Taking it back to the old school...

Okay so for fun I thought I'd show you guys a lamp I made in Lighting class in college :) First I've got some pics of things I had to dismantle to get the parts I needed... Below you'll see a rotating lamp that Devin is enjoying...
Okay before we go any further let me point out that I did not demolish this lamp just for the project... he had already cracked the outside and removed the picture from the inside (he's just a little like his momma... he likes to demolish... I just need to teach him how to put it all back together LOL)

The torchiere above met it's demise because I needed the glass bowl at the top... but don't feel sad... it assured me that it didn't mind taking one for the team :) Now, below is a picture of everything right before assembly...

Aside from the rotating parts from Devin's lamp and the top of the torchiere, you'll see a couple of other things in the picture above. I taped together 3 of my favorite photos of Fred Ataire and Ginger Rogers to sit on top of the torchiere part. The frosted mylar sheet in the back will go over the top of the pics to protect them. Plus I put a decorative border on the mylar to hide the seams where the pictures were taped together.

Above is a pic of the torchiere glass sitting on top of the rotating base.

Assembly time...

Above is just the pics on the base before the mylar sheet
below is the final product

All done and ready to dance...
Here's a little video of it in action

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Impulse candelabra...

Most things I do are completely on impulse... which typically means I frequently forget to photograph the "before" of whatever it is I am working on... it's like a frenzied flash of lamp parts and spray paint, or glass and epoxy. Then I emerge from the fumes and disorder and realize... dang... I did it again.
The following is a product of that "impulse." I've tried to find pics of what the pieces closely resembled before I started just to give you a basis for comparison but they are not the actual pieces I used...

got it... okay... here we go...

 I bought 2 lamps like the one pictured above... $2 dollars a piece... the 3rd one I bought looked exactly like this one but had 3 decorative sockets for 3 small bulbs at the very top ($2 as well.) You can see them at the very top of the pic below. On an earlier trip I had picked up a colonial style 3 arm chandelier ($4). Couldn't find a good pic but it was beat up and old. It had wood in the middle with three brass arms... I disassembled everything, took out all the wiring and then threaded it all back together as one piece...

3 cans of .98cent glossy black spray paint later... oh and a few crystals cause I like-ah-the-bling...

I got to use it at a wedding I decorated!! Shout out to Caitlin Cook for trusting me to decorate her wedding!!  She gave me her vision and completely trusted me to communicate it! Love you Caitlin!

So again... apologies for the lack of before pics :(  Libby, my daughter, now reminds me to take pics when I bring anything home that might end up in the lab ;)

What can you do with A 25 cent vase, 1 margarita glass, 2 random glasses & 3 lids searching for a purpose??

Create your own apothecary jars... of course... 

 

Bam... 4 Apothecary jars for less than 5 bucks :-)

A Generous Dose of Crazy...

I am no stranger to the phrase "You're crazy." My husband, Lamont, utilizes this phrase almost on a daily basis... Of course he doesn't actually think I'm crazy (and even if he did... he's not crazy enough to tell me ;)
However, he is often bewildered at how I arrive at conclusions, confused at my thought processes, and especially amused at my adventures. So at times, when you're reading this blog, you may find yourself saying "whew, she IS crazy" but if you just hang in there with me I'll prove that there is a method to most of my madness.

However, let me be very clear... some of it is just that... madness ;)