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“This Little Light Of Mine” Birdbath

May 4, 2013 by Cyndee 14 Comments

7-DSCN5954This Little Light Of Mine Birdbath

I’ve wanted to make one of these for a long time, but I couldn’t seem to find all the pieces I needed for it…until last week.

1-DSCN5928I had already purchased a few lamp bases at yard sales, but I couldn’t seem to find any flat plate-like ceiling fixtures for the bowl. Last week we changed out a bad fixture in our kitchen and I decided the bowl-shaped fixture would work just fine.

2-DSCN5932I clipped the cord on the lamp and pulled it out…

3-DSCN5934…then removed the harp and bulb socket from the top of the lamp base. This was really simple. You basically just unscrew it from the large threaded pipe that runs down through the lamp base.

4-DSCN5937That pipe is important. It just so happened to be the same size as the smaller pipe that was used to hold the glass fixture to the ceiling.

5-DSCN5940I positioned the glass fixture upside down on top of the lamp. The decorative nut that held the ceiling fixture in place was used inside the bowl to screw the two pieces together. I also used household cement to help secure it, and caulking to seal it so it could hold water.

6-DSCN5942The metal base didn’t look bad, but I decided to paint it white anyway.

7-DSCN5954I think it will look adorable in a flower bed…if it EVER gets warm enough to plant flowers. Ahem…please ignore that I said that when I am complaining about 100+ degree temperatures in a couple of months.

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