Make a Pleated Lampshade with Wallpaper


Making a pleated wallpaper lampshade using the leftover
wallpaper from a decorating project can add an extra touch
of designer elegance to your finished room.

You will Need:

- Plastic transparent ruler

- Pencil

- Scissors

- Measuring tape (cloth dressmakers tape)

- A base for your shade - white paper or plastic lampshade
or a wire lampshade frame (available from craft shops)

- Approximately 30" of cord or ribbon to compliment the
wallpaper color.

- Craft glue

- A hole punch

Directions:

1. Measure your lampshade from top to bottom for the width
and add 1/4 inch to this measurement.

2. Measure the circumference around the bottom of the shade
and multiply this by 2 1/2 times for the length of the strip
of wallpaper you will need.

3. Cut wallpaper to your measurements.

4. Next on a flat surface place wallpaper with the pattern
side down. Using a transparent ruler, draw two pencil lines
that run parallel to the length of the paper 1 inch from the
top and bottom. Continue to mark pleat lines 1 1/2 inches
apart running parallel to the width of the paper.

Note: Pleat size can be adjusted for Large lamps for a better
look when finished.

5. Fold the wallpaper on each pleat line so that the fold is
facing you then crease the line sharply using a ruler. Create
an accordion fold measuring 3/4 inches by aligning each adjacent
pleat line and continue creasing your folds.

6. Overlap the end folds of the shade and glue and trim excess
wallpaper.

7. Punch holes in each wallpaper pleat about 3/4 inch from the
top of the shade. For very large shades punch the holes lower
on the shade.

8. Lace the cord or ribbon through the punched holes around the
top of the shade and place the wallpaper shade over the wire
frame or white paper or plastic lampshade.

9. All finished and ready to use!

This method can also be used to make pleated lampshades using
left over fabric scraps from your home decorating projects.


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