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Mrs. Penguin, Northern California Age and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in Chief Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical Therapy Engagement Date: January 29, 2007 Wedding Date: June 7, 2008 Blogging Since: September 14, 2007 Venue: Winery in the Gold Country About Me: I love the Spice Girls, dogs with underbites, bean burritos, making messes, high fives, avoiding showers, crossword puzzles, blogs, weddings, and blogs about weddings!

Secret Santa

December 28th, 2007 @ 10:54 am by Mrs. Penguin
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I put my crafty hat on and turned an ugly lamp shade into a fun one, using some of Mrs. Emerald’s favorite colors!

Here’s how:

MATERIALS:

- Lamp Base
- Circular (NOT GRADUATED) lampshade (you can’t properly wrap ribbon horizontally around a “typical” graduated lampshade)
- Ribbon of your choosing
- Hot glue gun

The directions are pretty straightforward. Hot glue ribbon around the lampshade. Get creative with varying widths and color patterns.

Make sure all the “ugly seams” line up, that way you can cover them with a vertical strip of ribbon.

That’s it! You can customize a lamp to match any room in your house!

Merry Christmas!

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2 Responses to “Secret Santa”

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Mrs. Emerald (message) 1,062 posts, Bumble bee

YAY!! And I was the lucky recipient of the lamp =) Thanks Penguin!

12/28/07 @ 11:30 am (reply)

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Miss Tulip (message) 661 posts, Busy bee

Ha, we have about 40 spare lampshades scattered around the house — will definitely have to give your tips a try. (Long story involving a crazy deal at a decorator’s auction … I only needed two!)

12/28/07 @ 2:27 pm (reply)