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Improviser’s Toolbox: Light bulb

FEATURE

Christine Nast

Project Maker

Project Link

hsmag.cc/tGGWKu

hristine had a lot of bulbs to spare
when she swapped them with new
compact florescent lamps (CFLs) soon
after moving houses. She was saving
them for a project, and since Christmas
was approaching, she decided to repurpose the
bulbs as snow globes. She suggests using a kitchen
scrubber or steel wool to remove the label on top of
the bulb. The toughest (and most dangerous) part of
the build is to disassemble the bulb, so make sure
you use safety glasses and gloves. Christine has
detailed the entire process, along with helpful images,
to guide you through the process of using pliers and a
knife to hollow out the bulb without breaking it.
To fill the bulb with snow, add about one teaspoon
of some crushed shell of a hard-boiled egg, along

with an equal amount of glitter. Then fill 3/4 of the

bulb with distilled water and add a couple of drops

of glycerine, before topping it up with more water. In

another version, she stuck some mini figurines inside

the hollowed glass with some glue before filling it

with the egg-shell snow and water. The bulb globes

were then sealed with bottle caps and a dollop of

silicone sealant.

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Below

Christine says

an egg carton

makes a great

support stand for

working on a light

bulb, thanks to

its ridges

SNOW GLOBE