Lampshades Instructions (experience level:beginner)
Isn't it time to freshen up your lampshades?! With WALLIES® it will take you 15 - 30 minutes to get a whole new look for your bedroom, kid's room, living room or any room. Have fun! SUPPLIES Lampshade Acrylic Paints (your choice of colors) Paint Brushes Crackle Medium (if needed)   ESTIMATED TIME 10-30 minutes   TIPS You may want to make a final coat of mod podge or urethane over the entire lampshade. You don't need to because WALLIES® are vinyl coated, but some people like the extra glossy look.	a) Teddy Bear Shade Take a white or pale colored lampshade and paint a 1/2 inch, or so, blue stripe around bottom rim. Don't worry about getting your lines perfectly straight: uneven lines have character! Paint a smaller red stripe above the blue using the blue edge as a guide. Repeat the stripes for top. We have reversed the order, using a small red stripe first then a larger blue stripe below it. Use Precious Bear WALLIES® for around the middle of the shade.
	b) Romantic Shade 12106 Kate's Pink Rose Paint lampshade with light green acrylic paint. Paint crackle medium over light green paint. Paint dark green over the crackle medium and let dry. Once this third layer dries, your crackle finish will appear. Follow directions on the crackle finish packaging. Use Kate's Pink Rose WALLIES® and just wet the back and put them on!
	c) Pansy Shade 12014 Purple Pansy Paint the entire shade with chartreuse if you are looking for a bright bunch of colors! For a softer feel, pale lavender looks very pretty too . Paint top and bottom rim with a rich dark purple. Use Purple Pansy WALLIES® around the bottom part of the shade, overlapping them a little. Make random white polka dots above pansies.
	d) Clouds Shade 12003 Large Clouds   12002 Medium Clouds Paint entire shade a pale blue. Place Clouds WALLIES® in a pattern around shade.
	e) Smiles Shade 12111 Retro Smile We covered this shade with a purple tissue paper using decoupage glue under and over the paper. It gives it a great feel, but if your looking to make a quicker and easier shade just paint the entire shade dark purple.
	f) Buzzing Bee Shade 12098 Bees and Skep Paint entire shade black. Use Bee WALLIES® from the Bees & Skep WALLIES® package. Place the bees randomly around the shade. For the buzzing bee travel lines, use a fine paint brush and paint a curly-cue dotted line with gold paint between each bee.
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