Friday, July 9, 2010

Flashback Friday~Thrift Store Lamp

Quite a while ago, I purchased this little lamp for $5.00 at the thrift store. It wasn't in bad shape, and it worked. It just needed a little something, something to spruce it up a bit :)
BEFORE:
I spray painted the base a nice chocolate brown color and then I took my handy dandy crop-a-dile and punched holes all the way around the shade and four rows high.  Then I took pieces of ribbon and threaded them into the holes and tied them.

I am not going to lie.  It took FOREVER to do!  The results are cute though :)
AFTER:
Hope you are having a FANTASTIC FRIDAY!!!

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36 comments:

Cassie on July 9, 2010 at 10:44 AM said...

Stopping by from Follow Me Chickadee... I dig thrift store treasures too! Happy Friday!

Tom on July 9, 2010 at 10:47 AM said...

Nice lamps. I like them!

Larri @ Seams Inspired on July 9, 2010 at 10:50 AM said...

Cute! Thanks for sharing. Happy Friday! :o)

Ann @ makethebestofthings on July 9, 2010 at 10:51 AM said...

Cute! Definitely not boring. Love the shade redo.

Katie Jeans Jewelry on July 9, 2010 at 10:54 AM said...

New follower. Love all your ideas.
www.katiejeansjewelry.blogspot.com

Estylo Jewelry on July 9, 2010 at 10:57 AM said...

Hi there, I found you from the Friday Social Parade. looking forward to more of your blog posts!

Sandra - Estylo Jewelry

Hootiebee on July 9, 2010 at 11:10 AM said...

Cute and Unique! I found you from Social Parade. Hope you can stop by and see me at www.hootiebee.blogspot.com

Marie@PoutyPinkPrincess on July 9, 2010 at 11:50 AM said...

That is so cute!!!

Marie@PoutyPinkPrincess on July 9, 2010 at 11:58 AM said...

PS I've been snooping through your blog and I LOVE it!! I will be following now!! :)

mommyof4 on July 9, 2010 at 12:20 PM said...

Sweet! That is so cool! Following from friendly friday! Have a good weekend!

Life in Rehab on July 9, 2010 at 12:22 PM said...

Totally worth the time it took!

mle on July 9, 2010 at 1:08 PM said...

So festive now!! Cute!!

Threeundertwo on July 9, 2010 at 1:27 PM said...

My brain would never have been able to transform that before picture to that after picture. What amazing creativity! Thanks so much for linking up to Finished for Friday.

Paula@One Mom's Corner of the World on July 9, 2010 at 1:59 PM said...

I love your blog! I'm a new follower from Friendly Friday.

Rose :: FineCraftGuild.com on July 9, 2010 at 3:15 PM said...

your lamp made me SMILE!

DO COME SHARE IT with our readers here: http://www.finecraftguild.com/diy-tutorial-linky-party-5/

it's really a linky reserved for tutorials, but you make your project sound so simple ...

i gotta try this..
:-)

thx for the tute, also

Sharon Cohen on July 9, 2010 at 3:37 PM said...

I finally made it from Welcome Wednesday and am glad that I did. Anyway, I've connected as a Google Friend so I'll see your new posts in my daily reader. I love that lamp redo - I've got an old lamp I should do that to. Hmm. I cannot wait to see what you do next.

Drop in to my blog when you can. Follow if it intrigues, uplifts or otherwise pleases you. I write about wives encouraging, appreciating and respecting their husbands. I know - it's an old fashioned idea in need of modern restoration.

Krissy @ ArtsyMom on July 9, 2010 at 4:12 PM said...

Such a pretty lamp!! I love to go to thrift stores and then fix things up. :)

Following from Friendly Friday Follow!! :) Hopefully you can visit us back and do the same!! Have a great weekend!

http://theartsymom.tk

angela on July 9, 2010 at 5:22 PM said...

Coming from the Blog Hop & love what I see so far! The lamp is adorable.

Debbie on July 9, 2010 at 6:25 PM said...

I love this Lori....I have a lamp project I did and this reminds me so much of it....I have not posted it yet, very soon though....yours is great, fun too! Thanks for joining in on the party. Debbie

Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend on July 9, 2010 at 7:42 PM said...

Great lamps...Love your blog..Happy Friday

Victoria on July 9, 2010 at 7:53 PM said...

you did a great job spicing it up!

I'm your newest follower from follow me chickadee Fridays :)

~Victoria
http://adventuresinmommyhood.net

allthingsnew on July 9, 2010 at 8:20 PM said...

Hi Lori!

Good job on totally transforming that lamp! We are remodeling our house right now, and I'm looking forward to learning how to do some of this stuff myself!

I am following you now from a Friday hop! Hope you'll stop by my blog and check out the Low Entry Lowdown (list of low entry giveaways from many different sites) or any of the deals/bargains posted.

Happy Friday :)

Blessings,
Stephanie
Ten Talents...

Inspiring You To Save! on July 9, 2010 at 9:38 PM said...

Thanks for following me. I'm your newest follower.

This Mama Rocks on July 10, 2010 at 3:32 AM said...

Great blog! Thank you for stopping by the featured blog. I am a new follower :)

Lauren on July 10, 2010 at 8:06 AM said...

Thanks for stopping by and joining my Friendship Friday Blog Hop! I hope you had a wonderful FF and have a great weekend!

I hope you can stop by from time to time!

http://22yroldhousewife.blogspot.com/

XOXOXO
Lo

Annie Y on July 10, 2010 at 10:31 AM said...

Great job! I absolutely love what you did with this lamp!

Ashley on July 10, 2010 at 11:08 AM said...

I'm a new follower of yours from the Tuesday Tag-Along on Tweepoppets. I'm just catching up! Crafts and paisley! Whats not to love!
http://woolyworldneedlfelt.blogspot.com

The Polka Dot Closet on July 10, 2010 at 2:59 PM said...

I came over from Debbie Doos! your right that is sooo cute, great job!

Carol

Charla @ Healthy Home Blog on July 10, 2010 at 7:38 PM said...

That is cute!
Glad you stopped by Friendly Friday! :)

Charity on July 10, 2010 at 9:23 PM said...

Hi! I'm a new follower!!! Great lamp!!

Mhel on July 11, 2010 at 1:01 AM said...

Hi! thanks for following! following you back now. love the pimped out vase and the chalkboard too!!

Debbie@Debbie-Dabble on July 11, 2010 at 12:44 PM said...

I think it turned out fantastic looking!!
Well worth the time!!

Debbie

The Harris Family on July 11, 2010 at 2:43 PM said...

Super cute! The ribbon looks so cute and really makes the lamp.
-Crystal

P.s. Thanks for stopping by my blog and linking up. Every Friday I have a craft link up and every wednesday I have a craft challenge link up. Thanks for joining in!

threedifferent on July 11, 2010 at 7:04 PM said...

Wow, how creative!

Found you through It's Friday I'm Hopping - hope you'll come by for a visit

http://threedifferentdirections.com

Its A Blog Party on July 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM said...

Wow! It looks great! The time put into it was well worth it!
Thanks for linking up!
~Liz

Carla on July 13, 2010 at 3:07 PM said...

WOW! It's flamboyant and perfect! Very girly :o)

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