A few years ago, I bought a supply of oversized pushpins that are 3/4" tall not including the pin. They make wonderful lamp bases.
To remove the pin, hold the plastic part in one hand and heat the pin with a lighter or match. Then pull out the pin with a pair of pliers.
Used my trusty Krylon gold leafing pen to colour it.
I also used the pen to colour the head of this
straight pin then poked it through the centre of the
cap of a hand lotion bottle.
I clipped off the bottom of the pin, spread white glue on it, then added the
gold and clear beads.
While that glue was drying, I worked on my floor lamp. I painted this piece of
egg carton white then stuck a black headed
straight pin through the middle.
For the base of the floor lamp, I cut a square piece of a white
eraser. The pole of the lamp is a white cocktail
straw. First I drilled a hole in the centre of the eraser. That didn't work too well - the hole sort of filled itself in when the drill bit was removed. So I used the drill punch that I used to make the Scotch mints early to enlarge the hole. That worked slightly better but I still had to use my X-Acto knife to get the hole clean and deep enough. Glued the straw in place, made sure it was straight and let it dry. Then I dripped glue into the top of the straw, coated the pin with glue and dropped pin holding the shade into the straw.
Once the glue holding the shade and beads had dried, I glued that to the base with Gorilla gel glue.
My 10th bead is this great one! I glued a tiny piece of the inside white layer of the napkin to make a Kleenex box. (I've used this bead "Kleenex box" several times before. Unfortunately this is the last bead I have.)
Had enough
paper and
cardstock left to print out a copy of my book "The City of St. Albert" (my home city).
Cut out the pages, scored and folded them, then used a gluestick to put the pages together.
Added the covers and the spine.
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| Sorry the picture is so poor. Will try and get another, better one. |
I'm pleased with it so far but there are still a couple more things left on the list so I think I'll try to work a few more in.
I love this challenge! Most fun I've had in ages.
The lamps are so authentic looking and balance the back of the roombox nicely! What I really like is how nice and bright it would be to read in that cozy looking chair! I love the framed art centered on the back wall, too! A nice focal point!
ReplyDeleteYou are making the most of your allotment of materials with the accessories - it's neat that you could include a mini copy of your book! Great work!
Oh, my, Jodi, Thank you so much. I added an afghan based on your comments.
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What wonderful ideas you have Maureen. The scene is coming together beautifully. I really love how you softened the lighting by diffusing it downwards. I think I will steal that idea to finish the lighting in the back room of my North Pole Postal Service. MEE's challenge has given me so many ideas! Thank you and your club members for this fun project. - Marilyn D.
ReplyDeleteThis has indeed been a very fun challenge!
DeleteMarilyn, Oh, I hope that this has given you some ideas that you can use.
DeleteMarijke, It's such fun to challenge ourselves.