After the banning of 100 and 75 watt incandescent bulbs, the European Union has banned the sale of 60 watt bulbs since the beginning of September. This was done in order to push the population to use energy-saving light bulbs in order to reduce the consumption of electricity at European level.
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After the ban on the incandescent bulbs da 100 e 75 watts, l 'XNUMX-XNUMX business days since the beginning of September it has also banned the sale of light bulbs from 60 watts. This was done in order to push the population to use energy saving light bulbs in order to reduce the consumption of electricity at European level.
Starting next year, we will also say goodbye to bulbs from 45 watts, the last survivors. Their complete elimination will ensure that each family will save up to 50 euro per year, but where will the unwanted bulbs? We want to give you some suggestions for them creative reuse.
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By being careful not to cut yourself, you can retrieve the glass bulb of your old bulbs which, placed on a support that keeps them vertical, can easily turn into small ones flower cruets.
Inside them you can insert gods dried or cut flowers (in this case, of course, add some water!) to make a centerpiece o wall decorations, joining the bulbs to each other with colored fabric ribbons.
Salt cellar and spice rack
If you love them spices, and cooking aromas and you happen to buy them in bulk or self-produce them, for example by putting oregano or rosemary to dry, you can make your spice rack very easily starting from an old bulb. In fact, you just need to screw on the opening at the end a plastic bottle cap, on which you can drill small holes to turn it into a dispenser. And here in a moment you will have your new salt shaker, paper the portapezie.
cruet
Making a cruet to match your salt shaker will be even easier for you. To close the upper hole, all you have to do is use a Cork, reshaping it if necessary to obtain the desired size. Pour some oil into your bulb after washing it thoroughly and close it with the cork cap, checking that it is well sealed.
Christmas decorations
If you are tired of the usual Christmas decorations, take care in time and use all your imagination to create something original to hang on theChristmas tree. For example, you could equip yourself with colors and enamels suitable for glass and decorate old light bulbs with themed patterns and colors. Take a good look at the shape of your bulbs: they don't remind you of Penguins,hot air balloons or snowman?
Snow globe
Surely as a child you have played at least once with one of those glass globes that had to be shaken to get the impression that it was snowing inside. Making one is very simple. To seal the opening of the glass bulb you will need to use a plastic cap and glue waterproof. Inside the cap you can attach a decoration in plastic or other water resistant material. How liquid inside, prepare a solution formed by ¾ of water and ¼ of seed oil. For theINFO you can finely crumble a eggshell or shred some Gift card lucida. And There you go!
Glass sculptures
The bulbs can be reused for creating glass sculptures. By assembling them, for example with string, you can create the shapes that your imagination suggests. If you have several, try arranging them to create gods flowers in glass, to be used as ornaments or as a centerpiece.
Micro gardens
It seems incredible, but there are those who have thought of creating inside the light bulbs of the small seedlings or delle tiny greenhouses which, arranged one next to the other, form a micro garden for a desk or apartment.
Hourglass
By joining the ends of two bulbs with adhesive tape it is possible to create an hourglass that you can decorate with fabric and fill with salt. For make the basics of the hourglass, so that it can stay in balance, you can use gods bolts, also to be decorated as desired.
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Marta Albè
