Crafts from e-light bulbs. New Year's toys from light bulbs

A light bulb is one of the essentials in every home. In addition to its direct purpose, which is to illuminate the space, it can perform an aesthetic function.

We are talking about decorative models that can be presented to a loved one as a gift.

A gift from a light bulb with your own hands will be a pleasant sign of attention, which, of course, will appeal to many.

For children, it can become a favorite toy, for teenagers - an unusual element. Older people will also be pleased to receive it as a present, especially if they love everything unusual and.

And for lovers, it will become a real symbol of love, especially since, for example, everyone can make a gift from a light bulb inside with hearts.

Decorating Ideas

Consider interesting ideas, which can be embodied in an interesting presentation.

Terrarium

To bring such an idea to life, you will need to remove all the insides from the lamp, as well as get rid of the metal tip. Silicone glue will help maintain the integrity of the flask. They need to process the edges on all sides.

Then sand and any plants are placed inside the flask. In the same way, you can decorate the product in a marine style by pouring sand inside and adding a few.

Candles

To make candles you will need:

  • paraffin;
  • wick;
  • two lamps;
  • wood;
  • dye;
  • magnet;
  • epoxy resin.

Wood, paints and a magnet will serve as a kind of stand. The lamp must first be freed from the insides. Insert a wick into the flask and add oil. The candle is ready. It can be a great gift for your loved one with your own hands.

Vase

The vase will serve as an interesting and original decor element for a balcony or. To build it, it is necessary to clean the flask from the insides and arm yourself with some kind of strong rope on which it could be hung.

An excellent gift would be a vase with a fresh flower for your girlfriend. The only condition for such a present is that a man must know what this or that flower means.

Otherwise, a sign of attention may result in hysteria on the part of a girl who decides that her beloved, who gave her a yellow rose, wants to part with her.

Vases - an interesting and practical gift

How to surprise your loved one on Valentine's Day?

"Lamp of Love" is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, both for your loved one and for your loved one. Among its advantages, the following should be highlighted:

  • easy to manufacture;
  • if necessary, it can be quickly packed;
  • symbolic.

To make a light bulb as a gift, you will need:

  • lamp;
  • paints;
  • brush;
  • Styrofoam;
  • glue;
  • a sheet of cardboard;
  • wire.

First of all, you need to remove the insides. However, one should be extremely careful in this matter - one awkward movement, and the glass may burst before the preparation process is successfully completed.

First you need to cut the round contact on the base. Further, slightly expanding the hole, all the insides are taken out of it. Previously, before starting work on the decor, the device should be washed and made sure that there are no chips.

The next step is to work on the heart. To make it, you need cardboard. The heart should be of such a size that it freely passes into the lamp.

For work, you can take both ordinary white cardboard, painting it with scarlet paint, and color. In this case, additional staining is not required.

A wire is attached to one side of the heart, at the end of which a small loop is attached. A wire with a heart will serve as a kind of filament.

There are many ways to make a gift for a loved one out of a light bulb, in particular, a heart itself.

In one of the options, the manufacturing technology consists in using wire not only to fix the figure, but also to create it. In this way, you can easily make not one heart, but several.

The last stage of work on a gift by February 14 is fixing the balloon. This must be done very carefully so as not to break it. Moment glue is used for fixing.

Can such a seemingly useless thing as a burnt out light bulb be something else useful in the household? It turns out that not only can, but must! Should decorate your interior, and we will help with ideas. Usually we encourage you to throw away the rubbish that accumulates in the house.

This is the first step towards order, and it is hopeless to restore it among the deposits of items that may someday come in handy. But now, from the list of unconditional trash, you can safely cross out the light bulbs that have expired. We will learn how to turn them into decorations for our apartments, and no special creative or technical talents will be required from you. You will need: a light bulb, pliers, a sharp cutting tool and accuracy. The procedure for preparing a light bulb is to separate the base from the glass cone. And there are options here. For some of the creative ideas that we will talk about today, a base is not needed, but in this case, a light bulb will only need one that did not end its life with a bright mini-explosion that made the glass cloudy or smoked from the inside. If you decide to decorate the light bulb on the outside, its internal "essence" will not matter. So, let's look at the options and choose the ones you like. The most obvious use of light bulbs is as a miniature flower vase. Several of these "vases" will make a wonderful composition that you can admire endlessly. Of course, if you change the flowers to fresh ones in a timely manner. Just do not forget to attach the vessels to a dense base - these are not nesting dolls, they will not hold vertically.



Small shoots that you want to grow into a large plant in a flower pot can be placed in such a glass incubator while the roots grow.


Miniature, no - a miniature garden made of a light bulb, a handful of pebbles and a tiny plant will perfectly decorate any interior. Water will have to be added regularly. And do not hang these decorations where you walk - you will blow your head off, it will be a pity.


This item can also be given as a gift. But first you need to carefully remove the base, figure out what kind of “stuffing” you can make yourself, assemble all the components, carefully place everything inside with glue and tweezers, close the threaded base with a detail on top. It is better to glue this part if the replacement of the contents of the light bulb is not provided. You can make a stand without our advice.



Light bulb-aquarium - this is for big originals! If you are not sure that you can create ideal conditions for a live fish - buy a plastic one. A good imitation is better than a dead fish in a clogged light bulb.



A ship in a bottle is a boring story for vacationers at sea. But only Left-hander of level 80 can assemble such a ship in a light bulb.

Decoration for a loft or Scandinavian interior. Just add some wood to a regular light bulb!
To make such a stylish "pear" you need a light bulb (the one after the explosion is perfect here), twine, glue and a twig. Is the process clear? A set of different-sized pear bulbs will look great on a straw dish.

And how do you like this modification of the candle? All this can become an element of an artificial fireplace in your living room.


Different light bulbs wrapped in copper wire - a finished art object. And it doesn't matter if the light bulb has burned out or is still showing signs of life.

And this is already three in one: a vase, a flower, an art object in the form of a table lamp.
Butterflies fly, butterflies... or birds. Still, the idea is good: simple and tasteful.
This idea is a little more difficult to execute, but painstaking work will give a gorgeous result. Decoration for any room.

Great idea for a kid's room! A few balloons in the clouds… kids can get involved by cutting out the paper pieces and sticking them onto the light bulbs.



These funny bees can also be placed in the nursery. Yes, you guessed it right - they are also made from old light bulbs!

Store spices in old light bulbs... It didn't even occur to us! But we are glad that we found this idea, now we will definitely use it! And corks from wine bottles, from which you can cut small corks for containers with spices, are in every home.
Such a piggy bank for large bills will come in handy someday, and as a gift to a friend it will be original and doubly useful!

New Year just around the corner, believe me, and you can make such wonderful toys from old light bulbs. In the meantime, you have time to collect everything you need for these crafts.





Old incandescent light bulbs disappear from our homes as they burn out. Sooner or later, all will be replaced by modern economical LED lamps. Old worn-out light bulbs can be given new life in other useful things. The following describes and shows how this can be done.



If you have old light bulbs lying around, you might want to make something cool out of them.

There are many things you can do.

Here, we will look at 5 such things.

Step 1: Remove the contents of the bulb of the old incandescent lamp


Please wear gloves and goggles!

Glass can fly off in any direction

I don't wear gloves all the time, as I have done so many times before.

Use a utility knife to separate the black glass contact.

Most times you can only remove it with a knife, but sometimes you may need to use pliers.

Step 2: Remove the black glass base of the old lamp


Insert a small flat screwdriver into the center and twist it until the black glass is broken.

Step 3: Break out the contents of the lamp

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Use pliers to break the tubes

Step 4: Break the rod with a thin screwdriver




Use a small flathead screwdriver to break the stem.

You need to break it by turning it with a screwdriver in different places, pressing.

Use a stronger screwdriver if necessary.

Step 5: Enlarge the Hole in the Plinth


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To make the hole larger, use a screwdriver gently and not too hard on the edges of the hole in the metal base of the lamp.

Rinse the lamp bulb before use.

Step 6: Staple Storage


Just pour paper clips into the prepared llama flask.

The weight of the paper clips will hold the bulb upright.

When staples are not required, simply shake the light bulb.

Step 7: Lamp Vase


You need to find a round stand for a flask of the right size and the vase is ready!

Step 8: Solar Lamp


Using a solar-powered garden lamp, you can give the lamp a second bright life. She will be a lighting fixture again!

To do this, you can use lamps in which the base has only been opened. It is not necessary to remove the contents of the lamp. The lamp will look more natural.

Step 9: Solar Lamp, hang up.




It is necessary to glue a rope with hot glue, and glue the base of the garden lamp to the base with it. And everything is ready. If it's not clear, see the pictures.

The light bulb must be positioned so that light falls on its solar panel during the day. Then at night it will turn into a wonderful night light.

It will look like a real light bulb is glowing.

Step 10: Kerosene Lamp from an old light bulb.




Glue or attach a washer on top of the hole.

I used high temp sealant.

It is to withstand temperatures up to 1000°C

There are also high temperature adhesives on the market. They'll fit too.

Check your local hardware store.

Step 11: Fill up with fuel.



We make a wick from linen or cotton rope.

Fill the flasks with fuel (you can use almost any oil or kerosene, liquid paraffins will do).

We insert the wick and let it soak into the fuel before lighting it.

We put it on a stand and set it on fire.

Never leave this lamp unattended.

Step 12: Light Bulb Corkscrew


Disassemble the old corkscrew and insert the screw at the bottom to better hold.

Step 13: Light Bulb Corkscrew



Fill the ball with plastic balls (semi-finished product for plastic products) and bake in the oven.

Use some sort of cup to hold the flask upright.

As it melts, it is necessary to add plastics until the flask is completely filled. Putting everything in the oven for as long as necessary.

Step 14: Light Bulb Corkscrew



Insert the screw of the corkscrew and hold it until the plastic cools down.

When the flask is cold enough to hold in your hand, cool it under cold running water.

Don't do this with hot light bulbs or glass, which can break.

Step 15: Light Bulb Corkscrew





When cool, break the glass.

Enjoy light bulb corkscrew.

Don't throw away burnt out light bulbs! Today we will learn how to turn them into very cute Christmas decorations with our own hands. Snowmen, Santa Clauses, shiny lanterns and much more - we have collected for you best ideas for inspiration and useful workshops. A little effort - and you will get a great set of unique toys that will make your Christmas tree even more beautiful!

All materials for work are very simple. The process itself is also easy: turn on Christmas songs and get down to business, charging yourself with a New Year's mood!

Option one: shiny flashlights

Finished toys will sparkle and shine. Choose any colors, mix them, combine with each other.

What will we need?

  • light bulbs (preferably small ones)
  • PVA glue
  • dry glitter

How to do?

  1. The light bulb must be smeared with glue with a brush. If you have dry dyes in the color of the selected sparkles, you can mix them with glue: if gaps are allowed, flaws will not be visible.
  2. Then just sprinkle them with glitter. Hold by the base, pour with a spoon.
  3. It remains only to make a rope.

Such homemade Christmas toys can replace any set!

Option two: gold and silver bulbs

Such Christmas decorations look very expensive and always turn out to be especially beautiful.

What will we need?

  • large sequins
  • PVA glue
  • spray paint or gold and silver acrylic paints
  • standard size bulbs

How to do?

  1. Pour glue into a bowl and pour glitter into it. Dip the light bulb into the bowl and scroll it from all sides.
  2. We take another light bulb, hold it by the base and carefully cover it with paint on all sides. Don't forget to wear gloves!

Ready! In these Christmas decorations, the lights of the garland are very cool.

Option three: light bulbs in "sugar" sprinkling

These Christmas toys just make you want to eat them! They are very similar to sweet candies.

What will we need?

  • small light bulbs
  • acrylic paints
  • artificial snow (premade or homemade)

How to do?

  1. We cover the light bulb with acrylic paints and let it dry.
  2. Then repeat the procedure so that the color is saturated.
  3. From above we cover our craft with artificial snow. Ready!

It is better to take small light bulbs - it is easy to glue a gold thread to them, for which you can hang a toy.

By the way, if you make artificial snow with your own hands (you will find the corresponding master class), cover it with spruce branches as well - so your Christmas tree will turn out snowy and “candied”.

Option four: New Year's toys in sequins

This method is suitable for those who love hard work.

What will we need?

  • small light bulbs
  • a bag of sequins
  • additional decorations in the form of flowers or stars
  • PVA glue
  • tweezers

How to do?

  1. Light bulbs can be pre-painted. Gently pick up each sequin with tweezers and dip it in the glue, and then "seat" them on the light bulb, one next to the other.
  2. Wrap the top of the craft with cotton wool.

Option five: shiny decor and satin ribbons

You will get very neat New Year's toys from light bulbs that will look beautiful both in a set and individually.

What will we need?

  • light bulbs of different sizes
  • acrylic paints
  • PVA glue
  • sequins, mirror pieces, stars and other decor
  • thin satin ribbons

How to do?

Life hack: If you don’t have acrylic paints, but only gouache, watercolor or other paints, mix them with glue and cover the light bulbs with the mixture with a brush. Such paint will lie tightly.

  1. Light bulbs are painted with acrylics.
  2. Next, use tweezers and superglue to lay out the decorative elements.
  3. Wrap the base with ribbons.

Option six: Christmas decorations with stones

We will not paint the light bulb, but we will do the decor - it will still be beautiful. This option is suitable for those who did not have paints at home.

What will we need?

  • bulb
  • large rhinestones
  • Super glue

How to do?

Please note that the glue in this case must be transparent.

Stones can be glued with tweezers or directly with your hands. If desired, you can lay out a fancy pattern.

In this case, the main thing is not to overdo it with the decor, so that the Christmas tree toy turns out to be beautiful, but not tasteless.

Option seven: snowmen in hats

You will get a very cute Christmas toy that is hard to miss.

What will we need?

  • a small piece of cloth for milking caps
  • white acrylic paint
  • plasticine
  • marker

How to do?

  1. Paint the light bulb white.
  2. We fold the fabric with a cone and glue it to the base.
  3. We draw eyes and a smile to our snowman with a marker, mark the place for the “carrot”
  4. If there is a ready-made “nose” made of plastic, we glue it on superglue, if not, we sculpt a “carrot” from plasticine.
  5. If you want to make a girl snowman, add yarn braids.

Try to make different New Year's characters in the same way. Actually, it's not difficult.

Option eight: New Year's toy made of fabric

A light bulb can turn into a ball! You just need to properly decorate it.

What will we need?

  • piece of beautiful elegant fabric
  • bulb
  • satin ribbon, lace lace
  • small decorative elements: leaves, spruce branches, etc.

How to do?

  1. We wrap the light bulb with a cloth, and from above we intercept it with a tape (in the place where the base begins).
  2. It is better to fix the design with glue.
  3. It remains to add decorative elements!

Choose fabrics in reds, greens, whites, golds and silvers. Velvet, felt or thick printed fabric look best.

Option nine: ready-made stickers and napkins

If you've ever decorated eggs for Easter with ready-made stickers, you can already guess what I'm talking about.

What will we need?

  • bulb
  • ready-made stickers or napkins
  • acrylic paints

How to do?

  1. First you need to paint the light bulb in one or more colors.
  2. If you have ready-made New Year's stickers, just decorate them beautifully on a glass surface.
  3. If you have New Year's napkins, try decorating a light bulb using decoupage technique.

In this way, you can make toys even with very complex patterns.

Option ten: toys with a beautiful pattern

If you know how to draw or are ready to work with stencils, this idea will definitely appeal to you.

What will we need?

  • light bulbs of different sizes
  • acrylic paints
  • thin brushes
  • pieces of fabric for decoration

How to do?

  1. Paint the light bulb the same color. Let this layer dry thoroughly and apply a second one.
  2. Then arm yourself with a thin brush and apply a pattern to the surface. It is better to “rehearse” the image on paper in advance, and then copy it. If you don't know how to draw, take a stencil and tracing paper. Draw the image with a simple pencil, and then paint it.
  3. Instead of thin brushes and acrylic paints, you can take nail polish (try glitter options - they are often used for nail art, which means that their brush is thin) or special markers.

Do not forget to put a hat on the New Year's character, stick a scarf and other related accessories on it. By the way, such a light bulb-toy will be a great gift for the holiday!

Choose any of the ten proposed options. Don't be afraid to experiment! If you are working on decor with children, do it on the table. If the light bulb suddenly slips out of your hands and breaks, the fragments will not fly to the floor.

Enjoy the process, get inspired and feel like an artist!

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By the New Year 2020, you can make a wonderful DIY craft in the form of a beautiful snowman, created from an ordinary light bulb and simple additional materials at hand. Be sure that your efforts will not go unnoticed, because at the New Year's Eve celebration, guests and relatives will certainly immediately notice your products flaunting on a chic Christmas tree or somewhere else in the room interior.

This will require:

  • Bulb;
  • acrylic paint;
  • tassel;
  • Textile;
  • Ribbons;
  • Scissors.

Progress:

  1. To make one snowman, you need to take one light bulb and repaint it white.
  2. On its narrow part, you need to draw eyes, lips, nose and eyebrows.
  3. The torso of a handmade toy for the New Year 2020 should be covered with a different color of paint, and this will be her clothes.
  4. And for the top of the craft, you need to cut and sew a hat. By tying it at the top with a simple ribbon, the decoration can be hung on the Christmas tree.

Step-by-step video instructions for making a snowman from a light bulb

Christmas toy

With your own hands, you can make a wonderful Christmas tree toy from a light bulb for the New Year 2020, which will be more like a purchased one. Such a bright and unique craft will bring variety to your New Year's decor.

This will require:

  • Bulb;
  • Glue;
  • sequins;
  • Tapes.

Progress:

  1. To get a brilliant craft made from a light bulb for the New Year 2020 made by yourself, you need to take a simple material that will, in fact, become the basis of our creation. The miniature form of the material, which is usually used for lamps, will look even better.
  2. Its surface must be smeared in glue, and then covered with sparkles. Beads, beads or sequins can be used instead.
  3. The top of the toy is best to decorate satin ribbon. In creating a New Year's product, another instruction can also be used, in any case, a beautiful elegant decoration for the Christmas tree is obtained, as in the photo.

Video: do-it-yourself master class on making a Christmas toy from a light bulb

Santa Claus from a light bulb

To get a beautiful Santa Claus for the New Year 2020, an ordinary light bulb and bright appropriate colors are used. It is advisable to use a sample in this work in order to create this character as best as possible with your own hands. Having spent your time on making this craft, you will receive a reward in the form of warm smiles and positive emotions of your children and relatives when contemplating such a miracle creation.

This will require:

  • Bulb;
  • Paints;
  • tassel;
  • Ribbon;
  • Beads.

Progress:

  1. The background of the toy can be anything, but pink looks better. On its surface you need to draw Santa Claus with a beard and a hat. To make the craft more accurate for the New Year 2020, it is advisable to copy from some sample or as in the photo.
  2. Where there is a thread on the light bulb, it is better to stick beads with your own hands. And a ribbon is tied at the top. A wonderful toy for the Christmas tree is ready! If you create a whole collection of such jewelry, it will be even more beautiful. For children, this activity will be especially interesting.

Video: master class on making Santa Claus with his own hands

Christmas trees on a light bulb

To create any craft with your own hands, paints are required. They set the overall background for the product and give color and liveliness. So in our case, we form a wonderful Christmas tree toy for the New Year 2020 with a cool print in the form of a coniferous tree from an ordinary light bulb. In addition to the Christmas tree, another drawing can be drawn, as long as it is done carefully.

This will require:

  • Bulb;
  • Paints;
  • tassel;
  • Decorative ribbons.

Progress:

  1. Pear-shaped material needs to be repainted in golden color, because with it the product looks much better.
  2. Then on its surface you should draw a Christmas tree with toys and garlands. It will be more beautiful if you do it on both sides, or on the whole do-it-yourself craft made from a light bulb for the New Year 2020.
  3. The place of carving, preferably, decorate with decorative ribbons with sparkles.
  4. You need to attach the same ribbon upstairs and the Christmas tree toy is ready!

Video: master class on making Christmas toys

New Year's wreath

From the old unnecessary light bulbs collected in your home, you will get a beautiful unusual wreath for the New Year 2020, if you decorate them brightly with your own hands. For this craft, any New Year's materials are suitable.

This will require:

  • light bulbs;
  • Styrofoam;
  • Glue;
  • Paints;
  • tassel;
  • Tinsel.

Progress:

  1. All light bulbs need to be decorated and attached to a foam base, which, first, is cut out with their own hands in the form of a circle.
  2. To decorate a wreath created for the New Year 2020, tinsel, rain, etc. are used. You can decorate any corner of your house, including doors and windows, with a finished elegant craft.

Hedgehog from a light bulb on a Christmas tree

A rather excellent toy for a Christmas tree or just a home decor will, of course, be a hedgehog made with your own hands from a light bulb for the New Year 2020. It is advisable to do this craft with your children, because this kind of fairy-tale character will delight them and, for sure, will move them to their own creative work.

For manufacturing you will need:

  • bulb;
  • acrylic paints in brown, white, black;
  • polymer clay black or gray;
  • hot glue;
  • tassel;
  • rope;

Manufacturing process:

  1. We take our base - a light bulb and repaint it in Brown color using acrylic paints.
  2. When the product dries, draw a hedgehog's muzzle on the top of the material. For this we need to take acrylic paints white color and with a convenient brush we apply small circles, placing them opposite each other, and put black dots in the middle of them. These will be the eyes of a fairy-tale character.
  3. As in the photo, draw a nose and mouth.
  4. As for the paws, we need to make them from polymer clay black or gray colors, and then use hot glue to attach them to the body of the hedgehog.
  5. In order for our craft to look like a real fairy-tale character with a prickly back, we need to form it from a small patch of fur, which we need to put on glue.
  6. If you want, you can complement the product with a bag that holds a hedgehog in its hands. Also don't forget the string to hang the figurine as a decoration. This is how simple and beautiful you can create an amazing Christmas tree toy from a light bulb that will delight everyone for the New Year 2020.

Video: master class on making a penguin

Finally

So our article has come to an end, which told you about how you can make crafts from light bulbs for the New Year 2020 with your own hands made for your home collection Christmas decorations. You have probably already convinced yourself that this creative process is a rather exciting and useful activity, as a result of which your home will be filled with new, unusually attractive decorative products that radiate positive, beauty and magic. It is so easy and simple to make a celebration lively and filled with bright colors if you show a desire and awaken your personal fantasy. Happy holiday, dear friends! All the best to you!

 
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