First off, cleaning lampshades can be a pain. Use a lint roller to remove dust, pet hair, and other fuzzy things to clean it up. It works great and does not damage your shade. Just be careful with shades made of natural fibers because you don't want it to pill.
Try putting a few drops of essential oil or fragrance oil to your light bulb. The heat will help emit the fragrance.
I always love seeing how people embellish a lampshade! There are too many possibilities to consider!
- Glue pretty flowers all over and girl it up!
- Add ribbon trim to the top and bottom. (You can even add beads to hang down and secure it with the ribbon. Ya know...bling up your shade).
- Monogram a set of lampshades in your bedroom by purchasing or making fabric letters and adhering them with spray adhesive.
- You can actually paint a basic paper lampshade.
What are your ideas?
TIP #2 Protect Recipe Cards
It took me forever to figure this one out. I have many a stain on my favorite recipes and they start to tear or fade over time. This preserves them and if something spills you can just wipe it off.
Buy some contact paper and place all those recipe cards you have written down, cut out of magazines, or printed from the Internet between two sheets of the contact paper. Leave about a 1/2 inch around the edge. This is also a nice way to give a copy of a recipe when requested.
Happy Tuesday Friends!
Contact paper for recipe cards!! Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that? My cards have been splashed with vanilla extract, melted butter, hamburger grease, you name it... I'm sure to try this one out very soon. :-) Great tip!
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