Watercolour lampshade
Add a splash of personality to a plain lampshade. Moisten a large paintbrush with water, then sweep a wavelike pattern around the bottom of the shade. Tap wet paint into the pattern with a soft round watercolour brush. (Use watercolour paint for paper lampshades and fabric paint for fabric shades.) The paint will bleed to the edges of the moistened area. After the paint dries, dot the wave with more paint in alternating colours. For dots that blend, paint them with