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Upload Your Own CreationsWash and clean all mirror pieces.
Fix the white carbon paper with the stencil design over it using Prime Eezytear Tape on the backside of the mirror and trace the design.
Now scratch the design carefully using a knife to remove the mercury layer from the glass. Clean the glass dust thoroughly which were created due to scratching.
Dip the cotton buds into hydrochloric acid and rub it on the scratched portion of the glass to create evenness.
Now paint the corner designs with Fevicryl Glass Colours Solvent Based- Turquoise Blue, the flowers with Tomato Red and Orange.
Paint the leaves with Dark Green. Let it dry.
Take Fevicryl Shilpkar, mix the resin base and hardener evenly to form even dough.
You may sprinkle little talcum powder on your hands to avoid sticking.
Join the four glasses to form a lampshade using shilpkar dough. Leave to harden.
In order to cover the dough joining and to give a neat look to the lampshade, stick small mirrors on the edges using Fevicol MR.
Tie the thread to hang.
Fevicryl Glass Colours Solvent Based,Fevicryl Shilpkar,Prime Eezytear Tape,Fevicol MR,Fevicryl Stencil- floral,Fine Art Brushes. 4 pieces of mirror (size – 12”X5”, 3mm thickness- with holes to hang), Sharp knife, Hydrochloric Acid, Strong thick thread, Cotton Buds, White carbon paper, Pencil, Small square mirrors, Talcum powder.