Gardening > DecorationSeptember 07, 2006

Painting Light Bulbs For Garden Decor

A fun craft and garden decor idea is to take old light bulbs and paint them. Glass paint is the best option but you can use spray paint as well. Once painted in a design or color of your choice take a high gage wire, I use 20 gauge copper, and wrap around the base. You can wrap some around the bulb as well, if wanted. Then you can hot glue glass stones or little trinkets on the wire. Attach to your average garden stake with wire and a bit of hot glue and plant! I make mine with wire leaves to look like flowers and even bugs. Its really just what ever you want. Beware of children though or you may have one trying to smell your table lamps!

By Cookwie from Little Rock, AR

Related: Uses for Light Bulbs (Incandescent)

Feedback

Read feedback for this post below.

By (Guest Post) 08/23/2008

Pls show the pixs.

By
09/29/2006

sorry folks this is the best picture I could get of the one Im working on now. My camera died!

RE: Painting Light Bulbs For Garden Decor

By Gepe (Guest Post) 09/07/2006

This is a cute idea,I'd love to see a pix too!!! I use to paint my light bulbs too......for holidays, like Halloween was orange.I'd use just craft acrylic paint, but the glass paint has to be better. fun :)

By Jean in GA (Guest Post) 09/07/2006

Could we please see a pic? This sounds like something that would be fun and be cute too.

Related

Post Feedback

Your thoughts are welcomed and appreciated. Enter your feedback here!

Feedback:

Image Upload:

Add an image to your post! Click the "Browse" button above and select an image from your hard drive. Please only select gifs or jpegs. If you have any problems, please contact us.

  

facebook like arrowLike ThriftyFun on Facebook

Browse Topics

Over 80,000 tips, recipes, questions & crafts.

Ask a Question

Submit a question to the TF community.

Subscribe to ThriftyFun Newsletters!

Email: