Pottery Barn Lamp Tutorial

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This is the post I did as a guest post.  I hope you enjoy!!




 I am honored to be here today!

It has been fun getting to know Tiff through blogland and I look forward to getting to know you gals as well.

First off let me tell you a little about moi.

My name is Cheri and I have a fun little blog that I get to meet the nicest people and expel all my craftiness and gather ideas through the parties I have each week.

Where can you find me having all this fun?

Its So Very Cheri    

 

 There are tons of changes and lots of FUN coming up in the next few weeks so stay tuned.

 I am a Home-Schooling Mom to our 2 oldest boys and then we have 2 little ones I get to run after all day.  I am still married to Prince Charming after 20 years of marriage and still crazy in love with him.  My hubby is currently in school so life is ALWAYS busy around here. 

It is most quiet in the house when this is going on:

I am the proud Mama of 3 boys and a little princess

The G-FORCE on Christmas Morning.

G-Force is the kids nickname-each of our kids names start with the letter G.

I have always been a DIY kind of gal.  Prince Charming and I both love photography and have a blog showing off some of our projects, photos and some of my Dad's art work over here: Its So Very Cheri 2

My mom taught us to cook at an early age, and it is a good thing with a family of 6. I love trying new recipes, baking and creating. I love to find ways to save time and money but I don't want it to look like a Discount Bargain--Let's just say I'd like it to look like a Steal rather than a Deal.  I LOVE blogging and have so many plan and goals for my blog.  All of it means a funner place for all of you to come each day.

I have some new parties I am adding very soon, several new projects and fun give-a-ways coming soon. I would love to have you come by and follow along.  I LOVE getting to know new people.

Tiff asked me about doing the blog swap and I knew I had to do a project that would be worthy of appearing on Making the World a little Cuter.

I saw a lamp at a thrift shop and immediately my mind flashed to a post I had done showing some of my favorite things.  

You can find that post right here:

My eclectic decorating style

Here is one of the items I listed from Pottery Barn but the price was more than I was willing to pay.  After all it is a LAMP.  I just can't see a need to pay so much for items. I have plenty of other places my money can go.

Isn't it so cute?  

I just loved it, so I drooled all over the computer and that is never good if you want to keep your computer from shorting out.  

So when I saw this lamp I had to get it. 

 (Look past the fact that the lamp shade is not the right size.)

It was a mirrored glass lamp.  A lady commented on how cute it was and what a great find.  As I was checking out I saw her watching me and then she left.  I think she was just waiting to see if I put it back.

With it being mirrored glass and I wanted to paint it, the quickest and easiest way was to cover it with Modge Podge and tissue paper.

 

I hope you aren't gasping, thinking I am a lunatic.

I KNOW, the lamp was cute before but I promise it is not going to look like a pumpkin in the end.

I didn't care that the tissue paper did not match, it would be painted over.

 I got out my craft paints and mixed 4 colors together.  I didn't want a stark black so I mixed black, brown, gray and blue together. Then I painted over the entire lamp.

I let it dry over night and the next morning I printed off the numbers 52 in Claredon font.  

I sized it to 350 and printed them off, cut them out and Modge Podged them to my new lamp.

Then I painted over the black printers ink in a khaki.  

I dry brushed some of the gray over the 2 letters to give it a little more of a worn look.

Why the number 52?

 I just like the shape of the numbers.

 Pottery Barn had 28 and I didn't want it to be exact but it sure did come out cute and I think it is a great Knock Off.

I just love it.

(except I think I need to add some distress ink to the numbers)

So what do you think?

Does it pass?

Now I have an idea for the lampshade so watch for that project tutorial soon.

Thanks so much Tiff for having me today.  I hope you and your girls enjoyed the tutorial.

Look what Amy from design_aholic did.  If you have a project similar to one I have done let me know.
http://design-aholic.blogspot.com/2010/02/that-magic-red-lamp.html

Good Job Amy

She found this light from Shades of Light, price unknown, but over $200...Isn't it fabulous?