Color Drip Lampshade
The fun thing about tie dying is the flowing rivers of color that is part of the process. Sometimes, I feel it's a shame to let all the beautiful excess of dye go down the drain but here is a project that is a by-product of dyeing- waste not want not! All you need is a bunch of plain white 1-ply paper towels, no prints or it'll be too busy. I didn't need this lamp anywhere in the house, need to get rid of things actually, but couldn't resist this little milk glass beauty at Goodwill. I covered the outside of this plain white shade to give it a little contrast. Remember, with lampshades, there is a heat element, so you don't want to actually decoupage on the inside of the shade where it gets hot. The original milk glass lamp from Goodwill $5.99 Paper towels used to catch the drips of drying dye projects, Mod Podge, and a 1 inch foam brush. If you aren't dying anything, food coloring should have the same dying effect on the paper towels... ...