I'm Seeing Green-- Vase to Lamp Makeover!

Has anyone else been drooling over these green glass lamps from Pottery Barn?

Source: potterybarn.com via Kathryn on Pinterest

Unfortunately, $170 is (slightly) out of my budget for a lamp. (Hey, it's still cheaper than this $230 one from Layla Grace!)

So last week, when I spotted this ginormous green seeded glass vase at Goodwill, I knew I could turn it into just the lamp I wanted! The only problem was the price: I've NEVER paid $19.99 for anything at Goodwill in my life! I walked away-- reluctantly. 

I drooled over it every time I went in the store, though, and finally this week when payday arrived, I promised myself that if it was still there, I'd get it. (After all, it met my most important criteria for a large purchase: not being able to get it out of my head!)

And it was! *cue jumping up and down and clapping* (Though I did have to do some searching-- it was tucked away under a bottom shelf in another section! (I think someone else wanted it, too) ;)

It was time for a vase-to-lamp transformation!

1) Vase, plus...

...2) "cork" (actually a log swiped from our woodpile, that fit the opening perfectly-- which I then cut down to about 4" long), plus...

...3) lamp kit (mine actually came from my old lamp junkyard collection-- if you don't have one of those, lamp kits are only a few bucks at your local hardware store) ;) equals...

... TADA! One gorgeous designer-knock-off lamp!

I had picked the shade up at a garage sale, but it has several cracks in the plastic lining that show up when the light is on. :( Solution: cover it with sisal rope! Unfortunately, I had already hot-glued several rows of rope around the shade, when I realized I was going to run out of rope before it was completely covered. So I just stopped with a border... then I realized that I kind of like it that way ;)

Now I need you to help me decide whether I should leave it with the rope border, or go ahead and buy more and finish covering the whole shade ;) (like this one)

One of the parts that I really love about this lamp is the battery-operated twig lights that came inside the vase! (So the base lights up, too!)

Shh... don't tell my husband, but I think I'm in love! ;)

So have you ever transformed a vase-- or any object-- into a lamp? Or made over a lamp shade? Let me know!

Parties I link to:

Sunday:

• Nifty Thrifty Things: Nifty Thrifty Sunday
• Southern Hospitality Blog: Thrifty Treasures
• Under the Table and Dreaming: Sunday Showcase Party

Monday:

• Craft-O-Maniac: Craft-O-Maniac Mondays
• Flour Me With Love: Mix-It-Up Monday
• This Gal Cooks (formerly Jam's Corner): Marvelous Mondays Link Party

Tuesday:

• Adventures Of a DIY Mom: Terrific Tuesdays
• Coastal Charm: Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
• Elizabeth & Co.: Be Inspired Link Party
• Kathe With An E: You're Gonna Love It Party
• Mercy Ink Blog: All Things Heart & Home Link-up
• My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia: Tuesday's Treasures
• Uncommon: Uncommonly Yours Link Party
• The Winthrop Chronicles: Share It Link Party

Wednesday:

• Embracing Change: Creative Inspirations Link Party
• Hooking Up w/ House of Hepworths
• The 36th Avenue: Party Time!
• Vintage Gwen: Show & Share

Thursday:

• Live, Laugh, Rowe: Live Laugh Linky Thursday
• My Repurposed Life: Catch As Catch Can
• The Shabby Creek Cottage: Transformation Thursday
• Two Yellow Birds Decor: Thursday's Temptation

Friday:

• A Heart 4 Home: Finished Friday
• Chic on a Shoestring Decorating: Flaunt It Friday
• Decorating Insanity: Furniture Friday
• Five Days, Five Ways: Feature Friday Free-for-All
• Here Comes the Sun: Fabulous Friday
• Jennifer Rizzo: Fabulously Creative Friday
• Miss Mustard Seed: Furniture Feature Friday
• The Cottage Market: Junkin' Joe Party
• Two Sasters: TGIF Party

Saturday:

• It's Overflowing: Overflowing with Creativity Party
• Classy Clutter: Spotlight Saturday