DIY Wine Glass Votive Lampshades

I have a singer friend who is giving a small concert in my home, so I wanted to provide some mood lighting that could accentuate the room. I came upon this idea for wine glass votives because they’re very cabaret-like, and they’re so easy to make. The lamp shades are made with Rowlux® Illusion Film and Craft Attitude, with help from my Sizzix die-cutting machine. The great thing about the Rowlux film is it has a 3-dimensional quality, and the one I chose looks like cut crystal. Then when I add the Craft Attitude film, it appears as if the the image is etched on the crystal. Fancy schmancy, but easy schmeezy.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

1 12″x12″ sheet of Rowlux® Illusion Film, preferably clear color

1 sheet of Craft Attitude printable film (Any of the Craft Attitude films will work, e.g., Shoe Attitude, Wood Attitude, etc.)

Sizzix Scoreboards XL Vase Die

Super 77 Spray Adhesive

Decorative brads

Hole punch

Step 1: Decide what design you would like on your lampshade. Since I was decorating for a cabaret night, I chose some vintage French images from the Graphics Fairy and made a collage out of them. Size the artwork to 8 1/2 x 11 inches, repeating the pattern so there’s one on top and one on bottom. These will be the two sides of the lampshade. Then print the design on a sheet of Craft Attitude film with your inkjet printer.

Step 2: Spray some Super 77 spray adhesive on the printed side of the Craft Attitude and place it face down on the Rowlux film. Burnish with your hands, and peel off the protective backing of the Craft Attitude. (Note: I trimmed the Rowlux film to 8 1/2″ wide because that’s how large the Craft Attitude sheet was. That way I didn’t use the whole sheet of Rowlux and could save it for another project.)

Step 3: Cut the Rowlux/Craft Attitude combo into the two halves. To create the shape of the lampshade, I used the Sizzix Scoreboards XL Vase die by Eileen Hull. I ran both halves through the Sizzix Big Shot to make two sections, since just one would make too narrow of a lampshade. The die is a teeny bit wider than the 8 1/2 sheet, so the sides cut out a little bit, but that’s okay, because we’ll be trimming those in the next step.

Step 4: If we were to combine both sides now, the lampshade would actually be too big to fit around a typical wine glass. So trim one scalloped section from each of the ends, as shown in the photo. Then the finished size will be perfect.

Step 5: Punch two holes at the edges of both pieces.

Step 6: Connect the two halves with decorative brads. But wait! There’s one little trick here I want to share. Put the Craft Attitude side on the inside, so the lampshade is in reverse. That way, the 3D design of the Rowlux film will be visible on the outside. The Craft Attitude image is almost hidden, but when the votive is lit, the design is revealed!

Step 7: Place a battery-operated LED candle in a wine glass, and rest the lampshade on top of the glass. Now that’s mood lighting.

As you can see, even though the Craft Attitude film is on the inside, you see the image beautifully through the Rowlux. And doesn’t it look like crystal?

Disclosure: I was sent Rowlux Illusion Film to try, but they did not pay me for this post. I am a designer spokesperson for Craft Attitude, and all links to Craft Attitude on this post are affiliate links. However, I would use Craft Attitude anyway; I was using it before I was their spokesperson.