The fun thing about tie dying is the flowing rivers of color that is part of the process. Sometimes, I feel it's a shame to let all the beautiful excess of dye go down the drain but here is a project that is a by-product of dyeing- waste not want not! All you need is a bunch of plain white 1-ply paper towels, no prints or it'll be too busy. I didn't need this lamp anywhere in the house, need to get rid of things actually, but couldn't resist this little milk glass beauty at Goodwill. I covered the outside of this plain white shade to give it a little contrast. Remember, with lampshades, there is a heat element, so you don't want to actually decoupage on the inside of the shade where it gets hot.
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| The original milk glass lamp from Goodwill $5.99 |
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| Paper towels used to catch the drips of drying dye projects, Mod Podge, and a 1 inch foam brush. If you aren't dying anything, food coloring should have the same dying effect on the paper towels... |
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| Add a layer of Mod Podge, then carefully apply thin strips of paper towel. |
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| Didn't want it too stripe-y so went a little more free form with the tears and see how much cooler it looks. Leave a little at the top and bottom to wrap around. |
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| Trim to 1/8" and glue down with white glue or a glue stick. |
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| Not sure where to put it... bedroom |
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| Near the lonely fish, Blanca |
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| Or in the green room... |
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