I have really enjoyed the ideas available for empty wine bottles. I recently came across a photo of a lamp with a wine bottle as its lamp. I took a wine bottle that had been painted and black, and purchased a 3-Way Lamp Kit from Walmart ($7). This is what came in the package, and the directions inside were easy to follow.
The trickiest part was the electrical connection to the light bulb. With fingers crossed, I plugged in the light when connected, and it turned on -- woo-hoo!!
I placed some super glue onto the top of the bottle, and inserted the lamp into the bottle. I let it set for 30 minutes for the light to adhere to the bottle.
Then, I attached the lamp shade I purchased ($8). I made it for my mother who needed a lamp for her computer desk. For my Irish mother, I modge-podged on a unique bottle label I created and a greeting card that contained the Irish blessing. I created a frame with some scrap book paper, and used my cricut to custom the frame around the blessing. For the picture, I included my Grandpa and Grandma's 50th wedding anniversary picture adjacent to their wedding photo.
My mom loved the lamp, and her Irish eye were a-smiling. I really enjoyed making these lamps, and have some ideas for makig them for some other people. Let me know if you'd like me to make one for you!
Love the lamp!!
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