Candle Stick solar light fixture, with an older glass globe, great for a power outage.

This is  a solar light I made from a candle stick holder which you can see on the bottom and also a light globe.  The light globe was turned upside down and installed to the top.  I took a piece that I had from one of my other projects and put it on top of the globe, the middle of this piece had a hole which I install the solar light into.  As you know light globes have a large opening on the bottom of the them which I needed the hole smaller to fit the solar light top.  I also added some red beads to give it a nice look.  I spray painted just the one piece that was put on the top.  The candle sticker holder is a green color and the top piece is spray painted black.  This looks beautiful when it lights up at night, and as you can see it makes a beautiful piece during the day.  When you see the older glass light fixture bulbs pick them up they still have a lot of use to them.  Remember when the electric goes out this can be used for light.  During an electrical outage in our neighborhood my lawn was the only light in the area.  At night these different lights look beautiful and they are all one of a kind.  Remember they also made solar lights that change colors, any solar light top can be used.

Antique coffee maker and an older outside lamp fixture which I will turn into a beautiful solar holder, also a figure from Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.

These are the two items I started this project with.  On the left is the older outdoor light fixture, on the right is an antique coffee maker with a marble base.  The first thing I did was take the coffee maker apart, I'm using the loop part and marble base for this project.

The first thing I did was drill four holes in the edge on the top of the light fixture and installed some chain which was from one of my other projects I took apart.  If you look on the marble base you will see I installed a round decorative mirror with the figure from Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.  On the very top of the lamp fixture you will see the top of a solar light that I used.  At night the lamp lights up and the light also comes down over the figure on the bottom.

This is a closer look of the top.

This is a closer look of the bottom.  This gives you an idea what you can do with an old rusted out coffee pot.  The coffee pot I will be using for another project.  Keep you eyes open on my blogs you will see the coffee pot show up.

A beautiful mosaic color solar light installed into parts of a lamp

You will see in the bottom photo the lamp that I used for this project and in this photo on the left is the light globe I used.  This is what it looked like when I took the lamp apart and picked the pieces I wanted to work with.

After taking the parts off the lamp that I wanted to use this is the design I came out with, all the pieces are put together with a threaded bar and bolts.  I turned the light globe upside down and installed it in the top.

This is what it looked like after I painted it a hammered gold color.

After installing a top off a solar light in the top this is what it looked like when it lights at night.  The solar light I used had a cover of mosaic colors which you can see through the globe.

These are the parts I first started with, I decided not to use the piece that you can see in the middle.

2 different projects, Both made from lamps, One is a plant holder, the other is a solar light fixture.

This is the first project.  You can see the parts I am using for the first project.  On the left is a lamp which I will be taking all the electric out of and pulling it apart.  I will be using some of the pieces of this lamp for the project.  On the right is a glass off of another light fixture.  In the middle is another piece off another light fixture.

After taking the lamp apart.  I decided to add the glass piece on the top, you will see in the next photo what the inside looks like when I put the pieces all together.  This I am going to be using for a plant holder, I will be filling it with dirt and flowers.

This is what the inside top looks like.  It is all put together with the threaded bar which was already in the lamp.  Now on to the second project.

This is the two lamps I will be using for this project.  I will be taking out all the wiring first.  I'm using the threaded bar on the inside of the taller lamp it will hold it all together.

After putting both the pieces together, this is what it looks like.  On the top piece there are holes in it, when I add a solar light to the top of it the light will come through the holes in it.  There is pineapple on the front of this.  This will look nice outside or even in a front window of a home.  I hope you got some ideas from these two projects.

Shopping Angel in an old outside light fixture. Solar powered light on top.

This is the lamp fixture I will be using which was once on a home.

These are the two shopping angel statues I have to choose from.  I picked the one on the right side with the phone in her ear and a bag in her hand.

The first thing I did was take the whole light fixture apart.  I then cleaned up the pieces and selected which ones I needed for this project.  I then painted all the pieces I was using a shiny blue color which you will see in the photos below.  I also cleaned the glass.

These are other pieces I decided to use in this project.  I hot glued the crystal ball on top of the candle holder.  This I used in back of the angel statue so it would put off pretty light on the inside at night time.  I decided not to use the heart pin on the bottom for this project.

This is some stiff felt which has sparkles on it.  I cut this to size to fit the bottom inside of the light fixture for a base for the angel statue.

this is a cheap key holder which I bought from a garage sale.  I just put some of this on the bottom red felt to give a little sparkle to the inside of the fixture.

In this photo you can see the color blue I painted this project.  Also on top is the top part of a solar light.  On the inside you can see the angel statue and in the back of her is the candle holder with the crystal ball on it.  I installed this lamp fixture on top of a PVC pipe which you will see in the next photos.

Here is a better close up of the side of this project.

You can see the PVC pipe that this fixture sits in to.  I hot glued them together.  However, you can use something stronger to hold it together.  I spray painted the PVC pipe blue also.  I hope this gives you some ideas.  This project is now in my garden for the spring and summer, in the winter I bring in all my solar lights and put them away in my greenhouse for the colder weather.  At night time this all lights up and having the crystal glass ball on the inside and the key holder it gives off a sparkle!

Lighthouse looking solar light made from an old lamp and a candle holder, gotta see this!

This is what I'm starting out with.  An old brass lamp and a candle holder on the right.  

This was an easy project.  All I did was take the top off the lamp so the long bar was out the top of the lamp.  On to the bar I installed the candle holder.  I had to drill a hole in the bottom  of the candle holder so I could put the bar through it and added a nut to put it all together.  I then added a solar light on top.  This lights up at night it looks great.  When you see this it looks like it was always together same color everything.  Use your imagination there are alot of things you can make into a solar light for outside or for in the house.

Making a beautiful plant holder out of a lamp and hanging basket. Solar light

This is one of those hanging baskets which you buy a liner for every year.  I don't need the chains so I'm taking them off and putting them away for another project.  I also cut off the x pieces on the bottom.

I'm also using these pieces from old lamps

 the small round pieces I decided not to use they were to small.

This is the lamp that I decided to use for this project.  I had two of these lamps so I made two of the exact items.  I'm going to show you what one of them turned out to look like.

This is what the project turned out to look like.  First of all you can see the lamp on the bottom.  This is a brass lamp.  On top of the lamp I added a piece of an old lamp which was round in shape to hold up the white basket.  On the inside I installed another round flat piece off a lamp.  I decided to use a bigger circle instead of the trophy circles to hold it better.  I used a nut and put it all together.  There was a piece of the bar still sticking out in the middle of the basket from the lamp so I added the whole solar light right over the bar.  I also added one of the liners that go in these type of planters.  I added some dirt, I will be adding flowers into it also.  The solar light I added changes color from red to blue to green.  This looks beautiful at night.  This would be a great piece for an entrance way.

An idea of a an older coach lantern and a glass lamp put together for a solar light fixture for the garden.

This is two pieces that I plan on putting together to make a beautiful solar light fixture.

I first took the two fixtures apart and took the pieces that I plan on using.  The piece of the lantern that I took off will show up in another blog keep your eyes on the blogs I put on.

This is a brass ball which has threads on the inside I'm using this piece to hold it all together.

I painted some of the pieces so they would all match in the colors I wanted.

If you look at this picture you will see I put the lantern on top of the glass lamp bottom and on the inside you will see that brass ball that I used for putting it all together.  However, on the top of the lantern there was an opening which I needed closed up.  So what I did was cut a piece of exterior thick plywood to an octagon shape and glued it to the top, I also drill a hole in the middle to fit my solar light.  The solar light I added changes colors from red to green to blue.

Here is what it looks like when the green color is on.  When it's outside it is more noticeable at night.

Here is what the top piece of plywood looks like after I painted it gold in color.  You can see the hole in the middle and also I added some gold trim around the plywood.

Here is a better look at the top.  I hope this gives you some ideas for what you can use an old coach light for and a lamp.

Turning a Claw Machine into a beautiful Disney display of Snow White, birds, flowers

This is the claw machine I started with.  First I took out the mechanisms for the claw.  I than took off the top so I could add some things to the inside.

What I did next was make a template of the floor for the inside, so I could cut a piece of foam board to fit the inside bottom.

Then I took indoor/outdoor carpeting that looks like grass and cut it to fit on top of the foam board and glued them together.

Now you can see that I installed the fake grass which was hot glued onto the foam board into the machine.  On the inside you can see the snow white statue that I am putting on the inside.  This statue used to be a toothbrush holder.  So later you will see I add some decorative pieces to cover the holes on top.

I also used this trophy.  I like using the trophy parts, the bottom of the trophy is made of marble.  That is the part I will be using for the base which I will be adding a statue of birds on it.  The base brings it up higher.

If you look at this picture you can see I also added a decorative round mirror in front of the wishing well where snow white is sitting.  I also added the base on the left back with the bird statue on it.  In the background I added some fake flowers.

This is a close up picture so you can see it better.  You can also see the decorative pieces I added to the top to hide the holes.

I used the top of a solar light that changes color from red to green to blue.  I installed the light by drilling a hole on the top of the unit and just put the top of the solar light into it.  In this picture you can see the green light is coming on.

In this picture you can see the red light which is lit.

In this picture you can see the blue light coming on.  It is so hard for you to see how beautiful it's looks with all the different color that light up on the inside.  This would make a great night light for a childs room.  Just make sure the solar light gets put into the sunlight during the day to charge up.  You can decorate the inside any way you want to fit your childs room.  You could also display some of your statues in this.  Use your imagination.

In this photo you can see the top of the solar light that I installed on top that changes color.  These lights are not expensive.  I love buying my lights from walmart they are cheap and you can buy them one at a time.

Another dollhouse redo with a solar powered fireplace/Plasma TV on top

This is what the dollhouse looked like when I first started, no roof. It looked very plain.  My husband cut me out a roof and I put my cardboard shingles on it and painted them black.  I always cut my own roof shingles out of cardboard it's cheap and FREE!

Here's what the inside looked like.

There was no railing around the opening of the staircase on the upper level.  So I started to build one.  I first cut a piece of balsa wood the size around the staircase opening.  If you notice the holes in it I used a pencil to make some holes where I'm going to be installing the spindles.

In this picture you can see the materials I'm using for building the railings.  The balsa wood with the holes in it, The cut spindles which was a skewer I cut to the lengths I needed.

In this picture you can see I hot glued the spindles into the holes.

I then cut popsicle sticks for the bottom which I also hot glued into place.

I made the railing going up the staircase the same way except I didn't add a bottom rail I just hot glued it to the stairs.

Here's what it looked like after I painted the stairs and railing.

I made shutters for the front of the house.  As I always make them in my blogs I used popsicle sticks.

This is what I looks like at this point.

I needed some beds for the bedroom.  I needed two beds so I made them from these materials.  I decided not to use the ball looking pieces of wood the bed turned out high enough.  I cut the design pieces for a head board and a footboard.  You will see what they look like glued onto the rectangular type box.

I painted the bed after gluing on the pieces of decorative trim on the top and bottom.  I then made a mattress out of a piece of foam board cut to size and hot glued a piece of material which I purchased from the dollar store which was a baby blanket type material.  I made a blanket and pillow.  The pillow is a piece of foam board with a piece of velvet material hot glued on it.  

This is the second bed, it was made the same way, but I used different decorative pieces.  You can find these decorative pieces in Michaels craft store in the seasonal area.  They were ornaments which you can paint made of wood.

This is a base which was from a trophy I took apart.  I always take trophies apart and use them they work GREAT!  This is going to be the base of my Fireplace/Plasma TV.

I am taking this hard felt and hot glueing it to the bottom of the marble base to cover the holes.

This is a small crate which I purchased from Michaels craft store, this will be the fireplace.

This cabinet I will take out the shelves and use this for the start of my Plasma TV.  The bottom of this cabinet I used to make a hope chest for in the parlour area of the house.  If you can see it in the photos below it is located behind the sofa.

This is what the marble base looked like after adding the felt on the bottom. 

I also added a piece of felt to the top of the crate. Which is this really the bottom of the fireplace.

Around the crate I added pieces of wood which you will see at the bottom of my posting.  I added them all around the crate so it is now closed up except for the front of the fireplace.

I then put some wood across the top of the crate and added the cabinet to the top.  This is what it looked like at this point.

I then went on line and printed out a picture of a fireplace scene.  I also added two earrings to the front.  I will show you at the bottom what it turned out to look like.

I made a sofa out of a domino for the back, a clothes pin for the arms.  I used a large wooden matchstick cut to size which holds up the arms.  I also used a domino for the bottom seat.  

This use to be a piece off a lamp which I'm using for a decorative piece for on the wall in the dollhouse.  I added a bead in the middle to make it look different.

Believe it or not I used one of these pieces to make the kitchen base cabinet.  These came off a trophy which was taken apart.

I put foam board around the sides and the top.  I also added popsicle sticks around the sides and front.  In the end of this post you will see how it turned out.

This is what the house turned out to look like in the front when I was finished.

This is what the inside looks like.  The bedroom is on the top floor.  You can see the two beds I made.  I also added a little wagon filled with wood pieces and other items.

This is the parlour area.  You can see the fireplace/plasma tv.  This plasma lights up at night I drill a hole in the back of the cabinet which the top of a cheap solar light fits right into.  In the fireplace I added some pieces of tree branches for wood.  I'll show you in the bottom of the post a better photo.  You can also see the hope chest that used to be the bottom of the cabinet which is located in back of the sofa.

This is the kitchen area.  You can see the cabinet I made from the trophy.  I added some details to it and painted some grates on top to look like a stove.  There are pots and pans on top.  I also added two cabinet tops for the wall cabinets.  In the background on the wall are old salt and pepper holders.

This is the bathroom area.  My husband made me a toilet, bathtub and a sink from clay.  I used got glue in the toilet to make it look like water and I also used the hot glue for in the bathtub I even made some run down out of the faucet in the tub area.  I added a little hook that holds a baby face rag.  The floor was a placemat that I cut up.

This is another look at the bedroom.

This is the attic area, you know the attic is always cluttered.

this is another view of the attic area.

These are the wooden pieces I used in this project for the fireplace base.

/This is a piece I cut off a piece of fabric that I put a popsicle stick frame around it and hung it on the kitchen wall.

This is what the cabinet/stove looks like.  I used some cheap checker pieces for the knobs and dominoes I used for the front panels.  I cut the dominoes in half for the decorative look on the front.  I also put one row of small blue tiles on the back wall to look like a backsplash.

This is a closeuup of the bathtub with the hot glue dripping from the faucet.

I needed a medicine cabinet for the bathroom so I took a cheap wood cabinet a apart and used the back and put a flat piece of wood on the front of it.  I used the hinge that came with the cheap wood box.  I also added a mirror on the front and used a top that I had laying around from a porcelain teapot.  I didn't have a teapot for the top so I used it for a handle instead.

This is what the inside of the cabinet looks like.  I added some little jars which were nail supplies I bought in the dollar store.  They sell kits for doing nails in the nail polish area, these make great spice bottles for a kitchen area in a dollhouse or for bath salts in the bathroom area.

This is what the fireplace/Plasma Tv turned out to look like.  You can see the wood I added to the inside. It looks like a real working fireplace.  The top lights up with a solar light at night.  It really looks like someone is watching TV at night.  Remember things that you see in the dollar store can be used for other things.  Use your imagination it can save you alot of money when furnishing a dollhouse.