Beaded lampshade diy

Each lampshade is meticulously hand beaded by yours truly :) Made with great care and attention to detail, this lampshade will be a unique addition to any room in your home or office! This lampshade includes Indian and marine agate gemstones, strung on sturdy beading wire! It also features glass beads to compliment the gemstones, the colors featured are in shades of blue, green, gold and white. This lampshade took me over a month to make! It can take days or weeks to source the perfect…

I made all these lampshades out of beads and lampshade frames. These little shades are often at thrift stores for around $1, and I have lots of beading...

Do you love bold colors, beads and your very own style? Then you will enjoy making a beaded lampshade with a Bohemian look. And guess what? It's more fun, more creative, and less tedious than making the traditional beaded shade on a network of wires.

I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts that we’ve been working on getting our guestroom set up. Today, I want to share about the pa...

We wired an ordinary mesh basket with about 800 glass beads. It would be dazzling as a storage container, but we flipped it upside down and are using it as a co…

Upcycled lampshade with hand-beaded embellishment. Items at Bad Taste are made with love and intention; with each article being unique and one of its kind. While we know that no love lasts forever, we believe in letting the story of an item continue, even if that means utilizing a different writer. All items are made to enhance previously loved products, aimed at reducing waste through creativity and resourcefulness.

Our third post in our Soft Shade Making Series is about laying the foundations for the lampshade ahead, namely binding your lampshade frame. To help you master this important skill, that's integral to holding your outer fabric and lining in place, we’ll take you step-by-step through how to bind your frame, what to consider and prepare, as well as the tools and materials you’ll need to start your soft shade making journey!

I’ve always loved wind chimes and I’ve made quite a few over the years, but this time I wanted to do something completely different from all the wind chimes tha…