Lotus Paper Flower Lampshade DIY

Tired of your boring lampshade? Replace it with this lotus paper flower lampshade! It’s a very simple and easy-to-follow DIY project by Your House a Home TV on Youtube. This definitely looks elegant and beautiful, especially at night when the light is on. Watch the video below for full instructions.

Materials:

• gold round basket
• small round magnetic tin container
• white copy paper
• gold and bronze acrylic paint
• scissors
• hot glue
• long nose pliers
• blade
• paper

Note: make sure to use an LED light bulb

Instructions:

Step 1:

Cut the bottom part of the basket with your pliers so there’s an opening for the light.

Step 2:

Cut the clear cover on the magnetic tin container with your blade. Place it on the center of the lampshade right side up and glue them together. Let it dry for a while, then turn it upside down and put glue on the other side of the bar. Set aside and let it dry completely.

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Step 3:

Get 6 pieces of copy paper and stack them. Fold it in half twice. Draw a big petal using a pencil and cut it out.

Step 4:

Paint the petals with gold acrylic metallic paint and let them dry. Once dry, place them on the bottom of a book stack to flatten them out.

Step 5:

Group the petals in stacks of 6. Get one stack and fold it in half to make a spine down the middle. Open and use the end of a paintbrush or pencil to roll the edges. Do it for the top and bottom edges on both sides of the petal. Repeat on the remaining stacks.

Step 6:

Attach the petals on the top part first – put every other bar all the way around.

Step 7:

Attach the petals in between the first two petals in the middle bar all the way around.

Step 8:

For the bottom part, fold the bottom of the leaves. Glue some of the petals together. Glue the remaining petals around the inside.

Lotus Paper Flower Lampshade DIY