Today, handmade ideas are becoming more and more widespread - handmade crafts based on one's own creativity. Making a thing with his own hands, the author embodies his ideas, getting the result of his work immediately, which gives a feeling of satisfaction, gives rise to new feelings of inspiration. If you do not find what you need on sale, but really want to have it, start creating yourself, realize your ideas. Creative inspiration helps to turn an old junk item into a unique product, in a single copy, reflecting the individual taste of its owner.

One of the ideas of handmade was the creation of items that create comfort and a unique atmosphere of the home. So, despite the abundance of lamps and chandeliers of various configurations in stores, many unique and original lighting devices are made by home craftsmen. Among them is the manufacture of a lampshade with your own hands from an ordinary can. The resulting lamps are used to decorate interiors and perform their direct functions, both in a private house and in an apartment.

The most suitable material for making lampshades at home are glass jars. Glass is a wonderful material. It is easy to paint, decorate with various elements, which makes it possible to create an elegant and stylish lighting fixture.

Each of us has empty glass jars in the household. Making a beautiful lampshade or a combination of lamps out of them is a great goal for any home craftsman.

We make a lampshade from an ordinary glass jar

Consider making a lampshade from a jar using an electric light bulb. For lampshades with lamps with electric lamps, glass jars with a screw-on metal lid are suitable. Banks can be of different sizes, as long as they fit a lamp. For lamps without electricity, simpler cans, without threads, are also suitable.

In the process of work, we will need:

• a glass jar with a thread and an iron lid suitable for it,
• electric lamp,
• cartridge with electric wire,
• jute or cotton rope
• transparent adhesive capable of sticking rope to glass.

You can choose a jar of a non-standard shape, which will give the product an original look and decorate any interior.

Important! It is better not to use an incandescent lamp. You need to choose light bulbs with minimal heat. You can use modern energy-efficient lamps. They heat up to a lesser extent, and shine brightly. You can replace them with fluorescent, or halogen. LED bulbs will work too.

Of the tools you will need:

• to cut a hole in the lid - a drill with drills;
• pencil;

Stages of lampshade manufacturing:

We mark the future hole for the lamp holder on the lid. We place the lid of the jar on a table or other flat place. We put a screw cap from the cartridge on its reverse side and carefully outline with a pencil around the circumference of the inner hole of the cap. The diameter of the resulting circle will be equal to the diameter of the cartridge.

In a tin lid, we drill holes along the circle line with a drill, the more often, the better.

• Squeeze out the middle from the outside to the inside. If necessary, make cuts with a knife.
• We insert the cartridge into the hole in the cover and fix it with a plug.
• We evenly apply glue to the jar and glue the rope to it, winding it in a spiral from the top of the jar. We carefully cut the ends of the rope at an oblique angle.

• We insert the lamp into the cartridge and screw the lid with the cartridge onto the jar.

The simplest lamp with a homemade lampshade is ready.

From the rope, you can try to make a different pattern, use a rope of two colors. The rope winding must be tight enough so that the light from the lamp can be diffused.

Since we got the simplest ceiling, you can use the frame of the old chandelier to create an updated composition with an original design solution.

Making a hanging lampshade from glass jars

To create such beauty, you will need:

• five glass jars with threaded lids;
• jar lids;
• five hanging cords;
• corresponding lamps with cartridges (5 pieces).
• rope of required length

We assemble five ceiling lamps according to the above algorithm. It remains to connect them to the electrical wiring, and a pretty ceiling composition of pendant lights will delight you.

How to decorate glass jars for a lampshade

Beautiful lampshades are obtained from glass jars, decorated according to the author's imagination. Banks can be decorated:

• yarn;
• various decorative elements;
• salt;
• lace, embroidered napkins;
• paint.

Consider decorating with glass elements, one side of which is flat. They are sold in sets for decorating aquariums and decorating transparent vases.

We use the usual liter jar, but it is possible to use a different volume.

It is necessary to prepare:

• universal transparent glue;
• brushes for applying glue;
• glass elements;
• bright colored ribbon;
• round flat candle.

Wash the jar thoroughly and dry it. You can decorate the surface of the jar with glass either by covering the entire surface completely, or by adhering to a certain pattern. But in any case, the scheme of actions is as follows:

• with a brush, thickly smear glue on the outer wall of the jar;
• glue the decorative elements on the glue;
• Let the glue set and dry.

Then we decorate the lamp with a ribbon, wrapping it around the top of the container and tying it beautifully with a bow. So the finished lampshade will take on an elegant look. Place a candle in the jar and light it. The edges of the glass elements will shimmer with sparks of light. From such shades you can build a chandelier or a simple garland on a shelf.

An easier option is to firmly wrap colored yarn around the jar and tie the ends. Yarn can also be glued with aerosol glue.

If you tightly wrap the jar with threads, rope, or stick simple paper patterns (the same snowflakes) to the walls, and paint the jars on the outside with spray paint, you get a curious effect.

For "winter motives" we use salt

If you smear a container with glue and roll it in salt, a picturesque “snowy” decor will appear on it. To give the lampshade a shade, you can add a little dry coloring matter to the salt and stir the mixture.

You can apply glue to the walls of the jar and sprinkle with salt. In any case, we dry the product for a couple of hours, after which we fan the container with a brush, getting rid of poorly adhered particles. The jar can be covered with layers of spray varnish. Leave a break between layers for 20 minutes. The lampshade is ready!

Once fashionable crocheted patterned napkins are perfect for creating a beautiful lampshade from a glass jar. Of these, you can create a whole collection of candlesticks in a matter of hours. The main thing here is to stick the napkin evenly, without wrinkles.

The sophistication of the lampshade from the jar will be given by the remnants of lace pasted on the surface of the jar.

You can tint a glass jar without using a spray or brush. It is enough to pour acrylic paint of the selected color on the bottom of the container (to a depth of about 5 cm), and slightly tilting it, begin to twist it smoothly and slowly. The paint will evenly spread inside the can, and a beautiful glossy effect will appear on the outside.

Lampshade in the form of a pendant

The original lampshade in the form of a pendant made of a beautiful thick rope not only scatters light wonderfully, but also looks nice in the interior of any apartment.

In principle, any rope is suitable for such a lampshade - thick, thin, cotton, jute. All of them can be woven into a beautiful pendant using ordinary glass containers.

In the work on the creation of the lampshade, we need:

1. Braided ropes 6-8 meters long.
2. Glass or tin can.
3. Balloon.
4. Masking tape.
5. White felt.
6. Scissors.
7. Glue gun and a set of rods.
8. Paint in a can.
9. Lamp holder with cord.

• Step one. We place the inflated balloon in a jar and fix it to the walls of the jar with masking tape.
• Step two. We heat the glue and glue a piece of felt around the edge of the rope with it so that its threads do not bulge. Trim the end at a sharp angle.
• Step three. Starting from the bottom, wrap the rope around the jar. We turn the glued felt end so that the cut part looks up. On each layer of the rope, carefully apply glue with a gun. We make sure that smudges do not form, both from the outside and from the inside (can glue the rope to the bank).

We braid the rope over the ball. Leave a hole for the cord.

• Step four. We pierce the ball. We process the end of the rope: we paste a piece of felt on it and cut it along the felt. Gently place the end inside the lampshade and glue it to the inside of the pendant.
• Step five. Slowly and carefully remove the jar, pushing it out with a rolling pin or ruler if necessary.
• Step six. Painting. We paste over with masking tape the borders of the area that we are going to paint. We do not save on paper tape, we glue a large area and in several layers. The spray will spray widely, and the paint will be able to saturate the material of the tape and stain the area of ​​the rope underneath.
• We leave our work to dry. Then we remove the tape, paint the rest of the lampshade if desired, let them dry.

We pass the cord and cartridge into the hole. The lampshade is ready!

Lampshade from tin cans

You can also build a lampshade from tin cans. For these purposes, containers from under beer, coffee, various drinks are useful. For small lamps, even tin cans can be used. If we are going to make a chandelier, then they need to be dialed in such a way that it could be enough for the entire lampshade for the chandelier.

The advantages of these materials are:

• their availability,
• available in a variety of shapes and sizes. So, cans are suitable for making a small lamp. To create chandeliers, large compositions, where a lot of "plafonds" are needed, it is recommended to use containers from under fruit cocktails. From a beer can you get a nice "plafond" or a night lamp;
• ease of material processing;
• short duration of time spent on the creation of the device;
• ample opportunities for creative decoration.

Tin containers can be used for the manufacture of:

• a kind of lampshade in the kitchen;
• a lamp in any room of a private house;
• lampshade for a table lamp or floor lamp, wall lamp;
• lampshade in the form of a stylized tin shape;
• hanging lampshade attached to the ceiling in the house or terrace on the street;
• ceiling composition with a lampshade made of aluminum or tin cans.

It is practically possible to make any kind of lighting fixture from tin cans. You can create the decor of the lamp that will fit into the interior of the room according to your taste.

To work with tin containers, we will prepare the following materials and tools.

Materials:

• cans;
• flexible wire for fastening devices and their decoration;
• round flat candles;
• paint or decorative elements to your taste.

Tools:

• metal scissors, knife or can opener;
• awl;
• drill with a set of drills.

Making a lampshade from a tin can

A simple option, its implementation will take no more than an hour. We take an ordinary tin can, for example, from canned peas or corn. In addition to it, you will need:

• towel or piece of cloth;
• hammer;
• nails;
• adhesive tape;
• paper;
• markers;
• candle.

Fill the jar completely with water and put it in the freezer. The water should freeze in the container, which will avoid deformation of the jar during further work with it.

While ice is forming in the jar, we make a template with a pattern. We use soft paper, cut it in length and width according to the size of the circumference and height of the can, respectively.

We draw a picture on paper. We take into account that on the bank it will be in the form of small holes, which we will make in the bank according to the drawing template. We draw a drawing or ornament on paper with a pencil or marker.

We take out a jar of ice from the refrigerator, wrap it with paper with a pattern. We fix the paper with tape so that it cannot move. We put the container on a towel or rag, and carefully pierce with carnations or drill holes in the jar with different drills.

After we finish punching the pattern on the walls, we place the container in warm water and allow the ice to completely melt.

After that, we bring beauty to the jar. You can draw a picture on the walls with markers, you can paint the outside of the jar with acrylic paint that matches the color.

We are waiting for the jar to dry completely. Place a candle at the bottom and light it. In the dark, the lampshade will glow beautifully and create a romantic illusion of the starry sky.

A tin can lampshade is ready! To prevent the thin walls of the container and the bottom from overheating, place a porcelain or metal circle on the bottom under the candle for protection.

Holes on the thin walls of a tin can also be made with an awl. Ready "plafond" can be attached to the cartridge with a light bulb. Several of these shades will make up a cute and original chandelier made of tin cans.

Lampshade for table lamp

Using simple lids from aluminum cans for beer or drinks, you can create an interesting lampshade design for a floor lamp or table lamp. The design resembles chain mail and the device looks like an alien from the Middle Ages.

For the manufacture of a table lamp as a lampshade, we use tongues from the lids of beer aluminum cans. One of the cans is applicable as a leg for a desktop lighting fixture.

The scheme of work is as follows:

• We separate the tongues with pliers and make cuts on each of them from above;
• Using the cuts, we interlace the tongues with each other and combine them into a single canvas, bending the cuts with pliers. You can connect the parts together using a thin and flexible wire.
• At the main can, we cut out the bottom and place the cartridge with the lamp inside;
• We make a frame, attach “chain mail” to it, and fasten the structure to the leg of the lamp.

Aluminum can lampshade

You can try to make a beautiful thing out of an ordinary aluminum can for drinks.

For this we use:

• bank
• a thick and fairly long needle;
• candle.

Cut off the top of the jar. Using a needle, we make cuts in the jar along the contour of the picture. We make cuts along the contours. Place a candle inside and light it.

As you can see, from ordinary glass containers, tins and aluminum cans, if desired, you can build beautiful lampshades and lamps, make up a variety of compositions from them. You can come up with your own and unique shapes of lampshades using these items. We hope that our article helped you with this.

To date, the stores sell a lot of lamps for every taste. All of them differ not only in technical characteristics, but also in design, as well as in the degree of originality. But there are several options for how you can make unusual lamps from jars with your own hands. Of course, they will not shine as brightly as chandeliers, but you will be guaranteed a romantic atmosphere. Consider two main options for such lamps, from glass jars and from tin.

If you have a candle and a jar of baby puree on hand, you can make a very beautiful lamp.

At first glance, lamps made from cans may seem like an absolutely useless idea that does not carry any decorative effect and interest. But you will see that this is far from the case.

Can lamp

So, how easy is it to make a lamp out of a tin can? Everything is very simple if you have the necessary materials and tools at hand. You will spend no more than an hour on all the work. A can, on the other hand, can be taken from an ordinary tin can from canned peas or corn. In addition to the bank, for work you will need:

• small towel;
• hammer;
• long nail;
• scotch;
• soft paper and a simple pencil;
• markers;
• small flat round candle.

Now get to work. First you need to prepare a tin can. To do this, completely fill it with water and put it in the freezer. The water needs to freeze in the container. This will prevent the deformation of your future lamp.

While the water is freezing in the jar, prepare a template with a pattern. To do this, use soft paper. Best of all - millimeter. To make the drawing as symmetrical and even as possible in the future, cut out a piece of paper equal to the height of the can. The length of the piece should be equal to the circumference of the jar around.

The simplest lighting option for the home is glass jar lamps.

You can choose any drawing. Please note that it will consist of small holes, which, according to the stencil, will need to be punched in the walls of the can. It can be either a regular ornament or a specific pattern. Draw it on paper with a pencil or marker.

Now take a jar with ice and wrap its walls with a patterned paper template. Fix it with tape so that the paper does not move anywhere during work. Now put the jar on a towel and start using a carnation and a hammer to tap the pattern on the jar with holes through the stencil. Work carefully and slowly so that the ice inside does not break off and fall out.

When the entire pattern is pressed into the walls, place the jar with ice in warm water. Let her lie there until the ice completely melts and turns into water. After that, it remains only to give the bank a decorative look. To do this, you can apply a drawing on the walls with permanent markers or simply paint the outside of the jar with ordinary acrylic paint. Paint is better to choose a darker color so that the pattern is more clearly visible.

When everything is dry, light a round candle and place it in the bottom of the jar. In the dark, a romantic illusion of stars will be created. Do-it-yourself lamp from a jar is ready! Just make sure that the walls of the jar and the bottom do not overheat. To do this, put an additional porcelain or metal circle on the bottom under the candle for protection.

Remember how you caught fireflies as a child? Even from a distance, these tiny creatures look magical, and if you still manage to catch a couple of pieces in a jar ... Agree, there is something magical in miniature lights gleaming from behind the glass.

Now you hardly have time for these cute children's fun. And the season, to put it mildly, is not very conducive. But you can enjoy the magical light from behind the glass at any time. To do this, it is not necessary to look for some special lamp - it is easy to make it yourself.

Today you will learn how to make a beautiful New Year's lamp from a garland in a jar, bottle, vase or other glass container. We have selected 46 photos of the most beautiful examples and will tell you in detail how to do it.

You don't have to be a craftsman to create this beauty. The technology is simple enough that even a beginner can master it. The materials will also need the simplest: a glass container of your choice and a New Year's garland.

Important notes:

1. It is better to give preference to the LED garland - it does not heat up, and, accordingly, is safer for a closed container.

2. Some options do not include a power cable outlet. Therefore, look for a short garland on batteries.

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1. A lamp from a garland in a jar

The best part about this idea is that you probably already have at least one required item. The jar does not have to be beautiful in itself, although interesting models with embossed walls or colored glass are welcome. So sort out the deposits of cans in the pantry - the New Year's magic begins!

Materials and tools:

a glass jar with a neck wide enough for the palm to pass freely (better - with a small margin), transparent silicone-based glue, a short battery-powered garland.

How to make a lamp in a jar with your own hands:

1. Wash the jar thoroughly, remove the labels. Dry.

2. Apply the garland to the outer wall to outline the intended contour. When you are ready, apply glue to the necessary parts of the garland and fix it inside the jar.

Ready! Now you have your own "winter firefly trap". This lamp looks especially impressive in the twilight.

Such lamps look great on their own - for example, in the middle of the table. But, if you want a particularly New Year's mood, place the jars on a tray with other seasonal decor: cones, spruce branches. Ideally complement the composition of artificial snow. Cover the edges of the jar with it or pour it inside - it will turn out no worse than souvenir snow globes.

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2. Light garland under the serving hood

Their main difference is the ability to give special significance to what is hidden under glass. Just imagine: an ordinary garland will look like a museum piece!

For this idea, you can simply put the garland inside, turning the cap over, or glue it, as in the previous paragraph - in this case, the composition will look even more impressive.

The most sophisticated option will be with miniature flower-shaped bulbs - if you can find such a garland, it will be just wonderful. The cap can not only be put on a table or chest of drawers, but also built into the New Year's composition, as in the photo.

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3. Decorative lamp from a garland and a glass vase

Who said vases are only for flowers? A simple transparent vase without decor is an excellent basis for any composition. Especially New Year's - behind the glass, bright lights will look just magical.

This idea is especially good for its practicality: it does not require gluing and “finishing” the vessel, and after the holidays you can again use the vase for its intended purpose.

Everything is extremely simple here: find a suitable glass vase or planter and arrange the garland beautifully inside. The garland can either fill the entire vase or hang beautifully around the edges if the vase is high. The composition can be supplemented with any suitable filler: cones, spruce branches, artificial snow…

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4. Lanterns for molded candles + garlands

Lanterns occupy a special place in the winter decor. There is something fabulously romantic in its outlines - especially in our time, when many people use flashlights. But this is no reason to throw such a wonderful item in the closet! Retrieve old garden lights from deep in your closet or buy them from IKEA to feel like a Christmas fairy with a magic light.

Making a flashlight magical is not at all difficult: just beautifully lay the garland inside, as in the paragraph about vases. Do you want special elegance? Glue the garland to the walls so that it takes an interesting shape (see point 1). The lantern itself can also be decorated with a bright bow or a New Year's wreath of pine needles.

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5. Decorative bottle lamp

And this, perhaps, is the most interesting garland lamp: in a bottle. It is somewhat more difficult to manufacture than the previous versions, but the impression more than pays for all the inconvenience. Just imagine: tiny lights, white or multi-colored, flickering through dark glass ... Wine bottles are best, but cognac and liquor look no less impressive.

Materials and tools:

an empty glass bottle, a drill, a glass drill (~ 1.25 cm), electrical tape, a short garland (preferably battery-powered, not powered).

Precautions: For safety, wear gloves and goggles in case the bottle breaks. For the same reason, keep a few spare bottles on hand.

How to make a decorative bottle lamp with your own hands:

1. Wash the bottle thoroughly by removing the label and wipe dry.

2. Mark the place for drilling (3-5 cm from the bottom edge of the bottle) with electrical tape. It is necessary so that the drill does not slip during the process.

3. Fix the bottle (for example, between wooden spacers) and start drilling. Avoid too much pressure to avoid damaging the glass! Drilling a hole takes about half an hour.

4. Rinse the bottle thoroughly so that no glass chips remain on the walls, and dry. Cover the edges of the hole with sealant to prevent injury.

5. Now let's place the garland. Gradually immerse it into the opening of the bottle so that the switch (and power cable, if any) remains outside.

Once the job is done, congratulations! You have an exquisite decoration for a table or living room interior.

You can use any bottles, both ordinary and colored glass. Frosted glass and / or covered with artificial snow will look especially festive. Such a lamp will look equally good in any color variations, but we recommend playing with contrasts. Light glass + multi-colored garland, dark glass + garland with yellow lights, a composition of bottles of different sizes ...

For aesthetes, we offer this option: colored glass bottles, and inside - a garland, a large decorative filler and grape leaves. Incredibly elegant!

Today, there are many different solutions for hand-made, especially for making original lighting devices from improvised means, for example, lamps from iron cans. In addition to this material, in everyday life you can still find a lot of unnecessary items that are perfect for creating an exclusive table lamp, ceiling chandelier or wall sconce.

In this article:

Tin cans for making lighting devices

To create an original household lamp with your own hands, it is not necessary to go to the store and purchase expensive consumables. Empty tin cans from various drinks are quite suitable.

Important! We are talking about iron cans from Coca-Cola, beer, other drinks, but not plastic ones.

Even tin cans are suitable as a base for lighting devices of small sizes. As a rule, there is enough such goodness in every home, which is even enough to make a lampshade for a floor lamp.

The advantages of this material:

• Availability.
• Ease of material handling.
• A variety of shapes, sizes of consumables. For example, if you need to build an illuminator of small parameters, an iron jar from canned food is better. If you plan to make a massive lighting fixture with several shades, the container for fruit drinks is ideal. From under the beer cans, you can make a ceiling lamp for a small night light.
• The minimum time spent on the manufacture of structures.
• Huge opportunities for decorating the product, that is, the possibility of designing absolutely for any interior solutions of the room.

Application area:

• For the organization of night lighting of a children's room.
• To create original lampshades for kitchen lamps.
• Lighting for evening gatherings, picnics in nature.

For your information! From tin cans, you can make your own lighting device for absolutely any living space.

original ideas

With the help of beer, canning iron cans, you can create lighting fixtures of the most unusual forms for various purposes:

• Decorative plafonds for ceiling chandeliers from iron jars.
• Wall sconces with stylized tin lampshade.
• Portable floor lamps, table lamps that can be installed in the children's room as a night lamp or taken out into the countryside in the evening to illuminate a family picnic.
• You can make an elegant pendant lighting device using specialized fasteners so that you can, if necessary, hang the device both inside a country house and in a gazebo for a comfortable evening rest.

For your information! Any lighting equipment decorated with cans of cold drinks is ideal for decorating private country houses, small country houses.

Consumables for a homemade lamp

After you have decided on the idea of ​​​​a tin lighting fixture, you need to select the necessary material, tools for work, without which it is difficult to make a lamp from a jar with your own hands.

List of tools, consumables:

• metal cans for beer or fruit drinks;
• colored wire will be needed as fastening or decoration elements;
• be sure to have self-adhesive tape at hand - adhesive tape;
• flat round candles or a compact portable flashlight (the second option is safer);
• to decorate a tin ceiling, you can use various decorative components (bows, ropes, other details) or paint;
• electric drill + set of different drills;
• a special can opener or a sharp clerical knife;
• awl;
• screwdriver.

A set of tools and consumables is quite simple, it can be easily assembled if you “dig” well in any home.

Tinware options

Shade

Manufacturing instruction:

• remove all labels from the taken workpiece;
• cut off the top of the jar with a sharp clerical knife;
• according to the sketch, we mark the workpiece;
• with a screwdriver or an awl, make holes at the marked points;

Important! To leave the shape of the base unchanged, it is recommended to tamp it tightly with paper.

• then we paint the workpiece or trim it with prepared decorative elements;
• the finished ceiling must be fixed on the cartridge with a light source;
• similar actions are carried out with all other iron jars.

Table lamp

The role of the lampshade in this case will be performed by the tongues of aluminum beer cans, and the can itself will serve as the leg of the proposed light source.

Ask an expert

Do not rush to throw away empty aluminum cans from soft drinks, as they can come in handy for creating elegant enough lighting fixtures for both indoor and outdoor lighting. A lamp made from a tin can with your own hands will fit perfectly into any interior!

You can make a lighting fixture for your home or garden from anything. Yes, even from the same glass jars. The recycling trend has become very popular in the world, so it is not surprising that today you can find a lot of workshops on making a lamp from glass jars.

This article will help you not only choose the type of lamp, but also correctly make it from improvised materials with your own hands.

Where useful

Many people mistakenly believe that a can lamp is only suitable for a country house. But this is a delusion, since with the right execution, such a lighting device will look beautiful in any interior of an apartment or a private house.
Note! You can stylize lamps from glass jars in any style known today.
As a decoration, you can use:

• hand-painted;
• multi-colored glass;
• various ropes and applications;
• colored paper;
• drawings.

Decor option

Using such a simple material as glass and products made from it, you will get unusual Moroccan night lamps and other options for lighting fixtures. At the same time, by making them yourself, you will save a lot, without buying ready-made models in stores.

What may be needed

To make a lighting fixture with your own hands, you will need the following materials:

• glass jars;
• candle, portable flashlight or parts of an old lamp (cartridge and base);
• dye;
• wire;
• transparent silicone adhesive;
• decorative materials (ribbons, ropes, applications, etc.).

Note! When choosing decorative elements, remember that they must be combined with the interior of the room in which the homemade lamp will be placed.

The list of necessary tools includes a drill with a set of drills for working with glass, scissors, as well as brushes of various sizes.

What can you get

A jar lamp can have a wide variety of design and appearance. From this material, you can make the following product options:

• candlesticks;
• desktop appliances;
• shades for chandeliers.

Let's consider each option in more detail.

Note! The following methods for the manufacture of lighting fixtures are applicable to all glass products.

Option number 1. Candlesticks
The simplest and easiest to perform will be the manufacture of candlesticks. Here you can use both darkened and transparent small jars. If necessary, they can be repainted with your own hands in the desired color.
To make a candlestick, you need to do the following manipulations:

• draw a pattern on the glass product. To give it volume, just blend the paint;
• then pour the paint inside the can and also blend it;
• the neck can be additionally wrapped with a strong rope and thus make the basis for attaching the candlestick to a wall or ceiling. Instead of a rope, you can use wire to install a candlestick;
• put some sand and water on the bottom. This will protect the glass from heating and cracking;
• place a lit candle inside.

Finished candlestick

Option number 2. Desktop device
Here, larger cans (1, 2 and 3 liters) should be used for manufacturing. To make such a lamp, you will additionally need glass balls and pieces of glass of different colors.
With your own hands, everything is done as follows:

• wash and dry the jar;
• we decide on the method of external decoration with glass pieces. You can stick them all over the glass surface in a chaotic manner, or you can lay out a specific pattern (ornament);
• then we smear the outer surface with glue and begin to lay out the glass pieces. Try not to make the joints between the pieces of glass large. They should be almost invisible;

Note! Use a quick setting glue so that you don't have to wait for the glass to attach to the jar surface.

decoration

• we wait for all the pieces of glass to stick properly;
• take a beautiful ribbon and tie it around the neck. This will give the product a festive look;
• pour sand and water inside the jar and place lighted candles on top. It is better to use small and flat candles. They can be replaced with a small portable flashlight.

Ready product

Such a device is suitable for lighting a picnic in the evening near the house or just gatherings in the gazebo. In addition, it will perfectly fit into the romantic atmosphere of dinner at home.

Difficult option

The most difficult to perform will be the formation of chandeliers from glass jars. The difficulty here lies in the fact that it will be necessary to drill holes in the bottom of the glass product for the introduction of a cartridge with a light bulb. Consider an example of manufacturing without drilling, which will greatly simplify our task.
Such a lighting device will be an excellent addition to a country kitchen, living room and other premises, decorated in the style of "Provence" and "country".
The lamp can be made according to the following scheme:

• We measure the wire of the length we need. The loops will take about 7-10 cm;
• we make two small loops of 1-1.5 cm;
• attach the wire to the neck. The first plafond is ready.

We repeat the same procedure for all other plafonds. After that, we decorate the resulting plafonds with paint, various applications and other decorative materials.

finished chandelier

Inside such ceiling lamps, you can put a light bulb on a wire. If you need to drill holes for the bulb, make it in the lid (it's easier). Here you can cut a hole with ordinary scissors. We pass the base with a light bulb into the hole made and fix it with a wire or rope. Decorate the place of fixation carefully.
Using these simple instructions, you can make a lamp of any type, shape and size from a glass jar. Be original in decorating and you will get a unique and inimitable lighting fixture in your home.

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