This is my second craft this month using a burned out lightbulb and I think they both are cute decorations for the tree. This is a great way to use lightbulb that have lost their practical use. I love to discover ways to recycle and craft at the same time. Okay, let’s go.
Kathy Zengolewicz
Here is what you will need to get started:
- A used lightbulb
- A 6” doily
- Poinsettia picks or Christmas floral with at least three branches and each branch having at least 5 leaves.
- Gold cord or thin ribbon
- Invisible thread or fishing string to use as a hanger
- Red or gold spray paint (optional)
If you are using the spray paint, be sure to clean the lightbulb first with rubbing alcohol or an ammonia based window cleaner. Let it dry and then spray with the paint of you choice. It also looks great with no paint at all.
Gather the doily up over the lightbulb. You may need to play with it a little bit to get the right fit. Once you have the doily the way you want it, thread the gold cord or thin ribbon through the openings in the doily and tie it. The cord/ribbon should fit nicely around the bulb a little below the metal screw threads.
Tie the invisible thread or fishing string around the bottom of the metal screw part of the bulb to create the hanger.
Separate the branches on the poinsettia pick or Christmas florals, whichever you are using. If you can’t get them separated enough to hide the metal screw thread, then insert them between the lightbulb and the doily making sure that the stem reaches below the gold cord. Space them evenly around the ornament, at the neck of the lightbulb.
Arrange the picks or floral so that the metal screw thread doesn’t show. If you cord isn’t holding them in place, try using a bit of glue from a hot glue gun. This project is very easy and inexpensive to make. Make more than one to hang on you tree.
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