NOTE: To ensure safety, use only 25W light globes in each of the lamps featured here.
Materials
Newspaper
Cube shapes wire frame (available at selected craft and hobby stores)
Japanese handmade paper
Scissors
Craft glue
Blunt knife
Step 1
Make a newspaper template of half of the lamp frame, allowing an extra 2cm along both long edges and one short edge. To make the template, place one side of the wire frame onto the paper then gently roll the frame to the next side (this is half of the frame), Now, using this template, cut two Japanese handmade paper panels for the lampshade.
Step 2
Apply a thin line of craft glue along the edge of one long upright. Press the corresponding edge of the paper in place with the 2cm allowance in place, then fold this overlap to the inside of the shade and tuck in the ends using a blunt knife. Attach the other two sides with allowances in the same way and leave the final side free. Repeat to attach the other paper panel, attaching the short edge with the allowance to the upright, underneath the free short edge of the previous panel. Finally, apply a line of glue under each free short edge and press each one firmly in place. Allow to dry.
Credit: Lampshades designed and made by Ivana Perkins
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