This easy to make lamp, is constructed from a cork topped glass jar, filled with sea washed glass, and an old sea chart to make the shade.
You will need
Ikea glass carafe with cork stopper (£2 from Ikea)
Sea washed glass
Craft knife
Pencil
Tape measure
Bottle lamp adapter (£4.99 from Ryness)
Lampshade kit with 20cm diameter (£8.33 from Dannells)
Old sailing chart or a piece of fabric 645mm x 220mm
Use of a Photo copier
Follow the kit instructions to make the lamp shade. From a practical point of view sailing charts are quite stiff. It is easier to copy the part of the chart that you like onto photo copy paper and use that to construct the shade.
Separate the glass into colours. When filling the carafe be gentle as you are using glass. I placed the dark green glass into the carafe first. I then added the pale green and finally the white glass. I filled up the carafe to the top allowing for the cork to still fit in.
Measure the center point of the cork stopper, and then start cutting away the cork. Keep trying the bottle lamp adapter in the hole, to make sure it fits. When it is a snug fit, put the stopper into the bottle and the adapter into the stopper. Fit the lamp over the top of the base and add a bulb.
https://www.ryness.co.uk/bottle-lamp-adaptor
https://www.dannells.com/20cm-drum-lampshade-making-kit-337-p.asp
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