July 17, 2008

*Crafty*

It’s not too often I get crafty these days. But when I saw this project from design*sponge (I posted it a while back; just click archive at the bottom), I knew it was one I was going to do.The chandelier in my dining room has never *thrilled* me so when I came across some un-used IKEA lamp shades, the plan came together! I removed the glass and the shades fit great. Yes, upside down. But that’s part of the charm. The craft plans called for cutting circles, but I made the switch to squares when my circle cutter didn’t do the job and when I quickly realized that cutting them by hand would take f-o-r-e-v-e-r. I’m not quite finished with the whole project yet; like all good crafting, it takes longer than you think! But here’s a sneak-peek for now. Enjoy!