LAMP LOVINS

The other day I was in the mood for a low-stress, zero-cost, fast-impact project so—feeling inspired by my favorite lampshade—

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I dug out a couple yards of fringe I’ve collected from various estate sales.

One bunch had been brightening up my studio shelf in its original aqua-colored retro packaging. The other was called in as a last-minute Christmas tree garland last month.

Neither was living up to its full potential.

lamp fringe | shorts and longs | julie rybarczyk5

So I fired up the glue gun and (I’m not kidding) about three minutes later,

voila:

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and la:

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and la:

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Now that I look closer, I see that I could go spend an extra two minutes straightening up my work on one of those shades. Still. Ultra easy.

Whipped up any why-didn’t-I-do-that-sooner projects at your place lately? Do tell!

xo

by julie rybarczyk