Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs

RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs Post By munkeboe (Guest Post) (10/22/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs Post By rose59 (Guest Post) (11/23/2007) What book did you see it in? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs Post By Jaime (Guest Post) (11/10/2007) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs Post By Michele (Guest Post) (11/02/2007) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs Post by bugsley (4) | (10/31/2007) Contact 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs Post by bugsley (4) | (10/31/2007) Contact 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... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Christmas Tree Lightbulbs Post by perfume and powder (578) | (10/30/2007) Profile | Contact 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. Report Spam or Abuse