Make a Postcard Lampshade | Inspired Ideas
I love poking through antiques shops and flea markets in search of old postcards, fabrics, and lamps–they’re great materials for home-decor projects. Old lamp bases have loads more character than new ones. I try to hang on to a lamp socket’s outer brass or nickel shell, too, and replace just the cord and inner socket.To […]
By Judy Lake|Jun 11 2010|
Photo Credit : Hendrickson, Corey
Materials and kit are available at The Lamp Shop, Concord, NH. 603-224-1603; lampshop.com. Tru another project from Judy Lake — Night-Light Shade.
For additional ideas, see Judy Lake’s new book, with directions for 50 custom lampshades: The Lampshade Lady’s Guide to Lighting Up Your Life (Potter Craft/Crown Publishing Group, 2009; $27.50; lakeslampshades.com)
Great article, Judy! Love your postcard lampshades!
GREAT idea and I am anxious to try this. Any ideas on where to purchase Styrene? Thanks!
what a neat idea! I bet this would work with pictures of the Grandkids as well as other photos. Great way to personalize a lamp.
You will LOVE this website- a favorite of mine ! http://www.cardcow.com
In their Search , enter any subject and you’ll probably find a vintage post card that fits it.
The cards are for sale, you can print them, or you can send them as e-cards.
It’s also fun because they provide a view of the back of the card which may have a message, stamp, and postmark from any year in the the last century, or may be an unused card.
What an excellent tip! I also like Regina’s comment about using pix for this project. Thanx!
Thanks for all the comments, Postcard lampshades are one of the most popular shades in my shop. You will also see in my Lampshade Lady Book a project using family pictures. Great holiday gift.
Note on this project: One caller to my shop mentioned the whole postcard did not fit into the panels. You can certainly do a larger shade, a 5 x 10 x 7 hex works perfect. I told her that I work w/ all types of vintage papers and fabrics and that I often will set up the cards onto the copy paper in a way to get the BEST parts of the postcards or whatever I am using. Hold the lampshade frame panel over your paper to see what will show on the shade. And then go and copy cards w/ laser print.
Happy Holidays.
judy lake http://www.lampshadelady.typepad.com