Post #801198 by SassyPonyPants on Mon, Mar 9, 2020 10:20 AM

My aunt handed this great lamp down to me. I was very pleased, as it looks like one of those fish traps which I've been wanting!

I removed the shade and painted it with a couple coats of tan-color acrylic. It looked like an even coat of paint until lit from behind. I was very pleased with the uneven, rustic look.

I cut out the lamp components and replaced them with the cord fixture already integrated in my setup, then hung it on a hook.
Way too much light was coming out of the ends, so I crafted some little discs with canvas, wire, and hot glue. They fit right in and diffused the light perfectly.

Over the weekend, my husband and I attended an arcade and pinball expo. We traded our Stranger Things pinball for Jurassic Park. (He realized he had made the wrong choice.)

... However, while at the expo we also grew quite fond of the new Elvira pinball machine. We activated a mode on it called "Elvira's Spooky Tiki Bar" which has created a whole new problem. I was floored!!! Was this machine telling us that it belongs in the Spooky Pineapple? Maybe some day...