DIY Lamp
How To Make A Lampshade
Materials
- Piece of Wood
- LED strip that can plug into wall
- sandpaper
- projector plastic
- bracket
- hot glue gun
- plexi-glass
- wooden dowells
Cut Your Wood
You can do this in your desired shape, but we chose to use curves. Use a saw to cut the basic shape then sand it down and round the edges. Credit to Mr. Reams at Kealing Middle School for cutting our wood.
Sand Your Projector Paper
Take your clear projector paper and sand it until it is opaque and looks like the second picture.
Cut Your Wooden Dowels and Glue Them
Make two 3 inches long wooden dowels and sand the top and bottom. Glue the dowels on each side of the top of the wooden base. Take your square plexi-glass and place it on top of the dowels.
Cut Your Opaque Projector Plastic
Cut your projector paper into trapezoids, 16.5 cm. by 18 cm, by 28 c. Cut out four trapezoids.
Wrap LED Strip Around Dowels
Wrap LED strip around the dowels and down the back, attach with tape, glue or hot glue.
Attach Trapezoids and Hot Glue Them
Attach trapezoids to glass and hot glue together on the sides.
Final Product
