Guest Post by Barbara @ Chase The Star

Hello All!! 

Today I am excited to introduce you to Barbara from Chase The Star!!
Enjoy her AWESOME post - and be sure to pop over to her blog and show her some comment-love & I know she'd love it if you followed her too!

Without further ado, here is Barbara!!!...

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Hey, hey!  I'm Barbara from Chase the Star, a little blog about crafting, decorating, DIY, and more!  Janiene asked me to swap blogs for the day, and I jumped at the chance!  So I'm here, and she's a guest at  Chase the Star  today!  Thanks for the swap Janiene!  

When you visit my blog  you'll see that I buy very little 'brand new'.  I'll either buy second hand, or up-cycle something I already have.  It's more fun that way, wouldn't you agree?!  

I recently made over a lamp for my boy's room, which is baseball themed.  I wanted to create a look that was classic, but definitely still in tune with baseball, specifically the Boston Red Sox, their favorite team.  

We've had his lamp in various rooms in our home  over the years, 

so in keeping with my love for up-cycling, the time has come for its makeover.

I found a perfect navy and white striped shade at my local Goodwill, for just $5!  And what's better yet?  It was new!  Still had the plastic wrap and tags!  SCORE!  Ok this time I did buy 'new', but from a second hand store, so it's ok.  HA!

Target Home collection, $4.99--aaww yeah!

The lamp shade needed a pop of red, and I know my boys (the hubs included) love Ted Williams, which wore a #9 jersey for the Red Sox, so I decided to add a large '9' to it.

Problem was I don't have a vinyl cutter (life isn't fair, is it?!), and I couldn't find the font anywhere in the size I needed.  

As usual, I improvised.  

I took my stepson's baseball jersey, traced the number onto 
regular copy paper, cut it out, and traced it directly 
onto the shade with a pencil.

Carefully filled the number in with Cherries Jubilee by Glidden, my favorite shade of red!  

I've used the same sample sized container on several projects including this subway dresser also for the boy's room, and this nautical summer wreath.  I still have enough for a couple more projects.  Not bad for a $3 sample!

I added some Mod Podge spray in a matte finish over the number to make sure it doesn't wear off over the years.  Then I sprayed the lamp a glossy white to complete the look!

I hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial, and glimpse at my blog!  Please stop and visit, you may find something you like!  

Some of my most popular posts include:

File Cabinet Make Over

Mason Jar Soap Dispenser

You Are My Sunshine-Painted Wood Chargers !

Thanks for letting me crash here at A Bunch of Bishops! 

Hope to see you all at Chase the Star soon!