Post #341818 by Kewlava on Fri, Nov 2, 2007 11:05 PM

I needed a simple tiki light for a dark spot on my patio. I looked around to see what materials
I had, and made this...

I used three slightly different lengths of bamboo as the center spine.
I wound a 50-light set around the bamboo.
Then I mounted a cheap (99 cent store) lampshade wireframe onto the bamboos.
I hot-melt glued a split bamboo placemat onto the wire lampshade frame.
Then to finish it off, I hot-melt glued a palm weave trim strip around the placemat.

At night the lights "twinkle" through the shade as you walk past.

Kelly