The first lamp

by Katya
(Russia)

Although I appreciated that choosing a lamp for the second project in the life was not the best idea, I was so encouraged by Sue's detailed lampshade tutorial that I decided to try following all the Sue's advices at each of the steps. It took about a month to complete the panels (during weekends and after the working hours) and about three weeks of waiting for the lamp base and vase cap to arrive from Delphiglass (USPS was fast but Russian customs and post offices were definitely not) but now it's done. Had to mix copper and black patinas (I applied the copper one first and then additionaly covered with black) to get the imitation of the "old copper" - black alone seemed to be too sharp in contrast with the old bronze finish of the base and copper alone appeared too bright. The drawing is not a copy of one's work, I compiled it myself so if someone would like to have it, I would be happy to share.

Sue, thank you so much for the amazing lampshade tutorial - it was the real fun and pleasure to read and to follow :)