I had cheap flourescent shop lights in the studio. and, they worked well for years but finally just died. i didn't want to replace them with the same thing....so i got to thinking.......
I scouted for some birdcages....and my friend, Carole, came up with 2 of them for me. so i spray painted them....1 black and 1 tan. and had my hubby add a light fixture to the inside of them.
Then i covered them in fabric. This one has a chenille piece of fabric that i made and never used for a project. i intended to make a dog coat....but, best laid plans and all that. i like it as a light cover better.
Here is the inside with the light attached. the inside is a blue flannel. LOL a 100 watt bulb. i believe it is far enough away from the fabric that nothing will burn. I just wove the fabric in strips through the cage and pinned it on the inside. i could have used the glue gun but that seemed like it would take longer and besides....i would have had to hunt down the glue gun. hahahaha
This one is covered in a purple satiny fabric. this was another 'let's try this idea' piece of fabric. i forget the name of the stuff....but you stitch it in a grid to your fabric and then hold a steam iron over it and it shrinks and scrunches up the fabric. pretty cool. i had thoughts of a dog coat with this one, too. cold dogs....warm lights. LOL
The inside shows the stuff that shrinks. i think it is done shrinking....but i guess the light MIGHT get it warm enough to shrink a bit more.....but i don't think so.
Here they are hanging.
The cage in the middle is one that i had hanging in the studio. it has fabric 'grass' and a fabric stuffed bird and some artificial flowers in it.
I still have one more flourescent light hanging that works....but as soon as i find 3 more bird cages, it is coming down so i can hang more lights and bird filled cages.
I have 6 chains hanging down and 3 wires for lights so there will be 3 lights and 3 bird filled cages. hanging at different heights for interest. i like them much better than the old lights.
So, when i can find more cages and get them up....i'll show you more. I'm on the hunt for cages so hopefully this project will be completed sooner rather than
Later
I scouted for some birdcages....and my friend, Carole, came up with 2 of them for me. so i spray painted them....1 black and 1 tan. and had my hubby add a light fixture to the inside of them.
Then i covered them in fabric. This one has a chenille piece of fabric that i made and never used for a project. i intended to make a dog coat....but, best laid plans and all that. i like it as a light cover better.
Here is the inside with the light attached. the inside is a blue flannel. LOL a 100 watt bulb. i believe it is far enough away from the fabric that nothing will burn. I just wove the fabric in strips through the cage and pinned it on the inside. i could have used the glue gun but that seemed like it would take longer and besides....i would have had to hunt down the glue gun. hahahaha
This one is covered in a purple satiny fabric. this was another 'let's try this idea' piece of fabric. i forget the name of the stuff....but you stitch it in a grid to your fabric and then hold a steam iron over it and it shrinks and scrunches up the fabric. pretty cool. i had thoughts of a dog coat with this one, too. cold dogs....warm lights. LOL
The inside shows the stuff that shrinks. i think it is done shrinking....but i guess the light MIGHT get it warm enough to shrink a bit more.....but i don't think so.
Here they are hanging.
The cage in the middle is one that i had hanging in the studio. it has fabric 'grass' and a fabric stuffed bird and some artificial flowers in it.
I still have one more flourescent light hanging that works....but as soon as i find 3 more bird cages, it is coming down so i can hang more lights and bird filled cages.
I have 6 chains hanging down and 3 wires for lights so there will be 3 lights and 3 bird filled cages. hanging at different heights for interest. i like them much better than the old lights.
So, when i can find more cages and get them up....i'll show you more. I'm on the hunt for cages so hopefully this project will be completed sooner rather than
Later
2 comments:
I love it !!! Love the whole concept. Will you please tell us about the angel quilt on your wall? She is magnificent.
You are a talented women Shirley. I would never have thought of that. I love them.
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