Your lamps can hold surprise messages when they’re turned on! It’s just a matter of tacking a paper message behind your shade. This can be done using an X-acto knife, dark paper and a little patience, or if you’re lucky enough to have a Silhouette cutting machine, you can use that. I have FREE downloads for BOTH versions.
NOTE: This generally only works well on thin shades as thicker one’s will not allow the message to shine through. Make sure your lamp has a wide berth between the bulb and the shade so there’s no fire hazard.
How To Decorate a Lampshade (Cutting By Hand)
SUPPLIES
- Downloaded pdf patterns.
- Printer
- White paper, cardstock preferably
- X-acto Knife
- Spray adhesive
- Print your words of choice on paper or cardstock. (Cardstock holds up better.)
- Lay your paper on a safe cutting surface and using an X-acto knife carefully cut around the edges and openings.
- Lightly spray the FRONT of your words with spray adhesive.
- Press the words inside the lamp shade.
How To (Using Silhouette)
SUPPLIES
- Downloaded Silhouette patterns.
- Black or dark paper, cardstock preferably
- Spray adhesive
- Open up the file of choice in your Silhouette software.
- Choose the messages you want and move the others off the page.
- The Silhouette patterns will allow you to make the patterns bigger or smaller if needed.
- Cut out your words using your Silhouette.
- Lightly spray the FRONT of your words with spray adhesive.
- Press the words inside the lamp shade.
Downloads
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Silhouette Files Download [sdm_download id="16408" fancy="0"]
"Once Upon a Time" Graphic
This is separate as it was created by another site.
You can grab their PDF download here.
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Visuals
As I was out of black cardstock I used a darker blue which worked.
Spray is used to tack the messages to the shade.
Spray a light coat on the front of the text.
Tack the words into place inside your shade.
