Cheap, Easy DIY for College Students

It’s really simple! All you do is buy a strand of beaded ribbon (it can be found in the craft section of Wal-Mart or in Hobby Lobby) that matches your decor and hot glue it to the bottom and top ridges of the lampshade. The lampshade below went through this process, and now it looks great! We only glued the ribbon to the bottom half, though, because doing the top also would have been a little too much. If you have a large lamp, like the one below, you’ll need to buy two strands of beaded ribbon (two packages).

Next time you recieve roses (from your parents, significant other…whatever) a great idea is to dry them upside down and use them as decoration. Shandi and I have them hung up in a few places around the house, and we also use them as end table decorations. Here’s an easy way to do it: Tear off all extra leaves (all the ones that are on the stems and about half of the ones that are mixed in with the buds) and secure the stems with a rubber band. Hang upside down on a nail, using the rubber band as a hanging device. Once they are dry, you can leave them where you hung them originally or move them wherever you want. Remember to be careful! Obviously, they’re very fragile.