Today we will teach you how to make a stunning lamp from a flower vase. Thanks to our tips, everyone can do it! So, go ahead!
Any vase in which you can drill a hole in its lower part is suitable for this task. And don’t worry if it has any shortcomings.
List necessary materials: base, cap, neck, rosette, harp, socket, threaded pipe, 3 washers, 4 nuts that will fit the threaded pipe and the electrical cord with a plug at one end, lampshade, tip.
4 inch diameter The hat fits easily on the neck, located on the left. It creates a finished look in the transition area between the cover and the socket.
The size of the harp will depend on the volume of the lamp you want to make.
This is a socket with a three-position connector A, for switching on different brightness levels.
The base of the lamp should be the same as the bottom of the vase. It is produced in a variety of sizes and styles.
You can choose any tip.
Lampshades are practically limitless in materials and shapes. It is important to note that silk softly diffuses light.
After all things are collected, you can start. At one end of the rod place a nut, 1 metal and one rubber washer, and screw the nut on the other side as well.
Place one end of the threaded rod through the pre-drilled hole in the vase and base. Then secure it with a metal washer and nut at the bottom. You've got a solid base.
Place the cap over the shaft and wrap the neck. Make sure they are screwed in tightly. Notice that 1 centimeter of the cap protrudes from the neck. You will need it to install the harp.
Swipe electrical cord from under the base to the neck.
Carefully separate the two wires and peel off the insulation at the ends, about 2 centimeters. copper wire Twist it well so that it does not fall apart.
The image below shows from left to right the parts of your socket: cover, socket, cardboard sleeve, brass sleeve socket.
Place the harp on the cap and pull the wires through it. Then screw the cap onto the threaded rod. You can also make an underwriter assembly out of the wires to preserve the voltage.
Now plug in the outlet. Bend each one copper wire in a hook shape and insert them into the screws and then tighten them.
Place the cardboard connector first and then the brass connector over the socket.
If you did everything correctly, then when you connect the device to the network, the light will turn on.
Then simply put on the lampshade and insert the tip. That's all, the lamp is ready. You can be proud of yourself!
Often old light bulbs burn out and you have to throw them in the trash. But the graceful shape of a light bulb can be simply delightful if given another chance to benefit people by decorating their lives. This time we'll watch a video tutorial on how to make a flower vase from a burnt-out light bulb. It will turn out small, just enough for one to three flowers. But this does not in any way detract from its practical usefulness for the home.
So, what do you need to work on this craft?
In addition to the lamp, you will need a wire that is quite strong, but at the same time quite flexible. This type is used to make clothes hangers. You can take it if you don’t have anything else at hand. Additionally, you can take an LED key fob. It will be the basis for decorating the vase. For safe work The author recommends taking gloves. He’s great at this; there should be a habit of not doing everything at random, but constantly, in every case, taking care of your health. Useful installation.
Step-by-step instruction.
Once you get started, you need to take the light bulb in your gloved hand, then break the central part of the base by piercing it with a thin screwdriver. We carefully break through the entire glass nest and take out the insides. All this must be done slowly and carefully so as not to break the main glass part of the future vase. Now there is a base - a blank for a decorative vase made from a light bulb!
But that's not all, you need to take a hanger and straighten the wire from which it is made. Having chosen a piece 60 cm long, divide it into 5 equal parts, but do not cut the wire. You just need to bend it according to the marks into a triangle, which will lie at the base, one segment will be vertical, and another will become the vase holder. The latter needs to be bent to the shape of the neck of the lamp.
Now all that’s left to do is to make it beautiful, for this we’ll take an LED keychain and remove the spare parts from it, or rather the batteries and the LED. We will only use an LED, since its batteries are too big. Taping everything together electrical diagram, carefully tuck it inside the base so that if necessary, we can close the contacts and illuminate our vase in the evening or at night, turning it into a night light. 
Such an easy-to-make, but very interesting in design and shape, flower bowl will be a good decoration for a living room or bedroom.
Useful tips
Please note that all crafts are made from incandescent lamps and not other types of lamps. Be careful and do not use other types of light bulbs.
If you look closely at simple incandescent light bulb, then you can see that it is quite interesting.
Its graceful form made of thin glass can be used for manufacturing various crafts , after the light bulb burns out.
Closed terrarium
Once you have decorated the inside of the light bulb, you can close it, thereby creating a mini ecosystem. The main thing is that light falls inside.
Mini vase
A small light bulb can be used as a vase for one small flower.
But you can create several vases and store them together as one whole, as one work created from several parts.
What craft to make for your home: containers for pepper and salt
For this craft, it is better to use a light bulb with thicker glass.
Containers for spices
If you think using light bulbs to store spices is too unusual, you can buy containers that are shaped like a light bulb.
Oil lamp
Old lamps can light up again, just in a less modern version.
Bees made from light bulbs
You will need:
Light bulbs
Yellow paint
Brush
Black marker
White pipe cleaners
black paper
Plastic eyes
Scissors.
1. Paint the light bulb in yellow. Let the paint dry and then add a second coat of paint.
2. Start drawing stripes with a black marker. Color with the same marker metal part light bulbs.
3. Glue the plastic eyes to the metal part of the light bulb.
4. Cut the white pipe cleaner in half, and connect the ends of the resulting parts to form wings. Use glue to attach the wings to the bee's body.
5. Cut two strips of black paper, approximately 5 cm long. Twist the ends of the paper strips to form antennas. Glue these antennas just above the bee's eyes.
6. Cut a small piece of white paper and twist it into a cone, which you then glue to the light bulb - this will be the bee’s sting.
What craft to make for the holiday: a festive wreath
This wreath can be made from multi-colored light bulbs attached to a circle made of cardboard, fiberboard or thick wire.
The light bulbs can be painted or bought already multi-colored.
If desired, you can decorate the wreath with tinsel and/or other details.
Holiday decoration
This craft will look very nice on festive table. To keep the bulbs standing, you can place them in a small bowl filled with sand, salt or rice.
The lamp will provide some light. It will make a wonderful night light. To make this lamp, select a ceramic vase wide enough so that you can insert your hand into it through the neck. Best for this purpose regular one will do rectangular vase.
Buy a cartridge from the store and energy saving light bulb. All this should fit inside the ceramic vase in height so that the light bulb does not stick out. You will also need a wire with a switch and plug.
At the bottom of the vase, mark with a marker the point through which the wire will enter inside. You need to make a hole. For ceramics, use a special spear-shaped drill.
Beat the enamel in the center of the hole so that the tip of the tool does not slip off at first. This can be done manually with the same drill. Then place it against the vase and start working at minimum speed. Do everything carefully, pressing the drill smoothly without force. Periodically cool the vase and drill with water. If you use a cordless drill, you can do all the work right under the tap.
On the place where you plan to make a hole, stick a piece of adhesive tape or masking tape. They will help keep the drill from sliding on the glossy surface of the ceramic vase.
Pull the wire through the hole and attach it to the socket. Glue the cartridge to the bottom of the vase. It must be well secured. After the glue has dried, screw an energy-saving lamp into the socket.
If the vase gets too hot when the light bulb is on, drill a few more holes at the bottom for ventilation.
Table lamp made from a vase
A table lamp with a lampshade, the base of which is a ceramic vase, can decorate your interior. To do this, take a stable, volumetric vase with a narrow neck.
Drill a hole in the bottom of the vase. Gently touch it with your finger. If there are sharp burrs, sand them down. Otherwise, the wire may fray in this place.
Tie a string to the end of the wire. Insert it through the hole into the ceramic vase and turn it upside down. The rope will fall out, and you can easily pull the wire out using it.
Try the cartridge on the vase. If it falls in, measure the diameter of the neck and cut a ring out of hard plastic. Outside diameter The rings should match the top of the vase, and the inner diameter should be secured to the bottom of the cartridge with transparent glue. Attach the wires to the terminals, coat the edges of the outer ring with glue and glue it to the neck of the vase.
Make a lampshade for the new lamp. You can decorate a ready-made one, taken from an old lamp, or make a new one on a metal frame. Unscrew the cartridge and insert metal carcass to his rightful place. Screw in the socket and insert the light bulb.
There was an old vase in the closet for ten years, which I almost never used for its intended purpose. I decided to give her one more chance. I made a hole for the wire using an engraving machine. But it is quite possible to drill a hole using a special glass drill. The diameter should be made slightly larger than the wire. After the hole is ready, it is necessary to sand the hole a little, otherwise the wire may quickly become unusable when using the lamp.
My husband pulled the wire through the hole and the neck of the vase using a thread.
To fix the wire, he used glue - cold welding “Diamond”.
I cut out a circle from hard flexible plastic and inserted a bent wire into the middle of it, which will support the plastic inside the vase. The circle was slightly bent and placed inside the vase. The second bent end of the wire was hung on an iron stick placed on the neck of the vase.
Now you can safely use cold welding- a plastic circle will prevent it from falling inside the vase.
After the welding has completely hardened, you can do the electrical work. This was also my husband's job.
Meanwhile, I made a lampshade from threads and PVA glue. You can see how to do this. For the frame, I took a plastic bucket, which you can buy in a store, and covered it with tangled threads of blue tones.
I painted the vase with the finished light bulb socket white acrylic paint using a piece of foam rubber. Then I painted it with blue acrylic paint.