And There Was Light(bulb)

This time I decided to leave recycling plastic bottles aside and tell you something about how you can use bad light bulbs. It happened that electric installations in a house I live in are so bad that every few days, a light bulb need to be changed. In a month or so, I collected considerable number of those, enough to start thinking what I could do with them.

My first attempts were ridiculous, but they led to improved versions by every step, so finally, I was satisfied with my work.

#1 New Year’s Decorations

Those New Year's decorations are made with a little help from spray paints, glitters and artificial plants.

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:40 pm

Such pretty colors here.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 25, 2017 at 11:45 pm
  
  thanks 🙂 There are plenty of colors for everyone’s taste 🙂

#2 Close Up

Oh, how proud I was on my recycling skills. 😀

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:40 pm

You should be proud on your skills.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 25, 2017 at 11:49 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 I am proud, but on my daughter’s skill. I taught her and she made most of those 🙂

#3 Undercover

But, I'm more a paper lover, so I tried to cover light bulbs with some paper towels and napkins to see how they will look like that way.

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:41 pm

Wow I am amazed at your talent!

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 25, 2017 at 11:51 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 You made me blush. Again 🙂

#4 Wrapped Around Your Light Bulbs….

They looked pretty. Besides, I liked the texture. That helped me regain my self-confidence. So, I became bolder in my attempts....

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:41 pm

I need to try something like this.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 25, 2017 at 11:53 pm
  
  You should, indeed. It’s not difficult and there’s no mistake. Every outcome is good 🙂

#5 The Penguin

This little fellow is mix media: part is drawn, part is decoupaged and it has a hat, made of an empty coffee milk container.

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 10:56 pm

Love the cute penguins.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 25, 2017 at 11:39 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 There are more penguins on other pictures 🙂
  
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#6 Fly Me To The Moon

Making this hot air balloon was a real joyride. I played, while making it, adding details, such as a plastic bottle cap, paper beads and twine, so everybody were like "Awwww!"

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:41 pm

How cute is this little balloon. 🙂

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Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:55 pm

Thanks 🙂 I’m sentimental about it because it’s one of my first light bulb projects. 🙂

#7 Mrs. Easter Bunny

Easter is my favorite holiday, so I had to make something special for my nephews and a niece. Mrs. Easter Bunny was born few days before Easter, together with:

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:42 pm

Awww an Easter bunny. Love the colors.

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Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:57 pm

She is one serious housewife bunny 🙂

#8 Mrs. Easter Hen

Those two ladies were more complex than other decorations. Their heads were literally sculptured from wet paper tissue. Some fabric, ribbons and laces as well as fake fur and colored feathers gave them a kind of rustic look.

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:42 pm

Love the detail on these pieces.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 25, 2017 at 11:59 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 I enjoyed making them 🙂

#9 Tres Amigos

Winter was coming and some preparations should be done. First of all, making winter decorations for The New Year and Christmas. Gesso (homemade, of course) and artificial snow was perfect to form snowmen's bodies as well as to give them heavy, snowy look. Every other detail was optional.

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:42 pm

Snowmen are just the coolest.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 26, 2017 at 12:00 am
  
  That’s because they are made of snow 😀

#10 Winter Magic

Those merry guys are the last figurines I made so far. Now I am looking for the new challenge. 🙂

Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 11:43 pm

What a great assortment you have made!

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 26, 2017 at 12:02 am
  
  Just enough for the winter magic 🙂

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Trafalgar Law says:

December 27, 2017 at 6:30 pm

…all that stuffs are valuable to my eyes…well done 🙂

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 27, 2017 at 11:38 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 It means a world to me:)
Carol DM says:

December 25, 2017 at 10:56 pm

Such talent, great job on all of these.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  December 25, 2017 at 11:41 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 Your complements leave me speechless 🙂
  
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  - Carol DM says:
    
    December 25, 2017 at 11:43 pm
    
    They are all well deserved. We are not all blessed with creativity.
    
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    - Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
      
      December 26, 2017 at 12:05 am
      
      Well, I have to disagree with you. Here, each and everyone are blessed with creativity in some field of artistic expression. 🙂
Kim_Johnson says:

October 25, 2017 at 5:12 pm

You are so crafty! Great recycling here, and art.

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  October 26, 2017 at 12:37 am
  
  Thanks for your kind words 🙂
  
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hamza says:

October 24, 2017 at 8:35 pm

O Waoo Nice You did It. They are all much beautiful Light Bulbs<..!

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  October 24, 2017 at 10:40 pm
  
  Thanks, Hamza 🙂 I’m glad you like them 🙂
Sheryl says:

October 24, 2017 at 8:21 pm

You are absolutely a creative person. Nice works

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  October 24, 2017 at 10:36 pm
  
  Thanks for those kind words, Sheryl 🙂
Georgi Tsachev says:

October 24, 2017 at 4:59 pm

Nice idea and interesting post!

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- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  October 24, 2017 at 6:48 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 I’m glad you found it interesting 🙂
Gina23 says:

October 24, 2017 at 1:51 pm

You are very creative. Thanks for sharing
- Zaklina Maca Miljkovic says:
  
  October 24, 2017 at 2:56 pm
  
  Thanks, Gina, for your kind words 🙂

And There Was Light(bulb)

#1 New Year’s Decorations

#2 Close Up

#3 Undercover

#4 Wrapped Around Your Light Bulbs….

#5 The Penguin

#6 Fly Me To The Moon

#7 Mrs. Easter Bunny

#8 Mrs. Easter Hen

#9 Tres Amigos

#10 Winter Magic

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Written by Zaklina Maca Miljkovic

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