Post #325312 by Robertiki on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 10:25 AM

I made all the float lights at Thatch. I went to Hippo Hardware, a place of used and vintage hardware with the whole upstairs full of lamps and lamp parts.

I'm sure your city has a similar store of used lamp parts, look for the lamp repair guy and ask him.

Next, I went to the local craft store and bought some aerisol cans of "Krylon stained Glass Paint" allowing you to paint on glass. The red and blue took just a couple of coats. The green and amber almost the whole can to get the desired depth of color.

Back at the lamp part place, I bought the innards and these spring things which hold the bulb and innards in place.

I also used some sheet metal to make a cover for the hole since I didn't want all the light to escape out of the top.

Then, some old rope netting or even some new stuff available at party supply stores, to wrap it in and you are done.

UL testing is for suckers.
robertiki