Beautify your CFLs with Bright Idea Shades (steal this idea!)

Step 2 Using Your Hands

Making one of these by hand is a piece of cake.

All you'll need are the two gels mentioned in Step 1

1 pair of sharp scissors.

1 fine tipped BLACK pen.

1 fine tipped WHITE pen (this is crucial for cutting Rosco N.6 as it is extremely dark in colour)

1 modern computer w/ a printer (don't worry this is just to print out the pattern).

1. First, you'll need to print out the pattern provided below. Notice there are two patterns, one with a hole in the center, one without. You will only cut the hole once per shade, so you can mount it on your light bulb socket screw later.

2. Once you've printed it. Cut the shape out with a pair of scissors.

3. Trace it 12 times onto a sheet Tough Rolux. For the 12th trace use the pattern w/ a hole in the center.

4. Trace the plain pattern on a sheet of Rosco N.6 5 times.

5. Now, carefully cut each shape out with a pair of scissors. To cut a hole in the last (end) module, gently fold it in half and cut it you would a snow-flake decoration.

6. Now that you've cut all your parts, you can assemble them. For assembly skip ahead to step 4.