Lamps and More Lamps

It's been a great summer for hunting and gathering. Becky and I have scoured the shops and antique malls in Boone, Blowing Rock, Trade and Mountain City, as well as estate sales in Charlotte. Becky attended the giant July antique event in Abingdon, VA and my husband and I traveled up Highway 11 / 81 in Virginia, stopping at several malls and shops on our way to Fairfax, VA. We each discovered some fantastic finds for our booths at the Depot in Concord, NC. If you haven't been, be sure to check out the Depot soon.

I have been looking for a way to satisfy my creative spirit and I hit upon the idea to make lamps. First came linen and burlap shades, then came beautiful glass bottles. A natural combination for some great looking lamps to take to the Depot. My first effort was two matching turquoise glass bottles with natural burlap shades and the combination looked fantastic. I placed them on top of two wacky looking metal side tables found during a very, very hot visit to Cline's Antiques.

Next, I found a collection of heavy handmade glass bottles from Spain, with raffia wrapped necks and they metamorphosized into four more lamps. I especially like the squatty round one with the golden look to the glass. More to come!