DIY lamp from a bottle

Probably, every person from time to time accumulate glass and plastic bottles. Before you throw them in a landfill, think about it, maybe they can serve you yet? Craftsmen have long been offering a lot of ideas on how to use such improvised material, it would seem, real rubbish, with benefit. From such containers make primitive, but effective heaters, humidifiers, all kinds of decor items and even fences, useful products for gardening. In this article, you will learn several ways to make a lamp from a bottle with your own hands.

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Pendant chandelier

A chandelier made of glass bottles will always fit harmoniously into your interior. It is also worth noting that hand-made fixtures will be exclusive - no one will have exactly the same device as yours.

So, in order to make such a chandelier with your own hands, you will need the following items:

• Three large bottles.
• Gloves, glasses and a mask for protection.
• Cutter designed for glass bottles.
• Sandpaper.
• A small bulb with a long wire and switch.
• Dark wire.
• Screwdriver.

Now you need to analyze the procedure, following which you can make a lamp from a bottle with your own hands:

1. The first step is to get rid of the labels, then dry the bottle well.
2. Wear protective clothing.
3. Fix it in the cutter by placing it at the level that you wish to leave. Rotate the bottle carefully so that the cut is the most even.
4. Pour the bottle first with cold water, and then hot, alternating modes, until the bottom falls off on the intended line.
5. Put the item with the cropped bottom on the sandpaper and scroll for about 5 minutes. This is necessary so that the edges become smooth and even.
6. Disassemble the prepared bulb using a screwdriver, then carefully remove the wire.
7. Thread the wire through the neck, then reassemble the lamp and check its operation.
8. Now, in order for the chandelier to become original, it is necessary to decorate the bottle with dark wire, starting to wind it from the neck. You can wrap the design to your liking.

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Decoration of a lamp from a bottle

You can make a lamp from a bottle with your own hands, which will harmoniously fit into the interior on the balcony or loggia and will not interfere with admiring the night patio.

For work, we need the following items:

• Empty glass bottle.
• Propane torch with a thin tip.
• Glass cutter.
• Protective clothing and glasses.
• Sandpaper.
• A liquid adhesive specifically designed for decoration.
• Decorative glass pebbles.
• Light bulb with long wiring and switch.
• Screwdriver.
• Chop from a tree.
• A small wire or rope.

To make such a lamp is not so difficult. Below we will describe a master class on making a table lamp from a bottle with your own hands:

• Get rid of the labels on the bottle and rinse it well both outside and inside.
• Give her time to dry.
• Carefully draw a line with a glass cutter along which the cut will go. The main thing here is not to rush and make the lines close, otherwise, an even cut will not work.

Important! Before this procedure, it is better to practice cutting other glass bottles, as this activity is not considered easy.

• Take the burner and heat the glass in place of the cut line, slowly rotating the bottle. After some time, it will split on this very line.

Important! Glass can be cut in another way: after you have drawn a line with a glass cutter, put the bottle in a container of cold water to the intended line, then pour boiling water into the container. Soon the glass will break evenly.

• Grind the cut line with sandpaper or with a sanding block.
• To put a drop of glue for decor on the edge of the bottle, then put a glass pebble on it and press it so that it adheres firmly. Next, you need to glue the remaining pebbles in a circle.
• Leave the item to dry for 24 hours.
• Take a small powerful bulb, study its structure, so as not to harm the structure in the future.
• Disassemble it, then remove the postings.
• Pass it through the neck, then assemble the structure back.
• Fit the cooked chopik to the size of the neck so that it does not squash the postings. After that, the wooden chopik needs to be painted white.
• Insert it into the neck, pressing down the wire to secure the bulb.
• Take the lamp wire and tie it in a loop - this is necessary in order to hang the device where necessary.

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Table lamp from a bottle

In order to make an original table lamp from a bottle with your own hands, you need to arm yourself with the following materials:

• One glass bottle.
• Diamond drill.
• A bulb having a wire and a switch.
• Patch.
• Shade.
• Protective clothing.
• Towel.
• Screwdriver.

The manufacture of such an accessory is also not difficult. To do this, follow the following algorithm:

1. Mark a small hole on the bottle where the wiring will go. On this place you need to stick a patch.
2. Put the bottle in a towel, use a diamond drill to drill a hole. Take your time - this procedure lasts about half an hour.
3. Peel off the adhesive and other stickers on the bottle, rinse it from all sides.
4. Using a screwdriver, carefully disassemble the bulb.
5. Insert the wire into the drilled hole, stretch it to the neck.
6. Also carefully assemble the lamp.
7. Fasten the lampshade to the neck. The original light is ready.

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Master class for children

Many children will be interested in making such a lamp with their own hands. Before you make a lamp for technology for grade 4, you need to prepare the following items:

• Two batteries.
• Miniature light bulb.
• Foil.
• A small glass bottle.
• Piece of paper.

Having prepared everything you need, you can safely get to work:

1. Take two batteries and place them on the longest strip of foil. On batteries, the plus should match the minus.
2. Cut a strip of 10 by 15 from a sheet of paper.
3. Wrap batteries in foil on this sheet.
4. Place this design in the prepared bottle so that one end of the foil comes out of its neck.
5. Close the bottle with a lid and make a hole in it for the bulb from the second strip of foil.
6. Make sure that both pieces of foil hang down in one direction of the bottle, then the light should light up.

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From this article, you learned several ways of giving a new life to an old glass bottle, as well as how to make a table lamp from a foil bottle and a battery, and now you can teach your children that.