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

Great find...

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

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

Excellent!

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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

Ta for the info!!