ligh bulb vase

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While looking through the memories recently
trying to find answers for some of my questions
on how to make a light bulb vase, only to find
there were no instructions. So, I am posting
what I do have for steps, and see if you lovely
ladies might come up with for ideas;



supplies I use:
-burned out light bulb (or two)
-pliers
-candle
-cold running water
-a butter knife
-a sharp knife
*I very, very strongly recommend using safety glasses*
-disposable cooking tray (to catch the mess)

(You probably want to read through all these
and look at a light bulb for a moment to start.)

-at the metal end of the light bulb is a black part
I'm not sure if it is ceramic, but I'm going to call it such cause I can
and on the tip of it is a little silver metal disk
remove the little metal disk with pliers

-light your candle, hold the ceramic part over the flame
and then run under cold, cold water (to make it brittle)
holding the metal part of the bulb firmly, tap the ceramic
with the handle of your butter knife to break it
(I use a disposable foil tray underneath this)
and make sure all of the ceramic is broken out
every once in a while, I get a bulb that at being
opened, releases a woosh of air. not sure why,
but don't be surprised it this happens

-There is an inner layer of glass inside a light bulb
(thinner glass tube that goes up to the wire), this
is the step most likely to shatter the bulb (so
please do be careful) holding the metal base carefully
use the sharp knife to break the inner layer of glass,
(I have on occasion gotten cracks along the metal
base in the glass, I think at this step) shake out all
the glass carefully. DO be awfully careful though,
in the breaking and such of glass/ceramic, a lot of
little pieces can go flying, I learned the hard way to
try and work in non-carpeted areas. Also, expect to
break a few bulbs in the process


You now got yourself an empty bulb
I hollowed out oodles of these, but
never did find a good base. When
I saw that post I began collecting
the bulbs again. At home depot they
could not find me rubber rings as I was
seeking, ended up in the plumbing dept
and bought the silver things they use
on pipes where they come out of the wall
(go look as where your shower head comes
out of the wall, the ring/base covering it,
I think it's called a flange) for a base.
Still working on what to use as an adhesive
the super glue gel I used left white marks.

Things I have yet to figure out:
-whether or not the white powder inside the bulbs is toxic or not
-how to clean out said powder from the bulb
-lots of other random things, but this is too wordy already


[Sorry, got no camera to show a result,
hence the excessive wordiness instead]