How to Decorate a Lampshade With Beer Bottle Lids

Hot glue beer bottle caps onto a lamp shade.

If you are short on cash but your house is filled with old furniture, consider recycling some of that old furniture and using craft supplies to create a unique, custom lampshade with the use of bottle caps of your favorite beers. Top a lamp in your study, office or man cave with the custom lampshade to add a unique style to your room.

Things You'll Need

• Hot glue sticks
• Hot glue gun
• Wax paper
• Feather duster
• Damp cloth
• Beer bottle caps
• Soap
• Water
• Dish towel

Instructions

1. Load a hot glue stick into the hot glue gun. Plug the gun into the wall. Wait about five minutes while the glue heats up.

2. Spread wax paper across the table or flat surface where you will be working. Place the lampshade on top of the wax paper.

3. Dust off the old lampshade and brush down the sides of the lampshade with a damp cloth. Allow the lampshade to dry completely.

4. Wash the bottle caps in soap and water. Dry them off with a dish towel.

5. Squeeze hot glue into the base of the bottle caps so the glue acts as a filler. Allow the glue to dry. Once the glue has dried, squeeze a dot of glue onto the dried glue surface.

6. Press the beer bottle cap onto the lampshade. Continue adding bottle caps to the lampshade until the shade is covered with different bottle caps.