| lamp shades date back to the 1930’s, makings | | | | rims. |
| its appearance along with the earliest electric lamps. | | | | If you don’t have a metal frame to make your |
| These beautiful mica lamp shades produce a warm | | | | mica lamp shades, don’t worry there is another |
| soft light; bringing a sense of soft beauty and style into | | | | option, though it may require a little more work! Take 4 |
| the bedroom, living room. Mica is group of silicate | | | | or 6 coat hangers. Bend one of those hangers into the |
| minerals and the word ‘mica’ is derived | | | | shape of a circle. Use a mug or a round container to |
| from the Latin word ‘micare’ which | | | | get the desired shape. Do the same with another |
| means ‘to glitter’. Mica produces a | | | | hanger and make it larger so that it can be the lower |
| marble look and mica lamp shades are easy to make | | | | rim. Take 3 or 4 hanger pieces cut to the same |
| and you can do it yourself as well. | | | | measurement and connect both rims with them leaving |
| Before you start on your mica lamp shades project, | | | | equal spaces between them. Now comes the slightly |
| you should check if you have a tape measure, a metal | | | | harder part. |
| lampshade (with strong frame) and shears. Now | | | | Take 3 hanger pieces which have been put to the |
| purchase the amount of mica sheets you require to | | | | same measurement. Taking a separate hanger bend it |
| make the mica lamp shades. It comes in four colors, | | | | to the shape of a small circular, large enough to rest |
| dark amber, standard amber, stained amber and white. | | | | on the bulb rim. You can attach these by using thick |
| If you have a lamp shade that you may already have | | | | wire and then attach it to the lower rim. Then place it |
| at home and decide which area you would be adding | | | | on the blub rim. Make sure it is properly balanced. Now |
| the mica too, or if you plan to do a full mica lamp | | | | take the mica sheets and drill small holes in the corners |
| shade, then measure the entire shade. Once the | | | | each sheets (4 holes). Taking 3 inch sections of craft |
| amount is decided purchase your mica sheets. | | | | wire attach the mica to the rims, both up and down. |
| Cut the mica sheets into the desired measurement. Slip | | | | Check if it is firmly placed. And now you have your |
| it into the metal lampshade or fit into desired areas. | | | | very own home made mica lamp shade. You can use |
| Hold mica sheets in place with glue or tape or if you | | | | stencils and paint on your lampshade to add a little bit |
| have tabs at the back of the fold, fold them in to hold | | | | of color if you desire. |
| the sheet in place. Mica lamp shades can be designed | | | | Making of mica lamp shades is an interesting project. |
| by using circular or square or even rectangular shaped | | | | Would you like to start your project today? |