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The Lampshade Lady's Guide to Lighting Up Your Life: 50 Custom Lampshades and Lamps

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I was very impressed with Judy's book on making lampshades. She was very thorough, down to the smallest detail. The difference between "homemade" and "custom" is HUGE, and Judy guides you through the entire process for a real professional look. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has a real desire to make custom lampshades and put a designer's touch on their total decorating.

A satisfied customer,
Judy Caccioli, from Cape Cod.

I'm lighting up my life with Judy Lake's fabulous book! It's absolutely wonderful! Judy is a Vermont artist who incorporates her upbeat personality and natural talent to turn out the most amazing lampshades! What a fabulous way to enhance the ambiance of any room. It's a must have for everyone!

Having studied lampshade-making with Judy Lake, I can attest to the fact that her book reflects the passion she brings to her art. I found her day-long seminar in VT both fun and enlightening, and I anxiously awaited the release of her book. Now that it's availabile, I have been able to broaden my knowledge base. The book is easy to follow, features terrific photos, and best of all, it provides a wealth of fresh ideas. Through Judy's insight, I am now able to see all kinds of creative possibilities! I am really enjoying making my own shades, and I have Judy--and her book--to thank for that.

I know you really want a whole new style. But don't let the same old look of your home bring you down. With this easy to follow and incredibly beautiful illustrated guide, you will give it a completely new style or accent stylishly what you have already accomplished.I just wish I had more time to make more of these funky and stylish lampshades Judy describes in her book.All these fabric pieces that I have collected ,because they were just too precious to be passed by, would finally find there purpose.
Judy Lake has achieved to fabricate a craftbook in the real original sense ,a book about a craft that she has perfected to an art.The love for her art shows in every detail and on every page.Even if you can restrain (which is hard !) yourself from having a go at one of the described lampshade projects, this book is so gorgeous ,that it will make the perfect coffee table book for everyone to enjoy.
I have given this book as a present to my german mother in law and even though her friends do not speak english they just love it and keep bugging me to translate parts so they can start "lampshading" too.
Oh, before I forget, I really do like the incredibly helpful source guide in the back of the book with all the links you may need to buy materials and fabrics to successfully complete you lampshade projects.
Get the book,fall in love with it and you will see, in no time there will be art,where before there was only light.

Unlike most "how to" books, The Lampshades Lady's Guide to Lighting Up Your Life, is as divinely inspirational as it is practical. Judy Lake has done for decoration, namely lampshades, what New York eye wear superstar Robert Marc has done for accessories; both have lifted their own particular stock and trade to runway status. Judy Lake has removed the corny, the ordinary and the boring, and has replaced it with the unexpected, intelligent and inventive. Trained as a weaver, and consummate lady of fabric and textiles, no book before on this subject, (and there are few) has ever allowed the audience such vast discipline, and plain old practical instruction, as to empower a mere novice to emerge nothing short of enlightened.

After reading this wonderful book, my wife ordered three of them as gifts and wrote the following review for Amazon.com:
"The Lampshade Lady's Guide does light up your life. It is delightful book that you can initially leaf through and enjoy the beautiful photographs and creative descriptions of fifty unique lampshades. As the author introduces each lampshade, her personal story brings the shade to life.
Not only did I learn how to make a lampshade, I learned the importance of considering a lamp and its shade an integral part of a room's décor. The book's introduction explains the terminology and helps the reader select the right style shade and fabric for the lamp. The book is organized by level of difficulty. Following a list of the required materials, the instructions are clear and include photographs of various steps. A well written glossary and resources list help the reader identify and locate the supplies needed.
It is hard to decide which lampshade to make first, but after you've completed one, you can't wait to make another."

This book is so easy to follow. There are step by step instructions for so many different shades, complete with pictures. There are even lists in the back of the book to find everything you will need for your project(s). It doesn't get easier than this. Judy is so creative. This will give you tons of ideas to turn any ordinary room into something special.

When it comes to this book and what Judy Lake offers us in it, I am reminded of the old song, "in this world of ordinary people, I am glad there is you" That's it, in a walnut shell.

She just turns on all the creative lights in your imagination. I love her unique perspectives, that simplify what heretofor seemed out of reach.
The Lampshade Lady is a book about the fun fun fun of personalizing lampshades instead of the same old same old.
The thing is, she gets you to think out of the proverbial box. Love this book.

I am not a crafter but after picking up a copy of this wonderful book I knew I had to buy it. The photos are gorgeous, the layout easy to follow and the text is fun to read. Then I thought...why not try and make one of the simpler shades? So I did and it came out just fine. The instructions are easy to follow...even for a beginner...and all the supplies you need are clearly shown. I think it would be great to try and make a shade using fabric that had some sentimental value such as an old, but torn, tablecloth of my Grandmother's. The possibilites are endless.

The Lampshade Lady's Guide would make a lovely and unique gift for the upcoming holdiays (or any occasion) for crafters and non-crafters alike.

Thank you Judy for giving me the confidence to give this a try.

I was very pleased with this book. There are excellent pictures and directions as well as sources to buy supplies. I rehab old lamps to give them another life and now want to add shades of my own creation to them.This book will allow me to do that and yet I will be able to add my own touches as well.