Hi Valerie!

The ones pictured aren’t the exact ones I used in the project. I did buy a can of just Rustoleum primer and then a can of rustoleum paint + primer. This is because I was painting on an extremely high gloss surface (brass and ceramic lamp bases). If you are painting on something not as glossy, you can just use the paint + primer in one. If you’re worried about it because it’s a gift, just use the primer first in case 🙂

Stay safe in the coming snow storm Valerie and good luck with your handmade gift <3
Melissa

I see your 4 cans of pant pictured at the bottom of your article. Two seem to be paint + primers, one seems to be just paint, and one is a gloss.

In your article you mentioned that you first sprayed your lamp with primer, then sprayed your lamp with paint.

So…which cans pictured did you use? I don’t see a can of *just* primer in the picture.

I’m spray painting a handmade gift so I don’t want to mess it up :). Thanks a bunch. I’m from MN too btw. Eden Prairie.

The finished version of the lamps is in this blog post: https://www.welcome-to-the-woods.com/diy-lamp-shade-base/ Enjoy!