This was a custom order for sweet little Lydia!  My girlfriend had her first baby-a girl!  She wanted something inspired by nature, something to love for a long time, and get this, she waited to find out the sex of the baby!  How could she wait?!  I wanted to know!  This was the compromise, we decided on neutral, but fun colors on the main shade; I hand painted a yellow and white fun plaid pattern on the front and back, and green-ish with a little blue-ish polka dots on each side!  Since we wanted a nature theme, I grabbed some fabulous branches in the backyard and painted them white! I decided to attach them to one side of the shade, OH YES I DID!!  Sometimes, I just have to go the extra step, and push the idea a little further, so it only made sense to attach the branches to one side and have it extend!  As part of our compromise, and me having to add the “special” touches, we waited until the baby was born until I was able to add either the pinks and feminine touches, or the blues and reds with some boy edge!  I made an “L” monogram charm with vintage trim and a map of Paris behind it!  The owls were hand made and purchased on Etsy!  A special lamp for my special friend and her sweet baby girl-Lydia!