The Lampshade Lady Blog

Memorial Day Weekend at Lake's Lampshades

Here's a funky toille lamp I found this winter. I cleaned it up a little with some linen paint and added a new base. I'm still working on the shade, next photo. I am going to use the needle point, but still need to source the linen for the sides.
Needlepoint front panel for the shade and ??? for the sides. Sometimes things are a slow process!
Just finished this funky lamp and shade. Love the Japanese Gauze fabric with this wacky lamp.
Just made this shade this week. Lovely hand embroidered antique linen. Quite exquisite.
Vintage Grainsack Rectangle in the back and Uno Scallop Shade in front. All shades are available at my Etsy Store, Lampshade Lady.
a table full of shades
loving this combo. Lamp is a new arrival. I do have a pair of these right now.
front porch at the shop
flag reflection in the front window, Happy Memorial Day.
it's reflecting in this window, too. looks watercolory.
sweet cottage chenille shade
vintage grainsacks......never have enough.
last shade made today! persimmon vintage floral hex bell. Made from a small piece of choice vintage cotton, only enough for ONE shade... the story of my business. But then your neighbors won't have one:)

Enjoy the weekend.

I'll take Monday off, but here tomorrow, Sunday.

xo

judy

Made in the Shade, lighting up your life with fabulous lampshades, Times Union's Life @ Home, July 2011

Many thanks to Editor Janet Reynolds of the Albany Times Union, Life @ Home Magazine for the wonderful piece on my shop and Lampshade Lady Book.

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Made in the Shade, lighting up your life with fabulous lampshades

 
Love this Ricotta Lamp, old tin I found in my travels. I've been fighting with this lamp trying to find the perfect shade... it happens. My friend Krissy was visiting the shop last week and said, " give this shade a try." Yes, a nice match.

Just found this sweet toille lamp and thought it fun with the polka dot shade.
Recently made this Hex Bell Floral.  Tradition rules here, opps, but shown on a funky jadite stick lamp. Also sweet kitty redwork embroidery. Pair of blue applique shades in the back. 
Fun affordable quilt fabrics. Play with color and trims.
SAIL barkcloth. Hex Bell with favorite shop trim. 8.5" high

Cabin Craft Chenille Shade, 16" bottom, 12" high
It's horse time around here with the big Equestrian Event in Dorset. Vintage Hex Bell trimmed with French Ticking self-trim. Pair of unfinished Hex bell Red Ticking behind.
14" Drum shade made from vintage 50's tablecloth. This shade is making me happy even though I'm working on these beautiful summer days. 
Vintage dish towel, Square Bell Shade, 12" across the bottom & 10" high. A favorite pattern.Turquoise and Orange. Love the colors.

 ***WORKSHOP UPDATE: ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT IN OCTOBER PAWLET WORKSHOP IF YOU WERE CONSIDERING I.(COST $250 NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSIT)

p.s.s  I won't be at Brimfield in July. Hanging in Vermont all summer. come visit.

 

Floral Lampshades, Chintz, Chenille and Society Silks

This is the time of year that I get to do what I want!!!! It's freezing cold, pretty quiet here in this little village. Orders are slowing down, so I get to finally play with my favorite textiles. Some chenille I like better than others and this one is the sweetest. I was able to make this shade and 2 other big square bells (16" across the bottom and 12" high) with this big old spread; it had a few stains and holes I had to jump around. No problems. See how the trim is using the edge of the chenille spread.
I found this pretty, pretty violet society silk embroidery at the Flea Mkt. this summer. I had been dying to get my hands on it. These make the greatest shades. Always a hit. But the violets have a special place in my heart. I have a whole stack of little round embroideries from this same company; they are almost too small to use, but will work for candleabra shade.
I used a purple velvet over a moss grosgrain. Also incorporated some of the embroidery into the vertical self-trims.
This lovely shade... a Dutch Vintage Chintz looks fantastic in my shop. The walls are California Lilac from Benjamin Moore Paints. Classically modern.... or..............cottagey. A pretty fabric in any case. I have used a Sis Boom fabric for the self-trim. Wasn't sure if it would be too much at first, but worked great. The trims can make a shade fly or head for the sale bin pretty quick if they are a miss. And it is so easy to miss. That's where my 20 years helps out or one would hope:)