tesa trendpapier 9 / Idee 5: Lampenschirm / Aufmacher quer

Lampshade in pastel

Enlightening. It's a good thing we paid attention in geometry. Because isosceles triangles turn this lampshade into a work of art.

Level of difficulty For ambitious hands
Duration 20

We need:

White lampshade cutting surface ruler cutter folding tool brush crafting paint tesa® masking tape PREMIUM CLASSIC (50 mm)

How we do it:

DIY Lampshade / Step 1: Cut texture
01

Attach strips of masking tape directly to the cutting surface and use the cutter and ruler to cut them into squares first and then cut the squares in half diagonally.

DIY Lampshade / Step 2: Finnish cutting
02

Attach strips of masking tape directly to the cutting surface and use the cutter and ruler to cut them into squares first and then cut the squares in half diagonally.

DIY Lampshade / Step 3: Peel
03

Peel off the triangles and place them in your desired design on the lampshade.

DIY Lampshade / Step 4: Press edges down
04

Press the edges down firmly with the folding tool.

DIY Lampshade / Step 5: Paint
05

Paint the lampshade with the paint and brush; make sure that the paint is applied well, or else the shade will flake.

DIY Lampshade / Step 6: Remove
06

After drying, remove the masking tape from the lampshade.