Please put on the goggles & gloves for protection before beginning this project!
Please put on the goggles & gloves for protection before beginning this project!
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You have two options for this step:
1. Use heat to crack the black glass. You must immediately cool it after, as to not crack the clear glass.
-OR-
2. Use the pliers or other tools to smash the black glass (I've found a box opener to be effective).
3.Larger lightbulbs have secondary layers of glass in them which must also be broken.
*Both of these risk cracking the bulb and injuring yourself so please be careful!
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Not A.
06 Feb 23:36
OOh this is pretty!!
Candace H.
07 Feb 01:10
Again Erika--totally awesome tutorial! Thanks!
RenJac1301
07 Feb 03:04
cool thanks
Carli
07 Feb 21:35
sweet. What a fun way to recycle! The next bulb that dies shall be my victim.. I mean vase.
Erika A.
07 Feb 21:35
Thanks guys! I'm totally psyched to be featured! :D
Tori ..
08 Feb 03:54
That looks awesome!
Casanova
08 Feb 07:45
Thats such a good idea!
Jocelyn
13 Feb 05:18
love it! i have a burnt out bulb in my fan that i am going to dissect right now =P
Rachael S.
17 Feb 06:06
:D Delightful!
Tori ..
09 Mar 01:37
I tried doing this and when I was cleaning out the white powdery stuff I dropped it in the sink :(
Erika A.
10 Mar 22:14
Yikes, hope you didn't cut yourself!
Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone. ^^
Nicky Love
20 Mar 17:38
wow!
moonfae
12 May 23:08
awesome! I have a few burnt out bulbs i've been saving till i figured out what to make with them. Thanks for the great idea!
Frustrated Crafter
01 Apr 16:31
I love this project. I want to hang them all over my apartment, but I've tried one and I broke it trying to remove the black piece of glass. I'm clumsy and tend to break whatever I touch, so this wasn't a big surprise for me. (No cuts, I had my gear on!) Is there a trick to removing that piece? I have another couple of light bulbs and was wondering if you had some pointers for that step.