UPCYCLE LIGHT!
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| From Vintage Strainer Lamps! |
EASY PEASY!
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| From Vintage Strainer Lamps! |
To start the hole, I used pliers and a hammered it just a bit in the centered dot in the centered star of the bottom of the strainer.
You can see the finished hole in the photo.
Oh, and yes, those pliers have a pink rhinestone on them!
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To help enlarge the hole, I snipped from the inside with wire cutters.
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Then I would push this vintage soda bottle into the hole to make it more round!
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Picked these up at IKEA for $5.00 each the other day!
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Put lighting through hole, put in lightbulb…
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And there you have it…and cool hanging lamp that casts spotted star shapes!
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That was fun!
But I was not done creating!
Back to Gnome Christmas Trees!
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I so need a gnome for under that tree!
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Now, let’s see if these things sell!
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My Gnome Little World 