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Upcycled Elegant Lampshade
Item# 30631Spruce up your old lampshades with some elegant prints.Paint lampshade with Martha Stewart Crafts™ Wet Cement paint. At least two coats will be needed for full coverage. Let dry in between coats.
Once paint has dried, use the Martha Stewart Crafts™ stencil Wedding Cake paint to create the design in the center of the lampshade, using pouncers to apply the paint evenly. Let dry.
Embellish design with sticky-back gems.
Line the top and bottom of the lampshade with ¼" adhesive tape and attach the silver Simplicity® trim. Press the trim onto the strip of tape.
Line the bottom of the inside of the lampshade with ¼" adhesive tape and add the Simplicity® black Chiffon Ruffle trim. The trim should have a ribbon edge that will easily stick to the tape.
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Lampshade
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Simplicity® Chiffon Ruffle Trim – Black
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Simplicity® Silver Trim – Silver (2)
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Martha Stewart Crafts™ Acrylic Paint – Wet Cement and Wedding Cake
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Martha Stewart Crafts™ Stencil
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Recollections™ Gems, Sticky-back
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Martha Stewart Crafts™ Pouncers
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Paintbrush
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Recollections™ Adhesive Tape, ¼"
Tape down the stencil before painting so the stencil will not move.Craft Time: