Those crafty ladies over at Norwegian crafting site Pickles are at it again. Remember their pattern for knitting the Puff Daddy? Well, if you were too intimidated by knitting and purling, here's a simpler project that boasts a big decorating payoff.
Using simple, inexpensive materials including a balloon, Vaseline, cotton yarn, wallpaper glue, and a marker, Pickles created a gorgeous lighting centerpiece. To see more photos and find out where to get the DIY instructions, read more.
Pickles writes,
We planned to make the lamp using the yarn Garnstudio Ice, but it ran out really quickly, and we had to improvise by using a thinner yarn to complete it. Perhaps it happened for a reason — we really like the contrasts between the yarn quality and colors.
Want to make your own? Get the directions here.
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Miss Cerise
Creative but I don't think I would purchase it.
1This was not originally from Pickles--I saw it at Craftynest on March 29th! http://www.craftynest.com/2009/03/hemp-pendant-lamps/ That being said, I plan on making one for my back porch!
2I recall Martha Stewart demonstrating this about 4 or 5 yrs back. I tried it then and found it to be a fun activity to do with the kids and quite easy to adapt.
3Thanks for reading about us;) Just to clear things up, these kind of lamps were super popular during the 70s. I had one in my bedroom, and have never seen the crafty nest post before. It's not our original idea, but it was no rip off from crafty nest, just a remake of a childhood memory.
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