HOW I DIY DUPED THIS DESIGNER LAMPSHADE FOR UNDER $30

Welcome back to another instalment of Project Profit! This is the series where I find free or low cost second hand items with the goal of trying to flip them for some cash. All profits I do make from the series are donated to charitable causes throughout the series!

I’ve made a couple different lampshades and light DIYs in the past. With those DIYs in my belt, Ive been seeing these lampshades on Pinterest that sell for a lot of money…I mean first of all, they are so beautiful and they look like they take a lot of time but when I saw it I immediately felt the need to make it.

Inspiration…

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First things first, you will need 2 bell-shaped lampshades. Definitely check the thrift store for these because they ALWAYS have inexpensive ones laying around. At my local one, I was able to find two that matched up perfectly in circumference. To use these, I’ll just need to rip out the existing clothe being used as the current shade.

Once I ripped out the clothe, I used some wire to secure them together.

Next, I need to consider what I want the colour scheme to be. I personally was trying to sell this lamp for a profit, so it needs to be marketed to a big audience. This took me to Facebook Marketplace to look for some neutral bundles of yarn to purchase cheaper second hand.

I was able to find this bundle (shown below) for only $20 with a bunch of colours I liked. If I bought these in store new, it would have cost me easily over $60, so defiantly check second hand first!

To start, I wrapped one half of the conjoined lampshade with my yarn ball. This part is pretty easy, it’s really just important to pay attention to keeping the yarn evenly spaced and clean.

To wrap the other half is where it gets a bit harder. To get the yarn through the already wrapped yarn on the other shade, I crafted a makeshift shuttle. I cut an H shape out of some cardboard and wraped my chosen colour around it so that it would be easier to weave the string through the gaps. When doing this, alternate strings where they meet and it should look something like this.

Repeat this process with alternating colours to your desire and that’s it!

Now you can add this lamp shade to a pendant light, like this one for example and hang it up! This DIY can be so personal to you because you can choose the colours or even change up the lamp shade to fit different types of lights. I love how it turned out and we were actually able to sell it for $250! That is a $220 profit after deducting the cost of the two shades and yarn.