6jG+y7rL.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a><br />
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These cute bride and groom piggy banks are soon to be the focus of my next customer's order for a lamp.<br />
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The bride and groom collect piggy banks so it's a perfect wedding gift!<br />
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Stay tuned for more pictures as I create this adorable wedding gift.CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-80156630570398845572014-05-21T15:35:00.002-04:002014-05-21T15:35:38.615-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here it is; finally done. The customer found the green and coral trim she wanted. It is a fun look. I hope she will send me a picture of it on the lamp.<div>
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This fabric was from a $300 dress that she found for $3!! It has a coral lining which I used for the shade's lining. I also dyed the hug snug which I used to wrap the wires with so that it matched the lining.</div>
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I've been working on this lampshade for a customer. It is going to be made with a dress lining and outer fabric. This is the lining. I had just enough fabric for the lining. It has been a real challenge as the lining fabric wants to ravel. I've used some fray check on portions, which I hope will help. I have almost half of the outer fabric on but no picture yet. The coral color should be very interesting in the room the customer is putting this lampshade. <br />CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-6500934656734661752013-08-09T13:44:00.000-04:002013-08-09T13:44:02.110-04:00Chandelier Lampshade Order<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Another customer order for five of these awesome small shades. They are 4" high. The outer cover is a marbled paper. All five will look different. I'm so excited to see these done.<br />
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Sometimes handmade lampshade making is fun!CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com14957 Main Street, Bemus Point, NY 14712, USA42.155381 -79.38565899999997616.6333465 -120.69425299999997 67.6774155 -38.077064999999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-29964280135647890612013-08-03T11:59:00.001-04:002013-08-03T11:59:35.099-04:00Another Custom-Made Lampshade Finished<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Custom-Made Lampshades</h2>
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Started a new order! These lampshades are tall ovals. They will be recovered with a rice paper. So far I've taken off the old shades. The rings are rusted and need to be cleaned and painted with rust-o-leom....that's for tonight. <br />
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I'll post more pictures as I progress on this fun project.CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-13155877680257889432013-07-12T10:52:00.001-04:002013-07-12T10:52:22.707-04:00Brass Lamp Finials<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">2-3/8" high and 1/4" wide finial for topping off that beautiful lampshade. Finials are decorative ornaments for roof tops, the ends of curtain rods, bed posts, clocks as well as lampshades. Finials can also hold a lampshade in place and cover the top screws. They add another decorative element to the room. These are available at my <a href="http://shadesetc.ecrater.com/" target="_blank">eCrater store (http://shadesetc.ecrater.com) </a>at a reduced price.</span>CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-86239052104231933252013-07-11T10:48:00.001-04:002013-07-11T10:48:20.417-04:00Handmade Treasure Box<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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I just finished this lampshade yesterday. My step-mom gave me the lamp base. The lady and gentlemen on this base are dressed for dancing and courting. They are wearing matching outfits in green and white and the lady has rose colored trim on her dress.</div>
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I used 100% off-white silk underneath the light green lace. It is trimmed with rose gimp (this picture makes it look darker. See the first picture for better color) and white fringe topped with a light green beaded flower fringe.</div>
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With the light on, it looks beautiful. It is now ready for someone's special room. Since it uses a 40-watt light bulb, it would be a good night light or task light. It has a 6' white cord and the push through on/off switch is under the shade.</div>
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It will be for sale on my <a href="http://www.shades-etc.com/" target="_blank">website </a>for $45.00 plus shipping or at Exquisite Things Gift Shoppe in Bemus Point, NY in Chautauqua County this summer.</div>
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Another happy customer in Chautauqua County. I just finished this custom made lampshade. It is 14-1/2" across the top, 15" across the bottom and 17" high with a 4" drop. We used cream colored shantung fabric on a hard plastic. It turned out nicer than the picture is showing. Someday I'll learn how to use Photoshop better!<br />
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For $65, it's an excellent buy and saves our dump from excess waste. Her grandson gets a "new" lamp for a small amount of money.<br />
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It's not hard to recycle lampshades. As long as I have the frame with a good pattern, I can do it in two weeks or less.<br />
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See more examples of repaired lampshades <a href="http://www.shades-etc.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This small brass lamp finial makes a nice topper for a smaller lampshade. It is 5/8" high and gold colored brass. These are not solid brass but brass/gold color. The inside diameter is 1/4", which means they fit a 1/4" #28 fine thread pipe. <br />
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Why not add a small change to your existing lamp with one of these finials available at my <a href="http://www.shadesetc.ecrater.com/p/4709457/brass-lamp-finial-small" target="_blank">eCrater store</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm back at making my favorite creations. I took a break so that I could teach piano and now that lessons are over until September, I have more time to create. This is the newest creation (July 2012) in my line of teacup night lights. It
has a mauve-lavender teacup trimmed with gold in which I've added an electric
candle light and silk flowers. The handmade lampshade is round. The hardbacked
shade is made with fabric of lavender and pink flowers on a light green
background and trimmed with the same fabric. The electric candle lamp has on/off
switch on the six foot cord. It uses a 7-watt candelabra bulb. It measures
10-1/4" tall.</span>CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-81051280277009018412012-05-26T14:01:00.002-04:002012-05-26T14:01:10.829-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a nice surprise I had today when an few ladies from the Chautauqua Artists Guild came and set up tables in my parking lot. I love it. They are drawing attention to this side of the road. All three are painting in either watercolors or acyrlics. Laurie McGrath, Lisa Offhauss, and Denisa Snyder-Norberg are three lovely ladies making beautiful art today at Exquisite Things Gift Shoppe in Bemus Point, NY. </div>
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Besides being artists, they are all jewelry makers. Come see them if you are in Bemus Point today.</div>CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-39290668411661052732012-05-19T14:07:00.001-04:002012-05-19T14:17:55.311-04:00Hand Painted China at Exquisite Things Gift Shoppe in Bemus Point<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I'm featuring hand painted china by a local Chautauqua County artist, Elaine Caflisch. Elaine's first lessons were to learn how to paint china thimbles for her collection of thimbles. She especially likes to do animal portraits, flowers, and birds. She has several items painted with flowers and birds at Exquisite Things Gift Shoppe in Bemus Point, NY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Elaine has painted for several years for the National Osteoporosis Foundation doing their Mother's Day cards and in 2011 doing their Christmas card thank you's.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">She is currently the president of the chautauqua County Society of Artists. She is married to Philip and has two children (one married) and two horse, shih Tzu dogs and several small caged birds. She teaches porcelain painting.</span></span></span></div>
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You can see her art at Exquisite Things Gift Shoppe in Bemus Point on Saturdays during the month of May and Friday and Saturday during June. The shoppe is open from 10a until 5p.CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-67646980380538271612012-05-13T10:00:00.000-04:002012-05-13T10:00:02.612-04:00Cambridge Newel Post Floor Lamp with Handmade Lampshade<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I just finished trimming this handmade lampshade. It looks awesome on the antique newel post lamp base. We found the base in Cambridge, NY at an antique store and had to have it for one of my special creations.<br />
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I think the style is called art deco...not my usual Victorian type shades but close.<br />
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This shade is made from silk fabrics in green and gold. The sage green trim accents the double layer of cream colored fringe and gold, brown, and blue scalloped, beaded fringe. It took ten hours to create, but was worth the time and effort.<br />
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It is for sale at Exquisite Things Gift Shoppe in Bemus Point, NY.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Threaded pipe.</span> It's not something I spend my time thinking about usually. However, it is a necessary item for some lamp making projects. These are used between the socket and the base of the lamp to hold it together and for the electric cord to pass through.<br />
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If you need some threaded pipe for your projects, whether lamps or not, I have these available in my ecrater store at <a href="http://shadesetc.ecrater.com/">http://shadesetc.ecrater.com</a>. <br />
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The available sizes are 1", 5", 6", 7", 9", 10", 12", 15" Prices start at $.20 for the 1" up to $1.65 for the 15".<br />
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I'm offering them at low prices as I'm selling out of this type of products so I can focus on my handmade lampshades. CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-58691030498921499552012-02-05T15:13:00.001-05:002012-02-05T15:13:32.803-05:00Lamp Making KitsI just listed these two lamp making kits in my eCrater store at: <a href="http://shadesetc.ecrater.com/p/13831643/lamp-making-kit-for-large-ceramic">http://shadesetc.ecrater.com/p/13831643/lamp-making-kit-for-large-ceramic</a><br />
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These kits were originally for ceramic Christmas trees I believe; however, the person I bought them from went out of business. So if you are a ceramic making person, you know the value of these kits.</div>
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These kits are also a good deal for those who make lamps and are looking for parts at a cheap price. Check out my website at: <a href="http://shadesetc.ecrater.com/">http://shadesetc.ecrater.com</a> and make your project come to "light".</div>CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-16672372079870078242012-01-28T19:39:00.000-05:002012-01-28T19:39:20.239-05:00Sockets and Caps for Lamp Making<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Check out my store at <a href="http://shadesetc.ecrater.com/">http://shadesetc.ecrater.com</a></div>CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-46584073160936864252012-01-23T19:49:00.004-05:002012-01-23T19:49:58.507-05:00Handmade Kittens on a Chair Night Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kittens on a Chair Night Light is my recent creation. I found the base first and then matched the handmade lemon colored silk shade with pink/peach trim. The shade is hardbacked, not lined. The lamp uses a 15-watt candelabra bulb. The nightlight measures 11" high. The white cord is 58", almost 5' and has an on/off switch on the cord.<br />
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I think this base is so cute and I'm not a cat lover. The cat on the top of the chair looks like it's about to leap onto something. The cat in the chair is sleeping; and the one in front on the floor must have been playing with the yarn on the floor around the chair...or the books.<br />
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The back of the lamp here shows where the cord comes from.<br />
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The lampshade was easy to make with the silk fabrice and french gimp. I'm pretty pleased with how this cute night light turned out.<br />
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I think this would make a very nice baby shower gift or a cute night light for a little girl's room or a sweet night light for a bathroom for your cat lover friend.<br />
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It is a one-of-a-kind night light. You can purchase it at <a href="http://www.shades-etc.com/novelty.htm">http://www.shades-etc.com/novelty.htm</a> for $35 plus shipping.<br />CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432351088276791626.post-26196845285497579762011-12-03T16:24:00.001-05:002011-12-03T16:28:56.123-05:00Believe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm a little slow on blogging lately. I wanted to show you this handmade ornament by <a href="http://www.elizabethgleason.net/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Gleason</a>. I won it at the <a href="http://fmng.org/" target="_blank">Friday Morning Networking Group</a> meeting a couple weeks ago. Elizabeth created the artwork. I believe! So in case I forget to post it, "Merry Christmas" to everyone and thank you, Elizabeth, for my first Christmas gift of 2011.CARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460237419540226800noreply@blogger.com1