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esprit cabane.

by erin |


Oooh, I love a good DIY in the morning! French website Esprit Cabane offers a fabulous tutorial for reusing those old light bulbs that just keep burning out.

The bad news is I can’t understand a WORD the tutorial says, but the GOOD news is that there are pictures! If you can decipher the code, you win a beautiful new light bulb vase behind DOOR NUMBER THREE!



Enjoy… and if you’re really feeling feisty, how CUTE are these S&P shakers?

EDIT: Fellow blogger Kevin Grace a.k.a. Decor Journal was kind enough to lend a hand in the translation department. Here are the instructions for the above tutorials:

For the purpose of recycling, here is a chance to repurpose old light bulbs to suspended vases, salt and pepper shakers. These spheres of glass lend themselves to light and airy creations.
Procedure: Saw the base of the light bulb screw with a metal saw, placing the bulb on a piece of wood,turning the bulb regularly. Once the cut is made,insert a screwdriver and break the glass filament,*Use eye protection* With a drill bit or rasp enlarge the hole and smooth the metal. To create vases suspended, drill two holes in the metal and attach aluminum wire to hang. To create a whole salt and pepper, drain two bulbs. Lightly pat the top of screw with a hammer, Add Soda caps punched with an awl to use for salt and pepper shakers.

Thanks, Kevin!

  • my FRONCH is rusty, but here goes.

    For the purpose of recycling, here is a chance to repurpose old light bulbs to suspended vases, salt and pepper shakers. These spheres of glass lend themselves to light and airy creations
    Procedure: Saw the base of the light bulb screw with a metal saw, placing the bulb on a piece of wood,turning the bulb regularly. Once the cut is made,insert a screwdriver and break the glass filament,*Use eye protection* With a drill bit or rasp enlarge the hole and smooth the metal. To create vases suspended, drill two holes in the metal and attach aluminum wire to hang. To create a whole salt and pepper, drain two bulbs. Snap a light bulb on a piece of cloth and lightly pat the top of not screw with a hammer, Add Soda caps punched with an awl to use for salt and pepper shakers.

    (this is my rough translation) Cool Idea!

  • The part about snap a light bulb was another way to do it with a glass cutter…I meant to take that out…sloppy editing.Would you take that out? There’s no way it would work. You’d snap 10 bulbs for every one you got!

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