Turn Old Lampshades Into Rustic Cement Flower Pots for Your Garden
cement flower pots from old lampshades: A DIY project turns unwanted lampshades into rustic outdoor planters. Using cement, a few inexpensive supplies and a fabric shade with a wire ring, the process produces pots that hold up in wet weather and can be decorated in many styles.
Cement flower pots from old lampshades, Digi Mart USA News: Instead of throwing away replaced lampshades, a homemade craft can give them a second life outdoors. According to a publisher article from House Digest, which cites YouTuber Stephie McCarthy, cement can be applied to a lampshade to create rustic flower pots.
The project is presented as inexpensive, requiring the lampshade and a few basic supplies. A fabric shade works best to soak up the cement coat, and a shade with a ring or fitter adds structural support and a frame for the cemented base.
The supplies listed include a protective mask and gloves, sticks for mixing, a paint brush, a pen or dowel, and a lubricant. The creator uses Rapid Set Cement All, which the article says is available at Home Depot for around $22. A water mister can also help, and clothesline glued around the shade rims adds decoration while aiding adhesion.
The method starts with mixing roughly 4 cups of cement with 2 cups of water to a paint-like consistency, with a tiny drop of dish soap to make the mix more workable. The wet shade is coated inside and out and left to dry for a few days.
A thicker mud-like mix of 7 cups cement to 2 cups water is then used to fill the bottom, with a lubricated dowel or pen placed in the center to keep a drainage hole.
Interior walls are built up with about a quarter inch of cement, smoothed with a wet brush. Once dry, the pot is sealed with linseed oil, which hardens as it cures and helps protect the surface.
The article notes that the finished pots hold up well outdoors, even in wet weather.
Decorative options include gluing appliques or vintage thrift-store doilies to the walls, applying a terracotta-like finish with watered-down orange and yellow paint scrubbed in with a toothbrush, or using stencils for patterns. Jute or sisal rope can be glued around the base to soften the cement look.
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