How To Make A Hanging Lamp Out Of A Wine Bottle

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How to make a hanging lamp out of a wine bottle.

A wine bottle or another type of bottle of your choosing a bottle lamp kit e g. Create a small bend in the wire and hook it onto the lip of the bottle to keep the wire in place. Then taped off a section on the bottom and drew a straight line along the tape. These are the basic items needed to make your lamp.

If you happen to be a diy lover you will love today s title called 10 diy bottle light ideas. Cut a few pieces and continue on to the bottom. To make these beautiful lights you would require glue colourful or simple twines a matching ribbon and clean wine bottles. You are offered some good diy tutorials to achieve home decorating.

Next i was ready to cut. Every wine bottle can be made as a pretty light for your home or backyard. Stick the twines with glue as shown in pic and tie the leopard ribbon around the neck. Slide the bottle up the wire and place either a votive sized candle or tea lite candle on the coil and light it then slide the bottle back down.

Pull the bitter ends of the wire down through the top of the wine bottle and out the bottom. Place a small amount of the dark wire into the bottle head to keep it from falling off the bottle then start to wrap the wire around the bottle. Run the wire through a rubber grommet or other acceptable piece of padding a large washer and the base of the socket. You can use the wire hook to hang the lantern from a small branch or for a bigger branch use a rope or chain and attach the hook to that.

Westinghouse makes one that sells for around 6 00 a harp to mount the lampshade depending on the size you choose the cost is 2 50 to 4 50 a lampshade prices vary by size and style but expect to pay 10 15 for an 8 9 tall shade wood for a. You can make the bottles as candle holders for your dinner table as well as hanging lights for your backyard. First i soaked my wine bottles in warm soapy water to take the labels off.