Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana A CREATIVE MOMENT!......

I JUST BOUGHT A NEW LAMPSHADE FOR MY AC SPARK PLUG LAMP. I DECIDED IT LOOKED TOO PLAIN:



SO I GOT AN IDEA AND STARTED THE CREATIVE ENGINE (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT) IN MY HEAD AND MADE THAT OTHERWISE BORING SHADE INTO THIS:



IT SPORTS ABOUT 24 DIFFERENT GAS/OIL/TIRE LOGOS AND BRIGHTENS UP THE ROOM A BIT BETTER (I THINK!)

ENJOY!

~DOC.TAG.WEST

No Sunoco..

YES, THERE IS A SUNOCO BLUE LABEL ON THE OTHER SIDE!

~DOC.TAG.WEST!

doc are these the signs you have painted over the years?

ward zaharia

WARD, A FEW OF THEM COULD VERY WELL BE....LIKE THE RED INDIAN THAT MAY'VE PROMPTED YOU TO ASK THAT QUESTION! I KNOW THE OILZUM SIGN I JUST PAINTED IS DEF ON THERE! THEY ARE JUST HOME PRINTED DECALS THAT I LAMINATED ON THE FRONT SIDE ONLY SO THAT THE GLUE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING POROUS TO STICK TO ON THE BACK. I HAD A HOST OF PROBLEMS ALONG THE WAY. AN AFTERTHOUGHT WAS TO HAVE LASER COLOR COPIES MADE AS INK JET PRINTS WON'T LAST BUT A FEW YEARS IN THE BOW WINDOW THE LAMP SITS IN. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S THERMAL PANE GLASS AND THE LAMINATION, I DON'T THINK IT'LL LAST BUT 3-4 YEARS! LASER COPIES DON'T FADE MUCH AT ALL IF EVER!

THANKS!

~DOC.TAG.WEST

SINCE THERE ARE 4 CORNERS TO A ROUND LAMP SHADE - HERE ARE THE OTHER 3:







DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THIS SAME TYPE OF LAMP SHADE DECORATING DECADES AGO WHEN PRODUCT LABELS FROM LIQUORS OR BEER BOTTLES WERE DONE IN THE SAME MANNER FOR A BAR LAMP LIKE OVER A POOL TABLE? THAT'S WHERE MY IDEA ORIGINATED FROM. I THINK IT WAS CALLED "DECOUPAGE" AND WAS THE COOL WAY TO DECORATE IN THE MID 1960'S! I REMEMBER MY MOM ANY SISTER DOING IT TO BOOK COVERS AND LUNCH BOXES FOR A WHILE.

~DOC.TAG.WEST
DECOUPAGER EXTRAORDINAIRE!

Very creative!!! You are right about the technique, it is decoupage! Nice job turning that plain lampshade into something fun to look at!

Laurie

nice job doc
the new hgtv for guy"s THE HOME AND GAS NETWORK?

what kind of paper is that . and do you have a real nice printer for that.

AWESOME JOB, Doc! You are so creative!
Rod van Pelt

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ANOTHER CREATIVE MOMENT....

FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, I'VE BEEN THREATENING TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY WHITE PLAIN JANE OVERSIZED MAILBOX. I HAD THIS "I'M GONNA SEE IF THIS IDEA WORKS" KINDA PLAN IN MY HEAD AND JUST DID IT ONE WARM AFTERNOON THIS PAST NOVEMBER.



BRIEFLY, HERE'S WHAT I DID:

1. REMOVED THE PLASTICWEAR.
2. SANDED THE HOUSING ONLY WITH 150 SANDPAPER.
3. WIPED IT DOWN AND LET DRY.
4. CUT A PIECE OF LICENSE PLATE FABRIC FROM WALMART TO FIT.
5. SLOPPED A LIBERAL AMOUNT OF SPAR VARNISH OVER THE HOUSING.
6. LAYED THE FABRIC ON THE HOUSING AND POSITIONED IT.
7. THEN PUT ANOTHER LIBERAL COAT OF SPAR VARNISH OVER THE TOP AND LET IT DRY.
8. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER AFTER WELL DRIED, I CUT OFF ANY MISTAKES AND GAVE IT ANOTHER HEAVY COAT OF VARNISH.

THE AFTER PICTURE WAS SHOT ONLY MOMENTS AGO. BEEN IN WET AND COLD WEATHER FOR A COUPLE MONTHS....SEEMS TO BE HOLDING UP NICELY. HOPE YOU LIKE!

~DOC

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some people have way too much time on their hands (LOL)...but really it looks great....How about painting the red flag to a black and white rally flag......
Paddy
WTB Billups, Rose, Spar and Canal petro items.

doc.looks great!maybe ill start post on vanity plates everyone has or has had!!