Sandi Reinke, owner of Loose Ends, makes a charming lamp out of a terra-cotta flowerpot and artificial string beans from the Loose Ends catalog. Materials:
Terra-cotta flowerpot
Lamp kit from a lighting or hardware store
Plaster of Paris
Artificial string beans
Hot glue and gun
Raffia
Moss
Optional: black fungus
Moss cloth
Cinnamon sticks or twigs
Lampshade
Burlap
White glue or spray adhesive
Water
- Secure the electrical lamp kit inside the terra-cotta pot with plaster of Paris, following package directions. Let dry.
- Hot-glue artificial string beans around the pot vertically. Leave about 1" between each one (figure A).
- Tie a few strands of raffia around the string beans approximately 1" from the top edge of the pot. Knot the raffia, and cut off the ends. Anchor with hot glue (figure B).
- Fill in between the string beans with small pieces of moss hot-glued to the pot (figure C).
- If desired, hot-glue pieces of black fungus around the top of the pot.
- Cover the stem of the lamp with moss cloth--real sphagnum that comes on a webbed backing in 2' by 4' pieces. Cut or tear the cloth into pieces and hot-glue to the lamp pole (figure D).
- Apply hot glue to cinnamon sticks or twigs and attach them vertically along the lamp pole over the moss cloth (figure E).
- Wrap a couple of strands of raffia around the cinnamon sticks and knot.
- Push two or three pieces of floral foam into the terra-cotta pot around the lamp pole to secure it firmly. The level of the floral foam should be slightly below the edge of the pot.
- Hot-glue pieces of moss to the floral foam to cover it. Remember that moss naturally grows in clumps (figure F).
- Fringe the bottom edge of a piece of burlap. Glue it to a lampshade with spray adhesive or a 50-50 mixture of white glue and water (figure G).
RESOURCES :
Project paper, paper ribbon, burlap bags, etc.
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
Website: www.4loosends.com
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