I saw this on a couple sites, but can’t remember which ones. I think one of them was Young House Love. Anyway, I thought it was really fun and the kids would get a kick out of it. First I found a bat I really liked on The Graphics Fairy and I printed him off, because I can’t even draw a bat.
Then I cut him out and traced him on black cardstock 10 times. Then I had a whole swarm of bats to cut out. Are a lot of bats called a swarm?
I started attaching them to the inside of the lampshades with tape, but some weren’t sticking very well so I changed to glue dots. Put a glue dot in the center and on each wing, then stick to the inside of the lampshade. You can see them when the light is on, but can’t even tell they’re there when it’s off.
This lamp has a lining in it, so the bats look fuzzy. Hubby likes this one better.
I think they turned out great. I turned the lamps on for the boys and their reaction was “Whoa, that’s cool!” I love that my kids are impressed by very little money or effort and their mom’s awesome decorating skills.
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