DIY Ceiling Drumshade

I wanted to find a ceiling light fixture for my boys room that incorporated the color scheme i chose and that was also budget friendly! Apparently this proved to be impossible to find so i did what i do best and decided to make one myself, how hard could it be?? Apparently even easier than I had anticipated! First I purchased a large enough plain white drum shade that I picked up at Walmart for $12 then i was contemplating painting, stenciling... wasn't sure yet but as i walked by the craft section for inspiration i found ribbon in the two colors i was looking for. So know that i had what i needed i headed home and got started!

This is the before plain white lampshade!

I chose these two ribbon colors!

I started by marking how wide apart i wanted to place my ribbon and measured all around my shade.

i then cut my strips of ribbon and began placing them on an angle!

I just kept going all around placing my ribbon where i had marked and gluing it down on the inside using a hot glue gun! Make sure to cut your ribbon long enough that you have enough length to fold it in and glue it on both inside ends!

This is what it looks like so far! i ran out of glue and i'm kind of annoyed that i have to wait till tomorrow to finish! So far im loving the colors together and think it'll look great on the ceiling! Not bad for under $20!

Voila! the final product after stocking up on glue sticks I was able to get back to work and finish the ceiling shade! I will post more pics as soon as i put it up!