Anyone hand painted parasols?

So ladies have any of you hand painted your parasols?

I'm wanting 3 hand painted parasols. If i wanted 1 i would just have it done, but they are $49 each and w/ 3 it just seems ridiculous to pay $150 for them. I was thinking about just hand painting them myself. Then it would only cost me $25 But I was curious if anyone had done it and what time of paint to use on them? I've never actually had one of the parasols so I don't really know what kind of paper they are. Are they like a paper lantern, or better paper? I know michaels lists projects and they have how to hand paint an aisle runner but I didn't know if the runner paper was similar to parasols?

I need your advice, what do you girls think?

there is a thread on this- http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t3273

should help a bit.

Thanks Katrina!

The other night I was looking for a thread. Although, i have to admit that it wasn't much help. I am wanting the larger parasols that i'll buy myself and then paint them. We're doing a couple different things on them, and not painting them one color.

I guess I will have to be the guinea pig for the girls!