Easy Lampshade Update: Meow!

Here's a way to decorate an existing lamp for Halloween without changing it permanently: Dress it up with a black cat cutout. It won't take you more than five minutes to complete the project, but it'll give any room a dramatic touch.

To make a cat silhouette yourself, you will need: black paper, a pair of scissors, a pencil and double-stick clear tape.

1. Download, print and cut out the black cat template.

2. Trace the template onto black paper with a pencil.

3. Cut out the cat shape from the black paper

4. Use double stick tape to adhere the silhouette to the inside of the shade.

Along with the famously unlucky black cat, Halloween is full of black creatures: Bats, spiders and ravens, to name a few. Any of these would make a spooky silhouette for a lampshade, if you want to try your hand at a drawing your own silhouette. You can also stick silhouette cutouts directly onto the wall!

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