Materials: Two 8" tall lampshades
Four 4" tall lampshades
Pompon trim
Assorted colors of acrylic craft paint and spray paint
Plastic pit balls
Small Styrofoam balls
PVC pipe in various lengths -- including two 18", two 6", four 3", four 12"
Two four-way PVC connectors
2 large terra-cotta planters
4 small terra-cotta planters
Blocks of dry floral foam
Cloth ribbon in assorted colors - Paint the two 8" lampshades in different color stripes (figure A).
- Paint pieces of PVC pipe and then wrap ribbon around them to decorate. Place a PVC connector on the taller piece and then insert the shorter pieces on each side. Glue small painted Styrofoam balls on the 2 shorter ends (figure B).
- The pipes will be placed in terra-cotta pots. Place dry floral foam in the terra-cotta pots and trim them down even with the top of the pot. (figure C).
- Push the finished PVC pipes into the middle of the foam. Tuck some fabric around the top of the pot to cover the floral foam (figure D).
- Decorate the edges of the large lampshades with pompon trim (figure E).
- Hot-glue the shade to the top of the PVC pipe.
- Use the same color scheme that you used for the invitations for the 4 smaller lampshades. Instead of pompon trim, you can use decorative trim on these (figure F).
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