March 21, 2010

It's all about Balance...right?


So last nite was date nite with my wonderful hubby.

So we decided to watch a movie at home.

Sounds good so far, right?

Well...he picked the movie "District 9"

and for those of you who have seen it...

it's not a romantic cuddle on the couch type of movie!!

So, I decided to work on a project

while watching the movie!

Earlier in the week I had seen a sweet project by Lola B 

involving a ruffled lamp shade...

I could do that!!

(espcially since I had already loaded up 

on supplies for it on Friday)

Anyways....

I had 5 packages of this:


and a thrift store lamp that had a cool

 lampshade but it need a bit of freshening up!



So...I did a whole lot of this




and ended up with a whole lotta this


Here is the first row going on


and starting the second row

making sure they overlap ever so little...



and it keeps going and going...



until I run out....darn it!!


I guess my lamp shade was taller than I thought...



(oops...please excuse the hole filler on the wall)

15 yards of the bias tape was not enough!!

But it was so easy to do....

and I think I can finish it up on Monday nite if

I get to the store to buy more supplies!

Question:

So...my hubby says he "doesn't mind the 

ruffly crap...it looks good"

Do you think that is a compliment??

LOL

I am sharing this here:






Blessings!
Karen

9 comments:

  1. Love it :-) I like the base of the lamp too, wish I could find something like that at my Goodwill, they always seem to be so 70'ish there!
    I watched District 9 a few weeks ago with hubby... what a weird movie!

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  2. I had seen Kaseys lampshade and thought it was terrific! Yours looks just as great! It shouldn't take much more, right? :) Nice job!

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  3. Funny!

    Sounds like my own husband.

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  4. Karen-This is SO cute!! I do think your husband meant it as compliment (in his own way, of course :)I wish I had learned to sew!

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  5. cute shade...and spoken like a true hubby that knows how to stay out of trouble!!!ha! i've got one of those too (husbands, not lampshades)!

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  6. Cute shade makes me want to take up sewing again, its been 20 years omg I cant believe that! District 9 left my hubby on the couch by himself too!

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