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LENS

BULB BUGS

Fern

Project Maker

Project Link

hsmag.cc/sGkzFr

ant to use a blown-out light bulb as

a source of light? You can apply the

skill acquired from the previous snow

globe hack to transform a light bulb

into an oil lamp. Inspired by industrial

designer Sergio Silva’s design, Instructables.com

user Magnelectrostatic has detailed the process to

create one with easily accessible items. The most

cumbersome part of the build is the removal of

the base of the lamp, which must be kept intact to

augment the final look of the lamp. The Instructable

offers suggestions and tips, along with illustrated

images to help you with the process. Use a cylindrical

file to make a hole in the base that’s big enough to

pass the wick. Once the bulb is hollowed, glue a

couple of small magnets inside the bulb. When it’s

dry, fill it with paraffin oil. Screw the base back on and

place it on the wooden slab.

heshire-based jewellery designer

Fern uses broken light bulbs in a

very creative fashion. With a simple

aluminium wire she transforms the bulbs

into a range of bugs and insects that can

style all kinds of tables. Begin by first straightening

a 1.5 mm-thick length of aluminium craft wire, with

your fingers or using pliers. To create the hind legs,

wrap some length around the base of the bulb in

such a fashion that you end up with two legs sticking

out at the ends. Bend these downwards at an angle

part-way, and use pliers to spiral the ends for the feet.

Similarly, create the forelegs by wrapping another

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length across the base, this time bent forwards

before being bent downwards. Finally, use the pliers

to create the loops for the feet. Add a pair of feelers

in the same fashion

to complete

the look.

Right

Fern has shared a

couple of designs for

other insects on her

Instructable, along

with a video

OIL LAMP

Daniel Winker

Project Maker

Project Link

hsmag.cc/rOKfTV

Above

The bulbs rest on a

wooden base in which

you’ve drilled holes

and placed magnets