Tools and Materials
Lamp with large, plain, light-colored shade
Templates: alien, bat, Draculina, Frankenstein, jack-o'-lantern
Pencil
Black construction paper
Scissors
Double-sided tape
60-watt orange light bulb
Ghoulish Lamps How-To
1. Remove lampshade from stand.
2. Print and cut out templates. Trace template silhouettes onto black construction paper. Cut shapes from paper. Adhere black shapes to inside of shade with double-sided tape.
3. Replace bulb in lamp base with 60-watt orange bulb, and reconnect shade to base.
Resources
Orange bulbs are available at hardware, lighting, or Halloween-themed stores. All other materials are available at crafts stores.
Ghoulish Lamps
Light your home for Halloween with these darkly delightful ghoulish lamps.
The Martha Stewart Show, October 2008
This are great for luminaries too! I used light green tissue paper an old flower vase turned up side down for the Alien. I used mod podge to stick the tissue to the vase. Next I cut out the templates and placed them on top of the tissue and added a top coat of mod podge to seal it. I used red tissue paper with Dracula. Thanks for all the great ideas!