{DIY Doily Lamp}

Yes we finally finished the doily lamp we have been working on for so long :) 

I can now cross that off of my List of projects to finish before baby.

#27 Make a Doily lamp

Here is our own tutorial {with some pictures} on how to make your very own Doily lamp:

You will need Lots of doilies, a paint brush, Wall paper glue & a large balloon

*We had a hard time finding these balloons. They are 36" balloons. 

*I found the doilies at Joannes craft store. It was the only place in town that had clothe doilies!

*I found the wallpaper glue at home depot in the paint section 

{Blow up the balloon to the size you are wanting your lamp to be }

{Hang your balloon from a sturdy surface}

{Paint each doily with lots of wallpaper glue. I really mean LOTS. You want them to be soaked!}

*if you are doing this inside, leave lots of doors & windows open, this project takes some time & the glue smell is awful & strong. 

{Cover your balloon in the glue soaked doilies.}

* Take your time

*This project takes LOTS of patience...Not gonna lie. 

The doilies kept sliding around & falling off... so frustrating. 

{After a few days of drying, Pop your balloon & hang your Doily lamp in the desired location!} 

*We bought a simple light kit from home depot & a large light bulb. 

*We used pink yarn to tie the doily lamp to the lamp kit since we put it in our baby girls room

*ignore the cluttered room, it is nowhere near finished :) 

{& there you go! Your own beautiful Doily lamp :) }

* You may have noticed that through our series of pics, the balloon color changed from yellow to red. The reason being, we didnt let the doilies dry long enough, & when we popped the balloon they all collapsed! Needless to say, we were frustrated. We just put a new balloon in the collapsed doily frame & blew it up & put a little extra glue. We let it sit a few more days. I would say, let your doily lamp sit to dry for at least 3 days, to make sure it is fully dry. & hopefully you wont face the issues we did.

Enjoy!!