I made a lamp!

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We did a little rearranging in our living room about a month ago and, once done, realized there was one corner that needed a small lamp. We didn't have a spare and I didn't feel like going shopping for one so, after a little looking around, I turned a candle lantern into a lamp. John helped with some of the making of holes for the cord and I put it all together. It took about an hour from start to finish. That makes three lamps I've fixed or made. Two were old lamps from John's father, a pole lamp and a wall sconce lamp, that needed new cords. This one was done from scratch.

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The candle lantern - it was gathering dust because we never really use it.

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And, it works! I'm always a little nervous the first time I plug them in. It took us about an hour from start to finish.
 
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Love this! Are you going to add some of these to your market stall? They would sell.
I thought about it but, believe it or not, it would nullify my insurance if I do. They are fun to make, though, and now I'm looking around to see what else I could make a lamp out of. LOL

I did come across directions for some really cute steam punk lamps that are very tempting.
 
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