This Lamp Is For The Birds

Here is a fun idea (and BTW, I wonder what number I am on for 100 ideas under $100?  I will count later in the week--too lazy right now!) for a hanging lamp.

I spray painted a birdcage ($3 at thrift store) pink.  I added some pink vellum inside.  My daughter then said, "That is kind of plain."  I removed pink vellum (it is hot glued on the inside), used a gold paint pen to add some swirls, and re-glued it to the inside.  Oh, I ironed the vellum before putting it in the bird cage.

I added a white 100 count string of lights in the inside.  I had to break a bit of the bamboo cage for the plug to fit out the top.  If you use a metal cage, saw a few bars off (great, now I sound like we are preparing for a jailbreak!).

I then plugged another 100 count string of lights into the ones in the cage for the cord.  I tied ribbons on it to pretty it up.

Tied one of the ribbons to a ceiling hook and ta-da, I great little hanging lamp for next to nothing.

Find more great ideas here:
DIY Day at Kimba's
Between Naps On the Porch
Just Something I Whipped Up!
Making The World Cuter
Cottage Instincts
Reinvented
Power of Paint