Step-by-Step DIY: Craft a Stunning Linked Vellum Floor Lamp

Materials and Tools:

• Lamp holder
• Metal screen form
• Colored vellum
• Sticky spray adhesive
• Scissors
• 1/8" hole punch
• Non-marking Mylar or quilter's heat-resistant stencils
• Jump rings
• 1" binder rings

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Measure the circumference of the metal screen form to determine the ideal size for your Mylar squares. For the featured lamp shade with a 38-inch circumference, we used 4" x 6" rectangles.
2. Cut rectangles to match this size from quilter's heat-resistant templates.
3. Apply spray adhesive to vellum sheets, layer with the pre-cut templates, press out air bubbles, and trim each rectangle from the vellum.
4. On each colored rectangle, mark a hole 1/4-inch from the edge, centered on all four sides. Punch the holes using your 1/8" hole punch.
5. With all rectangles punched, assemble one vertical row at a time. Secure the display ring in place first for easier handling.
6. Attach the first (top) row of rectangles to the metal screen ring using jump rings, positioning them firmly to conceal the ring.
7. For the next rectangle (second from the top), thread a 1" binder ring through the bottom hole of the first and top hole of the second. Conceal the ring inside the screen. Repeat to link seven more rectangles, completing the vertical row.
8. Begin the next row as in step 6, continuing around the full circumference of the lamp.
9. Finally, connect vertical rows horizontally by inserting 1" binder rings through side holes of adjacent rectangles.