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" Aha ! "


Canadian artist Nadia Tan, literally had a 'light bulb moment' recently!
Her stove light blew out and was determined to do something creative with it...
She found this DIY site; 'how to hollow out lightbulbs'.
Now she gets quite excited every time she finds a burnt-out light bulb!  
Take a look at some of her beautiful creations :
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 hanging vase and mini terrarium for her ginger root sprout.
~How CHARM-ing! 
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...And her adorable miniature paper clothes have 
found their new homes as well! ~Brilliant!!
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~XOXO*
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-Links: Nadia's Blog & her Shop found via Down&OutChic

39 comments:

  1. If I wanted to go for a cheap laugh I'd call these bright ideas, Lenore Nevermore, but I don't so I won't. :) I will just say that they are amazing creations. I love it when alternate uses are found for everyday items, particularly when they are turned into art. Thank you, Lenore!

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  2. What a prety colection of delicate little things!

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  3. so adorable, i want a topiary like that.

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  4. ridiculously, adorably cute!! I love it :)

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  5. LOVE this!! What a fantastic way to recycle those light bulbs.

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  6. Excellent!
    The process does seem difficult though.
    Or am I just being a bit 'dim'.
    :)

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  7. wow wow wow! What a fantastic idea!

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  8. Very cool.

    ♥ sécia
    www.petiteinsanities.blogspot.com

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  9. I totally want to make a light bulb terrarium but I worry I will end up in the hospital hollowing the bulb out heehee :) Looking at the pictures is real cute and makes up for it :P
    <3

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  10. Oh Erin,
    no bleeding for terrarium, pretty please!
    I doubt I'll be hollowing light bulb any time soon as well...

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  11. wonderful..so cool..etc.!

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  12. Ok, am so trying the plant thing! Now I just have to work out how to do it!

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  13. I love the bud vase idea! I did something similar in our jewerly windows once, where I hollowed them out, put some green moss in them and then placed the ring, or earrings, or whatever piece I was using on the moss to hold the item. I had a series of them in one window hanging at different heights.

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  14. Mistress Maddie,
    sounds gorgeous...always adore looking at beautiful window display!

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  15. Genius! What a great way to up-cycle. The ones with the miniature clothes would be perfect for ornaments!

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  16. Wow! This is pretty cool and really so very creative!

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  17. This is genius!! How or how does she do it??

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  18. What?! No way! Love love love those little tiny clothes in there.

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  19. And I just saw your sidebar. I totally did not see until now you had updated. Going to check out the goods!

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  20. such a great idea!!
    lovely <3
    twice-asnice.blogspot.com

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  21. Cool idea! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  22. Wow how innovative! Yay Canadians ! :)

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  23. Wow! I know what I'm going to do when I retire!!!

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  24. Oh wow people do all sorts of creative things with light bulbs...I'm loving those mini outfits :)
    xoxo
    Olivia

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  25. C'est absolument génial!!! j'adore...
    Bisous et bon weekend

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  26. OMG! Wonderful!

    Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

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  27. I want to do something like that... except my boyfriend changed out all our regular bulbs with the energy-saving kind. So all the other bulbs still work, they're just put away. Hmph.

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  28. What an enlightened idea - much better than throwing them away.

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  29. OMG...these are amazing!!!

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  30. Oh wow, these are just beautiful! Kellie xx

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  31. So delicate and pretty! It reminds me of those ships they put in glass bottles - I'm not sure how they do that either! Lovely find Sweetie! XOXO's

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  32. Oh wow this is genius!
    A bulb inside a bulb - that's what I call lateral thinking and as for those miniature clothes....adorable.

    xx Felicity

    Visiting from HH's POTM Club May

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  33. Just precious and unique! Thank you so much for joining Post Of The Month Club :) XOL

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  34. Cut cute cute-love the plant ideas! Great!
    Your blog is so cute-light, bright and breezy! I'll be back! :) (From post of the month)

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  35. New follower from the hop!

    WOW those are cute light bulbs... nice recycling!

    xoxo
    http://realhousewifeofsingapore.blogspot.com/

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  36. Hi, visiting from Laura's poat of the month. These are great ideas - I especially love what she has done with the miniture clothes, so sweet. It must have taken so much patience.
    x

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