Reusing Lightbulbs: As Planters or Mini Terrariums

by arte.sano

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Intro: Reusing Lightbulbs: As Planters or Mini Terrariums

Light bulbs can be recycled in many forms and uses, although is not a new idea, check this site about reusing light bulb for chemical glassware testers , pretty cool, and here's another one using the same idea for a hanging vase and for salt and peeper containers (in french), it can be an excellent gift for Valentines (if you are in to that) or for any other day of the year. Finally back in my country in small town fairs they still use them as targets for shooting with airguns, which is better than just toss them in the trash I guess.

Hollowing the light bulb:
There are several instructables that had covered this already, although I first saw it in this site: DIY Hollow Out A Light Bulb, a very good step by step instructions in how to gutted out the bulb, (and also how to used for tester vessels for boil water and some other uses).
Here is another instructable about "How to hollow out a lightbulb and make a stand for it, pretty neat too.
and here a bunch of instructables more about light bulb uses an related stuff. Enjoy

54 Comments

SilentWolfPwnage 14 years ago

I think the moss I have is just like not as carpetty grassy as the one in the pics... :(

The Dalai Farmer 12 years ago

Sorry? "just like not as"? I don't understand as I only speak English, Sorry.

DJ JK 10 years ago

This is a verry cool project. For easter, I have made one for my mother as a present. Let's see, wat she's going to say, when she will unpack the present. :)

akuhlmann 10 years ago

These Are so pretty! I have to make One myself

Kelly02 10 years ago

I love this! This is so cute!!!

hmok 11 years ago

I can't wait my light bulb to run off so i can start make some of these awesome planters!

blindinglights 11 years ago

Very cool!!! Too bad all of the old light bulbs in my garage are fluorescent...

The Cartographer 12 years ago

I really like this idea. I feel one could take this to some degree of madness and get something pretty astounding.

alfojr 12 years ago

may I ask you how the hell do you open the lightbulbs???
Thanks a lot :)

aeddinger 12 years ago

http://www.teamdroid.com/diy-hollow-out-a-light-bulb/

rcosmo 13 years ago

I made one today =)
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Thanks for the idea!!!
Hugs from Brazil.

leesie 12 years ago

That is so pretty! How do you get the wire wrapped around so neatly? I need an instructable on that!

arte.sano 13 years ago

Man!, looks awesome!.
Obrigado!

Electronics Man 12 years ago

has anyone ever tried this with one of those big floodlamps? that would work great for a betta bowl.

instruct39 12 years ago

if you had a really small fish that didnt need alot of space, or a bigger light bulb and a betta (a betta doesnt need alot of space, but you would need a bigger light bulb to fit it in), anyways it could be a really cool fish bowl!

neetz 12 years ago

love this! i want to make it sooo much!

ludwigrocker14 13 years ago

These are good and all but am I the only Pyro here??? What about a Molotov Cocktail... I guess thats not really going green though.
lol anyway good ideas!
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