Posted in electronic, wood, wool, tagged ball, balloon, lamp, popsicle sticks, string on 28/06/2011 | 5 Comments »
I have always wanted to make this string ball lamp and decided to have a go on a sunny afternoon on our balcony. I mixed the PVA glue with water and began wrapping the balloon, glue went everywhere and it took about 1 hour to complete. I made the basic popsicle stand and fitted it with a standard light fitting. It looks great in our study room.
Lee-Kuo calls it a tree lamp
close-up showing the bulb inside
the supports for the string ball
all lit up
Posted in electronic, paper, wood, tagged balloon, paper măché, popsicle lamp, popsicle sticks on 19/04/2011 | 3 Comments »
This craft came about because one of my students made a balloon paper măché shade in an art class. She made it so well I thought I would design a lamp stand for her, and this is what I came up with. We both made a lamp stand from popsicle sticks and I made the electrical fittings for a 15W bulb. When she switched it on she was amazed at her work. The pictures here are my lamp shade I made, I painted it yellow and red for a lovely warm glow. My wife did a waldorf colour scheme.
a quick and simple lamp for students to make
the complete popsicle stick stand
a very simple construction for the stand
this lamp shade was made by my wife
