DIY Lamp Decorating for Kids Room

People have been asking me about a lamp that was sitting on a dresser in one of my earlier posts on how to decorate a kids room cheaply.
http://www.nancypallenstudio.blogspot.ca/2013/03/kids-room-decor-cheap-and-easy-to-do.html

I bought a cheap $2.00 lamp from Value Village. I bought some sparkly folk art paint from the Dollar Store in a periwinkle blue colour that I thought would go well with the dark blue room I was decorating for the kids.

I also bought some small craft pompoms. Mine were pink, blue and yellow which I thought the girls would like.

First I painted the non metal parts of the lamp with the sparkly folk art paint and let dry. I did this quite awhile ago so I don't remember what the lamp material was that I painted on top of. Whatever it was, the folk art paint stuck to it fine. I didn't prime it first, but I suggest that you do if you want to be sure of the paint adhering to the item.

I used cheap Dollar store paint, but you could also use spray paint and tape off the areas you don't want covered.

After everything was dry, I just glued on the pompoms following the design of the lamp. I also glued pompoms around the lampshade. I used Tacky glue for this. I don't recommend using a glue gun for this project, as the lamp will get warm after it's turned on for awhile and glue from glue guns will soften and sometimes come unglued.

Have fun!!