Thursday, March 13, 2014

Upcycled Light Bulbs - 3 Great Ideas

What to do with old light bulbs? Create your very own tiny terrarium, some unusual earrings (yes earrings believe it or not) or even turn them into decorative pears ornaments to be placed in a bowl as a center piece!


How cool is this? An old light bulb was upcycled into a teeny weeny terrarium! 

Photo Cred: Hipster Home

The Hipster Home blog site details how you can create your very own tiny Terrarium. This site has easy to follow step-by-step instructions (along with pictures) to guide you through the process of creating this minuscule wonder.

So you're thinking, what if Terrariums ain't my thing? Fret not. Check out these light bulb earrings.

Photo Cred: Sparking Water Studio

You are unconventional, unusual and adorable. While I was not able to obtain the DIY blog tutorial to create these earrings, I wanted to post them anyway, simply because I think this is a stunning use of unwanted/upcycled light bulbs. Why not create your own pair of earrings and share it with us?

Last but not least, who would have ever thought a light bulb could be turned into a decorative pear? Believe it or not, here it is!

Photo Cred: Todd and Lindsey


Don't just take my word for for it. Click on this link above and check out their blog. They have done phenomenal job at transforming ordinary household light bulbs into something really elegant. 

Photo Cred: Todd and Lindsey

Photo Cred: Todd and Lindsey

It just goes to show, if we really want to make a commitment to upcycling items, no item is too big or small to reuse.

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