Tutorial: Bottle Lamp with Galaxy Print Shade

1. Lay your fabric down flat on the table with the reverse side facing up. Take the adhesive styrene included in the Lampshade Kit and peel back a small section of the backing. Carefully stick the styrene to the desired section of your fabric, slowly peeling away more and more of the backing while keeping the fabric underneath tight and flat.
   
   
2. Trim away the fabric from the styrene, leaving a 1/2" allowance around each of the sides, except for one of the short sides which is trimmed flush with the edge of the styrene. Use the lampshade glue from the kit and a paintbrush (or the nozzle of the glue bottle) to glue down the fabric on the short edge - this creates a neat seam on the finished shade.
   
   
3. Roll the shade into a cylinder, with the neat 'seam' edge on the outside of the cylinder. Use the binder clips in the kit to hold it in place. Insert the top lampshade ring into the cylinder and use more clips the hold the ring flush with the styrene.
   
   
4. Working in sections, apply some lampshade glue to the overhanging fabric and spread it around with a paintbrush or the nozzle. Once tacky, fold the fabric over the lampshade rings and use the wooden tool the tuck the fabric up behind the rings for a neat 'rolled edge' finish.
   
   

Do the same for the bottom lampshade ring. To finish off, apply some glue under the side 'seam' to keep it flat.

The finished lamp

We love how the orange hues in this print create a perfect contrast to the glossy royal blue of the bottle lamp base!

Check out the tutorial on how to make a bottle lamp to see how we created the base.
 

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