#lampmaking

‘Silo’ a current project final stage ->

ingredients: 1 concrete housing 1 light switch 1 G9 led bulb 1 G9 fixture 2 screw&nut 1 powercord&plug

Much of my creative energy goes into building pieces for other people, but incorporating felting into my home as we settle into the cabin has been really fun. Before I found felting, I made lamps. I have included a few pictures below.

Tripod Lamp

Copper Bowl on a Pedestal - aka the Crazy Lamp Kitchen Sconces For the cabin, I combined the two passions in my kitchen and screen porch. In the kitchen I created felt sconce vessels with a branch and curly copper wire on top of each. I wanted them to be organic and differ slightly from each other. Each is heavily stiffened to hold its shape. I love the reflection off the window they give at night. It looks like the moon.

Wet felted vessel kitchen sconce

Second kitchen sconce

Wet felted vessel kitchen sconce lit up Screen Porch Chandelier My screen porch lamp was several years in the making. I found this antique dairy receptacle at a barn sale a few years ago and knew it would make a really cool lamp but wasn't sure where it could go. This is a big boy! So definitely needed to be a statement piece.

Antique dairy globe receptacle I cut cream felt into long strips and then I bought a long strand of rope covered electrical wire . The rope was fished through two of the holes in the globe and I wove the felt along the outside of the globe. Then I got stuck for about a year trying to figure out how to hang this thing so I stuck it in a box and didn't think about it for awhile. As we were completing our screen porch, I knew I finally had the perfect space for a statement. So I pulled the box out of storage and got back to solving the hanging problem. I ultimately incorporated more rope and created a basket for the globe. The rope was left long so I could adjust height on the fly and intended to trim it once the final height was determined but I like the rustic look so I think I will keep it!

Boho globe rope and felt chandelier lit up