I made it myself!

How to create a super cool lamp from a sheet of cardboard

This amusing neon yellow lamp is so incredibly easy to make. Inspired by the popular video game character, it's made from a cut-out piece of cardboard and decorated using permanent spray. As well as neon yellow, edding permanent spray paints also come in loads of other vibrant colours - so just pick your favourite! And when it comes to hanging the lamp on the wall, the edding carpenter pen is extremely handy thanks to its extra-long tip.

Categories: Kids' room
Upcycling & DIY hacks
Products: Permanent markers
Permanent spray
Special solutions
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

You can see everything you need in the photo below. The spray paint used is edding 5200 permanent spray. We chose neon yellow (965) in our example, but you can use any colour you like. You will also need the black edding 3000 permanent marker and the edding 8850 carpenter pen.

Step 2

Using the edding 3000 and a plate or other circular object as a template, draw a circle in the required size on the cardboard. Next, draw a large triangle shape that extends as far as the centre of the circle and cut around the circle using the cutter knife.

Step 3

Cut out the triangle shape using the cutter and cut it into several smaller pieces.

Step 4

Spread these pieces over the back of the cardboard circle and glue them down.

Step 5

Attach the LED strip light to the cardboard using the sticky tape, making sure that most of the light is hidden behind the cardboard. The smaller cardboard pieces should help keep the strip light in place.

Step 6

Now it's time to give the lamp its distinctive yellow look. Before you start, cover your workspace well using protective film or paper. You'll find lots of handy tips on how to achieve the perfect spray finish on our Permanent spray basics page. For best results, we recommend holding the spray can around 25 cm from the lamp and applying the paint in a crosswise motion. Once you’ve done that, leave the paint to dry thoroughly.

Step 7

Once the paint is completely dry, add the character's famous eye using the black permanent marker.

Step 8

The edding carpenter pen is the perfect tool for marking your drill hole on the wall. Thanks to the pen's extra-long tip, it's easy to mark the right spot - even in those hard-to-reach places.