Monday, November 30, 2009

A great use for that incandescent bulb

Creative Re-use: Turn a Light Bulb into a Terrarium:
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Incandescent light bulbs will be collectors items soon, no matter what Michele Bachmann thinks. Instead of just throwing the old ones out, perhaps something creative can be done with them. Coincidentally, both Lifehacker and BoingBoing address this problem today; Boingboing with Professor Alexander's Botanical Vasculum - Steamed ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Love this idea. Replace your incandescent bulb with a CFL and then convert that bulb into a terrarium.


I created one - doesn't look as great as the picture above. It was an easy process to open the bulb and clean it out. Packed some moss and small stones in, propped it up on a copper wire stand... Now if the moss grows - I may make some more.

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