Dec 5, 2011 
Our friend Jack, of Nancy Boy fame, made these for their holiday display. Do you see what they are? Cocktail umbrellas, people! He made a cardboard frame, wrapped it with rice paper, and poked these through. He did a drum lampshade too but I neglected to take a snap of that.
So genius, cheery and bright.
Mar 10, 2010 
A new project to take on spring showers is up at The Washington Post. This was a great project to create and work on because, really, when do you ever consider an umbrella DIY fodder? Give one of your dark workhorse umbrellas a punchy makeover with bright stacks of nylon circles, tacked down with buttons for extra dimension and homespun charm.
Get the step-by-step right here.
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