Ooohhh, Valentine's Day is so close!!
I still have a couple more Valentine-themed posts to share so I'll squeeze them in!
This one is something I saw on Pinterest and wanted to try.
Upcycled Valentine Lightbulb
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I have never taken a lightbulb apart so I was a little nervous about it and actually wore gloves
and safety glasses. It turned out to be pretty easy though.
This is what the end of the lightbulb looks like. The first thing to do is remove the little metal end piece.
I used the wire cutters to grab the sides of it and managed to get it off with no troubles at all.
Next, you'll need to remove the black glass piece. I drilled into the center of it with increasingly larger drill bits thinking if I could get the hole big enough for the needlenose pliers that I could remove it but it cracked during the drilling process. That turned out to make it really easy to remove the black glass in pieces.
This glass will get everywhere and it will be tiny little shards so I recommend doing this on some newspapers or something.
Now you're left with the inner wire and glass pieces.
Stick the screwdriver in and move it around to break the inside pieces.
I used a wood carving tool to make a little indent in the base where the lightbulb will sit but you don't have to do this part.
Paint it with the color of your choice and distress the edges with sand paper if desired.
Form a heart shape from the red wire. It can't be too big because it has to fit through the bottom of the lightbulb.
Use a fine-point Sharpie marker to write the words, "You Light Me Up!!"
Drill a hole in the center of the base and glue the wire heart into it.
Put a bead of E-6000 glue around the edge of the hole where the lightbulb will rest and lower it down over the heart. Allow time for it to dry and then add some trim to cover the glue and rough edges.
BRILLIANT upcycle, Tania!
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Thank you so much Beth! I've added this and a couple other things to the party, thank you for the invite!
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