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Post #522219 by Murph on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 3:07 PM

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Murph posted on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 3:07 PM

On 2010-04-04 17:34, Tacky Tiki wrote:
How did you get the shells in? Cut the bottom off? If so, how did you seal up the bottom?

The lamp is really awesome.....I've got a couple of cork floats and some driftwood. Shells and Sand. Light fixture. Rope. Bottle cutter from 70's. Just need a bottle! And answers to the above questions!!

:drink:
Tacky

You put them in when they're little babies....

  1. I cut the bottom of the bottle off
  2. Carved out the bottom float to fit the base of the bottle tightly.
  3. Working upside down I filled the bottle with the sand and shells.
  4. With my glue gun I sealed the bottom of the bottle with a round piece of cardstock cut to the diameter of the bottom of the bottle.
  5. Used the glue gun again to seal the float to the bottom of the bottle.