Hello,I've noticed a charming new decorating trend in the latest issues of Country Living and Flea Market Style magazine of recovering chairs, couches, and throw pillows with vintage feed sacks or burlap. I decided to try my hand at this cute trend in the form of a lampshade to top a pretty gilded cherub lamp I found on a recent treasure hunt!
Here's the materials you'll need:
- Burlap Fabric (only $2.99/yard or an old feed sack if you have one)
- Pretty Trim (to hide inside seams and finish-off the top and bottom of shade)
- Lamp Shade (Self-Adhesive)
- Lamp Base
- Hot Glue Gun
Once you have all your materials, lay-out the fabric and use the peel-off paper shade that covers the adhesive for your pattern. Cut-out leaving a 1-inch margin around all sides.
Wrap the fabric around the shade (the self-adhesive will grab the fabric). Reposition if needed until straight. Then tuck the edges over the top and under the bottom. Hot glue gun the trim around the top and bottom and also to cover the rough edges of the tucked-in fabric inside. Put shade on base. 
Stand back and admire your work! Super easy and only takes about an hour.
Here it is at my booth at the Antique World Mall. Looks so adorable on top of an old white fridge in my "garden" section. 
Good luck and have fun!
Wrap the fabric around the shade (the self-adhesive will grab the fabric). Reposition if needed until straight. Then tuck the edges over the top and under the bottom. Hot glue gun the trim around the top and bottom and also to cover the rough edges of the tucked-in fabric inside. Put shade on base. 
Stand back and admire your work! Super easy and only takes about an hour.
Here it is at my booth at the Antique World Mall. Looks so adorable on top of an old white fridge in my "garden" section.
Good luck and have fun!
Di
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