Lampshade Makeover

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Lampshade Makeover

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Give your lampshades boho style by dipping them in Rit liquid dye and embellishing them with Dazzling Metallics painted lace.

Materials

  • Rit Liquid Dye in Golden Yellow and Tangerine
  • Dazzling Metallics Glorious Gold
  • Fabric Lampshades
  • E-6000 Fabri-Fuse
  • Water
  • Glue

Tools

  • Paintbrushes
  • Spray bottle
  • Pie pan
  • Scissors

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1. Wet your lampshade with a spray bottle (or put it under the sink)

2. Fill a pie plate about 1/2″ with hot water and add 2 cupfuls of Rit Liquid Dye in Golden Yellow

3. Stir thoroughly and then rest the base of the lampshade in the dye for about five minutes.

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4. Fill your pie plate with hot water and 2 cupfuls of Tangerine Rit Liquid Dye.

5. Stir and then dip the top of your lampshade in the dye for about 5 minutes. *Let it bleed upward to give an ombre effect.

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6. Cut your lace in different sized pieces.

7. Paint them with Dazzling Metallic Paint in Glorious Gold.

8. When they’re dry, glue the lace to the lamp shade with E-6000 Fabri-Fuse and tape the pieces in place until they dry.

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Mark Montano is a designer, author, and TV host. He sleeps with a loaded glue gun and he's not afraid to pull out his crayons in public. He's usually up in the sky on the way to a crafty gig. His favorite saying is "Get your hands dirty and turn the mundane into the insane!" Come join him on a creative journey and make sure to bring the mixers! markmontanoblogs.blogspot.com

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