Those of you who are still in possession of the old bulb bulbs, which may have burned out and were stored in a drawer instead of thrown away, can take the opportunity to recover them and to dedicate themselves to a creative recycling project in which to involve children in order to create decorations for the Christmas tree.
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Those of you who are still in possession of the old bulb bulbs that maybe had burned out and were stored in a drawer, rather than thrown away, can take the opportunity to recover them and to devote themselves to a creative recycling project in which also to involve children in order to create decorations for the Christmas tree.
It is sufficient to observe the shape of a classic light bulb to realize how it looks like a snowman, but, in general it represents an excellent one base for the Christmas tree balls. Here then is that the light bulb can be transformed into the cute little white man, but also into a reindeer, a penguin or a Santa Claus, using a little imagination and a few small tricks.
To make these creations you can also use the most current halogen bulbse which retain the shape of incandescent ones, provided you only paint them and do not open the bulb as they can be harmful when you touch the interior, made of quartz, with your hands.
How to make a snowman from a light bulb
First of all you will have to think about polishing the surface of the bulb, simply using a cloth soaked in White wine vinegar, possibly diluted with a little water. The bulb will need to be rinsed and dried very well before starting to paint it with colors suitable for the glass.
To make the snowman you will first need to lay a white base, with which to completely cover the glass part of the bulb, so that you can continue painting with other colors on it for the realization of the details that characterize the appearance. of the snowman.
You can decide to make the eyes and the mouth using a brush and the color for the glass black, or for the same purpose you can apply beads or glitter with special glue. The carrot-shaped nose can be painted or made using beads or other decorations that can be glued on the glass.
La snowman scarf it can be painted or it can be made separately with scraps of recycled fabric, or crocheted. For shape the hat of the snowman you can simply paint the upper metal part of the bulb, which can be decorated in turn.
A drawstring to be closed at the opposite end with a knot so that it can be hung on one of the branches of the Christmas tree. You can also think about fixing the light bulb on one horizontal base and to use it as a decorative ornament in other parts of the house. The lamp can otherwise be coated with baby socks and the details can be done in felt-tip pen.
But the snowman is just one of many options in which you can turn your light bulb into a bauble for the Christmas tree. On the web, in fact, various creations made with this principle go crazy.
Space for imagination then!
Also from the old bulbs there are also those who have seen fit to create a bright Christmas tree by inserting LED lights inside them and grouping them in a pyramid.
Finally, the bulbs transformed into snowmen, or into other characters, such as Santa Claus, can be joined together to form a colorful and unusual Christmas wreath.
Marta Albè
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- Creative recycling of old incandescent light bulbs
