Re-cycling Lightbulbs

[hedgewitch]

Just in time for xmas.
Makes superb gifts too.
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/decoration ... bulb.shtml

[Shirley]

Great find...

[Andy Hamilton]

Ah ha I always wondered what to do with them, cheers.

[Milims]

Awesome!!! Guess what my kids will be doing for christmas prezzies for the grand parents!!!!

[Boots]

Excellent!

Recycling those buggers has been nonexistent. What an excellent idea.

[Andy Hamilton]

actually on second thought all my lightbulbs are the eco ones, would make an interesting shape on the tree I supose.

[the.fee.fairy]

there was a nice thing on craftster where someon made a vase display thing out of some old lightbulbs.

If i can find the link, i'll post it. It was very pretty, made out of lightbulbs, coathangers and a window sucker if i remember rightly.

[2steps]

lovely idea. we mostly have the energy saving bulbs now but Im going to keep this anyway

[the.fee.fairy]

so do we.

I wonder if i can grow bamboo in a flourescent tube....

The ones at work here are not so eco friendly and tend to blow a lot...

[Milims]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - please no!!!!!!
Don't try to grow stuff in a floursecent tube - the stuff inside is nasty and should be disposed of carefully - they aren't like "normal" bulbs, what happens is that the electricity causes the magnesium something or other inside the tube to glow (great sparky I am - can't even remember the name of the damn stuff - but hey - its Friday!!).
I did think of asking my mum and dad to save their blown bulbs - do you think that would be cheeky as I'm intending to turn them into their Christmas prezzie?? lol

Helen and Chris

[glenniedragon]

I have seen light bulbs used as a 'form' around which a thin covering of fimo has been wrapped around (leaving the top straight bit free) and a base of fimo to make the shape stand up. The bulb has then been fired and removed to make a little trinket box. Not quite recycling, but reusing of sorts,

kind thoughts
Deb

[the.fee.fairy]

i won't be growing bamboo in flourescent tubes then...

Ta for the info!!