lampshades

[o-nikki-o.livejournal.com]

maybe it's not possible or maybe it's just that my google-fu is broken...

i have 2 wire lampshade frames that i'd like to cover with...something.  i was thinking of buying ribbon & wrapping it around & around the frame (top to bottom) like the strips of plastic that were originally on it. 

will that be safe?  i don't want the ribbon to get overly hot or anything.  my other thought was to buy a cheap fabric that i liked & cut it into ribbon-like lengths with pinking shears (i don't currently have a sewing maching so pinking shears are my favorite tool :P) & using that more or less the same way.  

are there any other no-sew options i'm not thinking of?  will these ideas work? (i can't afford trial & error here...lol this is a one-shot deal so it needs to be pretty cost-friendly)

thanks in advance!