DIY Origami Lampshade
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I decided to join the One Room Challenge™ as a linking participant, as I needed a kick up the backside to redecorate my 5 year old daughter, Mia's room.
Being week 4 of the Challenge, It is all coming together now, and apart from some last finishing touches, like finishing off her DIY desk and making some funky cushions, it is pretty much done.
So today I am holding back a bit in terms of images of the room and instead showing you all how I made this DIY origami lampshade to fit in with our room design:
Mia had her heart set on one of these origami lamps from Studio Snowpuppe, but as it was not in our budget, I decided to DIY one....and it cost me less than £1 to make!!
£1??? I hear you say!! YEP! £1!!
I will show you how!
The MOST important thing to consider when you make a lampshade out of paper, is safety, So always fire-resist your paper before folding!
Then, I ironed the paper to make sure it was nice and flat (and fully dry) before I started gridding out the folding pattern on the back.
I have made this downloadable template, so that you can easily reproduce the pattern on your paper:
Tip: Print out a copy or two, cut out the sample pattern and use it to practice the folding on!
Ok...So that is the pattern you want to reproduce on the back of your paper:
When you have finished gridding out the folding pattern, cut off any excess paper, and you are now ready to start folding your lampshade.
If you have never done any origami folding before ,watch This video to get a basic understanding of "mountain" and "valley" folds .
And do practice on a copy of the template first, to get the feel of the folding!
I am not going to lie to you, it can be a bit tricky to fold, and very tricky to explain how, but I will do my best:
Accordion folds |
Now comes the tricky bit:
Step 2: Folding all the diagonal lines
It may help to lay the folded paper out, then using your fingers to gently pop the folds into shape...
You should now be able to see the shape of your lampshade when spreading the folds apart, like above.
This is for your cord to go through...
But before you pull the shape together, using the cord, tape together the paper (on the inside) to create a continuous hoop...
The origami shade is now ready for hanging:
Tighten the cords when the shade is in place on the light fitting.
NOTE! Use a low wattage light bulb to further minimize any risk of fire!
It turned out great, don't you think??
It is quite a time consuming make....and requires a lot of patience , but having saved more than £70 by making it muself: TOTALLY WORTH THE EFFORT!
I love paper lampshades as they give off such a nice glow, and I adore the geometry of origami...I just love it!
And so does Mia...She is very proud that her mummy has actually made the lampshade for her new room!
I am really looking forward to showing you all more of how it is coming together next week, and if you want to pop back on Saturday, I have a little tutorial on a fun decoration Mia and I've made for her room!
15 comments:
This is genius!! Never in a million years would I have figured out how to do that! lol It came out great and I love the splatter pattern xxx
Thanks Kimberley!!
Omg! What a great idea. It's so pretty for little girl's room! Absolutely stunning!
That origami shade is fantastic! What a great idea! It sounds like you are making great progress. I can't wait to see the full reveal in a couple weeks!
Do you know how jealous I am that you are almost done... I feel like I have more to do each day. Great DIY shade.
So cool! I think I'd just have a jumbled mess of paper the minute I started! Can't wait to see your finished room!
Thanks for all your positive and encouraging comments peeps! Just putting the finishing touches on the room this week, and it looks great! Mia loves it, and I cant wait to show you guys! Making the origami shade, I'm not going to lie to you, requires a lot of patience, and although it is not difficult, there was moments when it felt like it was turning into a jumbled mess (Tricia) , but keeping calm and working methodically helped!! LOL!
What a creative idea! I'm gonna have to try this one of these days.
Thanks June :)
Wow, this is just so clever, I love the paint spray effect and the glow it gives at the end. One to save for later!
Thanks Trish and Jenni!Glad I could inspire!
OMG! I've been looking like crazy for a tutorial like this! Thank you so much! I'm going to try it, and if I end up documenting it for the blog I've been thinking of starting for ages now, I will totally tag you in the post! Not sure if someone will see it but giving credit to the right people is very important to me!
But hey, awesome job, thank you for publishing this! I am going to see what other awesome stuff you have on your blog now! I am especially excited because it's always exciting to find a crafter in the UK, makes it a lot easier to get the supplies for the projects eheh!
Thank you!!
Veruska! Glad You found this post helpful...I know exactly what you mean about finding UK based tutorials online, that's how I felt when I first started! Best of luck with your blog!
Thanks for this great post. I would love to make this for my kids room.
Hi June, this was my fourth read of your blog posts and got amazed hugely being introduced with your decor talent and innovation. The DIY Origami Lampshade you made was fabulous looking and huge adorable. Thanks for adding the essentials and preparation procedures. Again here I can keep a recommendation for affordable home decoration is that Talissa Decor can be way of the new reveal.
I’ve made one with my leftover wedding invitations, I looooooooove the outcome!
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