This is my favorite of the upcycled lamp series. I found a plain glass lamp body that was open at the bottom and decided to make a romantic version of a steampunk lamp with it. Someone had given me a bag full of old clockwork, so I hot glued and magnet-attached some parts together into a steampunk look for the base. I also had a large spotlight that I wanted to use, but didn’t know how to drill through the thick face glass. I ended up taking it to a glass shop and they drilled a hole for me. I drilled out the screw top and fished the lamp’s wiring through it with a very thin wire, then glued the light tightly in place inside the glass lamp base.
The feather shade is nothing but a couple white boas hot-glued onto a standard lamp shade. I love the soft/hard combination! A bit of pomp and a bit of whimsy. See if you can combine fluff and wires in your own lamp project.
This video shows the steps for making this lamp.
Love the “steampluck” twist on Steampunk–my favorite style. What a beautiful lamp! I dare you to Steampunk a cell phone, Marta.
Double dare.