Seashells are some of nature’s exquisite creations. Shapes and colorations can be fascinating even if there are some brightly colored ones among them. Incorporating them into the making of a lampshade can be a worthwhile project.

On the one hand, it’s a great way to give an old lamp a new lease of life, so to speak. Making an easy project like this can be fun and inspiring even for those who are not artistically inclined.

Materials

Our main materials include many seashells that have small natural holes. The best are those small seashells traditionally made into necklaces, bracelets and anklets, not only by the natives of the island, but also among the inhabitants of the city.

The second important material would be an old or damaged fabric lampshade as the basis for your creation. Equipment needed would include floral wire (20-gauge wire is fine too), needle-nose pliers, and wire cutters.

First step

Remove all old damaged or existing screen fabric. Using a pair of scissors, cut the fabric and remove all of the fabric.

After removing the fabric, work on the wires below. This may take a while, but save money by saving an old shade and dressing it up with something new and contemporary.
For those who don’t have old lamp frames to work with, you can purchase wire frames at some inexpensive retail stores.

The cables
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For your lampshade, cut pieces of 20-gauge floral wire to make the frame for the lamp. Measure the distance from the top to the bottom cords of the shade.

Give an additional 3 inches. (This is the length of your 20 gauge wire.) With the size of your screen, you can roughly decide how many cables you would need for the entire project. Take your first wire and bend the end up (about an inch).

thread

Thread your first seashell, wrapping the final cord around it. (This prevents subsequent threaded shells from falling out.) This is a time to be creative where you can mix two or more colors.

You can also create some patterns, if you like, using the colored shells. Rotate the colors as you go by stringing these shells together. (To make a checkerboard pattern, start with opposite colors on each new strand of wire.)

Let your creative imagination run wild here. You can create countless designs using just the colors, textures, and shapes of these shells.

Tips

If you really want color in that seashell lampshade you’re making, you can paint the shells any color you like. Spray the finished product and avoid touching it while it is still wet.

Once you’re done filling out the wires, connect them to your beach theme lampshade. Then pull the string down and repeat the procedure on the lower wire lamp frame. Keep repeating the process until the end

Pull the Sea Shell string down and repeat the process on the bottom wire lamp frame. Continue the process and separate them the way you want.