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Light bulb Ornaments
I noticed that the light bulbs in my restroom went out, so i thought it would be a great idea to recycle them as ornaments. Perfect time for the light bulbs to go out huh? I wanted to be really creative with one ornament and keep the second one a traditional ornament. So the first ornament i made was a Pokeball. Which i made for my boyfriend because he is still a kid at heart. I thought it would be a cute little simple gift. The second ornament is a classic ornament with glitter and a painted design to match.
Pokeball
What you first need to do is open the top of the Light bulb. I recommend having an adult do this step.
Wrap tape around the top of the light bulb and the middle as well.
Paint both sides white. Painting the top white before painting it red ensures a brighter red. Let dry.
Paint the top half red. Add another white coat to the bottom. Let dry. Repeat step once more.
Once dry remove the tape that was placed in the middle of the light bulb and paint it white. Let dry.
Cut out a small circle the size of the "button" on a Pokeball. This will help as a guide line on where to stop when painting your black line.
Paint a black line around where the red and white meet. Paint a circle around the "button" cut out.
Grab a bobbypin and bend the ends out-words.
Insert the bobby pin to light bulb and hook or tie ornament wire to bobbypin.
Classic Ornament
Once again remove the top of the light bulb.
Insert funnel into the light bulb.
Add your glitter.
*Here i did not use hairspray. The ornament still came out nicely but the glitter wasn't strong enough to my liking. So you can add hairspray in this step or continue without.
Shake glitter around.
This is what the light bulb should look like with out the hairspray.
For a stronger glitter presence add hairspray to ornament. Add glitter and shake.
-There may be extra hairspray that is watery. Go ahead and flip the ornament upside down and the hairspray will drip out.
This is what the ornament will look like if you add hairspray. Paint any design you like in white.
Grab a bobbypin bend the ends out-ward. Insert into light bulb and tie or hook on ornament wire.
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