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Making a Simple Lamp from Dollar Tree Items (Updated)
As I discovered, making a simple lamp is easy. There’s no wiring involved and the lamp is ready to use in about ten minutes.
The whole idea for this project began with an item I found in Dollar Tree’s party supply section. In fact, everything I used here is from Dollar Tree. Here’s how to make a simple lamp from Dollar Tree items. I think you’ll agree that it’s easy-to-do and useful, as well as pretty.
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Supplies Used:
- Two 4-inch glass candlesticks
- 1 small round glass bowl (approx. 4″ tall)
- 1 round, fluted plastic bowl (Dollar Tree)
- 1 plastic candy dish (Dollar Tree)
- 1 puck light (Dollar Tree)
- Gorilla Glue or E6000
You can usually find all of these items at Dollar Tree. The fluted plastic bowl can be found in the party section there. When I saw it, I immediately thought it would make a great lampshade.
Glue Candlesticks Together
Glue the candlesticks together so that the wide parts are on the bottom and at the top. This will form the base of the lamp and give it a pleasing shape.
Glue Bowl on Top
Add a generous amount of glue around the outside edge on the top of the lamp base. I used Gorilla Glue hot glue for this project.
Then add the small bowl to the top.
Attach Puck Light
Puck lights have peel and stick backings and fit perfectly inside the fluted bowl.
Finishing Touch
I had one of these candy dishes from Dollar Tree in my stash and found that the lid was the perfect diameter to fit on the top of the lamp shade. This has the double benefit of hiding the bottom of the puck light, while adding the perfect finishing touch. The handle on the lid even stands in for a finial.
The Finished Lamp
My finished table lamp is about 12-inches tall. Without the lampshade, you could burn a candle in the bowl or use a battery-operated candle with the shade.
Here’s what the lamp looks like at night.
I love the way my new table lamp looks. It was so easy to put together and it’s proving very useful as my new bed-side lamp. You can’t read by it’s light, (I listen to audio books anyway), but it gives off plenty of light while I’m getting ready for bed and when I need to get up in the night.
I think I’ll make another one of these little table lamps for the table beside the front door. The builders of the house I rent didn’t see fit to add an electrical outlet there so this would be a perfect solution!
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