Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
pphoobear from Salem, NH
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RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
I had extra clear lights from last Christmas and needed lights for Halloween so I just cleaned them with alcohol and painted them orange with acrylic paint. They came out great! I plan to do a couple strands with alternating red and white to wrap around trees for Christmas. I hope it will give the impression of candy canes.
Post By munkeboe (Guest Post)
RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
What book did you see it in?
Post By rose59 (Guest Post)
RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
I always take a light grade sand paper and do a swipe around the light bulb. Rubbing alcohol has the same effect and use an acrylic paint for the face or design.
Post By Jaime (Guest Post)
RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
Go to www.google.com and type in...painted christmas bulbs. There are several on there. Some are decorated into something else.
Hope this helps.
Post By Michele (Guest Post)
RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
By the way...my method on painting on lightbulbs that I just posted is for "burnt" out lightbulbs....the lightbulb becomes an ornament not a light source!
Post by bugsley
RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
I paint on regular lightbulbs (40-60 watt type) first thing i do is wipe bulb down with Isopropyl alcohol,let dry. I then spray a white primer on the bulb..this way i have a surface that will hold the acrylic paint. I then proceed to paint the bulb...santa's, reindeer etc. The little Christmas light bulbs make a cute Reindeer...paint the bulb brown...add "facial" features. Use a pipe clearner wrapped around the metal part for antlers! Hope this helps ya...
Post by bugsley
RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs
Saw it in a book just yesterday: acrylic paint and any kind of paintbrush. I think this is just for decoration, I don't think light will shine through them. In the photograph they looked pretty opaque.
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