Here we are going to make a cool looking lampshade/tin light. It is a step towards getting rid of those boring lamps in your house and replacing them with a design of your favorite city, video game logo or whatever!

MATERIALS:

For tin:

Paint Can
Drillpress OR a Hammer and Nail

For lampshade:

Lampshade
Paint (if your shade is white)
Needle, pin, or nail
Thimble (necessary if you want to protect your fingers but if your fingers are made out of steel, you're all covered)

Step 1: Prepping the Lampshade/Paint Can

Print off the silhouette you are going to use
Trim it down to size
Tape it to the lampshade/paint can

Step 2: Drill/Poke the Holes

Lampshade

Use a large needle or nail to poke holes along the outline of the design
A thimble comes in handy here!

Paint Can

Use a Drill press or Drill to make holes along the outline of the design
It is best to use a self starting bit so that it doesn't wander.

Adjust the distance between adjacent holes to make a different style silhouette. We used smaller holes to make the cityscape and larger holes for the stars.