lamp how-to

several weeks ago as i was feeding my blog addiction i came across an idea for a cool dining room light.  this totally cool chick took a wooden flower planter and turned it into a light.  i can't remember where it was now, sorry, but it gave me an idea for one of my own.  i love galvanized anything and have a couple of planters sitting on my porch growing weeds. sorry grandma, i did'nt inherate your green thumb.  i told "the hubs" it would make a great dining room light and  this is what we came up with.

 i LOVE it!  the only thing i dont like is black cord, but you have to work with what you have.


wanna know how we did it?  wellll... after cleaning out the planter my brilliant hubby took a bathroom fixture and modified it to fit in the bottom of the planter.

sorry, not a great picture but at least you can see all three lights.  so the hubs installed this bathroom fixture and then attached chains and hung it from the ceiling.  it was pretty cool but was lacking something.  then as i was walking through the home depot is spotted these little gems.

 these are glass covers for outdoor lights and i fell in love with them and had to bring them home with me to live.  forever.


well as fate would have it they didn't fit.  but with the hubs failing is not an option. so he got out his trusty tools and went to work.

 first he took a canning jar lid and with a part of the light fixture he drew a couple of circles on the lid so he would know how big of a hole to make.  the hole was cut so the lid could be placed on the light fixture and the piece used as a template would hold the lid in place.  does this make sense, 'cause i think i'm kind of lost now.

                     next he cut out the inner hole with his saw thingy.         jigsaw right?
after he got the hole cut he drilled holes into the ring so he could use screws to hold the ring onto the glass light fixtures.  they were a little small.

             and here it is fully assembled.  i love the way it looks.  

i hope you all enjoyed my first little tutorial.  we can all hope they will get a little clearer with time.


                                        lots of love


                                               cheryl