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1. 

   

   Taking the pliers, bend up the small silver (or gold) piece of metal at the very base of the lightbulb and wiggle it until it comes loose.
   
   *The piece I am talking about is NOT the large silver corkscrew looking piece. It is a small silver circle ontop of a little, glass black circle.

2. 

   

   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!




3. 

   

   There will be a small glass tube and wires inside which must be removed.

4. 

   

   Clean out all debris inside the bulb by washing it out or shaking out all the little pieces. If you have a frosted bulb you must clean out the powder inside with water.




5. 

   

   Paint the light bulb with acrylic paint. I chose a dot pattern for mine.

6. 

   

   OPTIONAL: Drill small holes in the sides of the large, silver corkscrew piece and thread wire or yarn through for hanging, or simply wrap it around to hang.
   
   -OR-
   
   If you choose not to drill the holes, you can make a small round holder to place it in.

7. 

   

   It's meant to be a vase, so stick some real or fake flowers in it and fill it halfway with water.
   
   Or use it to hold your paintbrushes, pencils, or anything else you can think of.

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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.

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February 06, 2008 23:10

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