diy: lights made from empty tins

Posted on February 24, 2009 | 4 Comments


I was going through some old magazines this weekend when I found this fun DIY project in Dutch magazine 101 Woonideeën. To make the lights you need clean empty tins with a printed label (so no paper label) and a fitting with cable and a plug. Create (with a drill) an opening for the fitting through the top of the tin and pull the fitting through this opening. Then you only need to put a bulb into the fitting and your lamp is ready to shine!

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4 Responses to diy: lights made from empty tins

  1. etsymetal | February 24, 2009 at 8:42 pm |

    oooooh! these are fantastic!

  2. lucky | February 25, 2009 at 5:55 am |

    love these – i think one of those is coconut milk…

  4. debbie | March 14, 2009 at 3:20 am |

    do the cans get hot if left on for a certain time, possibly overheating? thanks

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