Thrift Store Hanging Lamp & Wire Wall Art

This is wire wall art that I got at the thrift store. I work very close to one and can go on my lunch "hour" any day of the week. I paid $5.00 for this - it is probably close to 16x20". The wall art hangs in my craft room.

This is a hanging lamp I got at the thrift store. I paid $10 for it. The outside, when the light is off, is white. When the light is on, the damask pattern shows through muted.

Here is a closeup of the inside of the lamp. I need to make a cord cover for it - the plain electrical wire looks ugly. I bought a black, flat sheet at WalMart and I will make a tube and scrunch it over the wire to cover it. The lamp hangs over my computer & Cricut area in my craft room.

Cricut...

Where have I been? It's been nearly a year since I blogged last. I haven't done any "altered art" for quite some time - fulltime job, 3 dogs, and a 4th grader will do that to a person! I bought a Cricut. I'm probably the last person in the country who doesn't have one. I wanted to be able to do home dec. projects. Here are two of my first projects. The wash/brush set is a plain ceramic set I bought at WalMart for $2.00 each. The sprayer is from the $1.00 store and I put "bad dog" on it because I use it on my "puppy" to correct her...which doesn't work so well anymore.