Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Honey Bear Bottle Lamp

Remember those cute honey bear bottles that you use during breakfast? I'm going to show you how you can upcycle your bottles into night lamps.


You will need an empty and cleaned honey bear bottle, lightbulb and chord for lightbulb which you can buy at the home depot. My light bulb is a 5 watt warm white compact fluorescent light.


Next cut the bottom part of the bottle using an exacto knife or a plain cutter. The type of plastic is a little harder than the usual PET water bottle so be patient with cutting and be careful not to hurt yourself. I kind of stabbed myself in the hand but it's nothing serious.


Spray 3 coats of white spray paint on the bottle and let it dry. Once it's dry, then place the lightbulb underneath the bottle.


And here's the final product! It's so cute, you can use it as a night lamp for a child's bedroom.


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It won't really melt the plastic bottle. I have observed it for a few hours and so far the plastic did not feel warm. The cap portion is open anyway so there's enough space for the warm air to escape.


What do you think? :)




24 comments:

  1. I love it! It's the perfect kid's night light :)

    Where does one get a honey bear bottle though? Ako na ang uninformed hahaha!

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    1. Haha! If you go to the grocery store and buy Sue Bee Honey, you will see all those bears in different sizes :P I think other brands have the bear bottles too.

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  2. This is fantastic! I've seen tutorials where they use it as bookends, but this beats that by a mile! :) IDOL!

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    1. Thaaanks! This was a total spur of the moment craft project when I saw that bottle just lying around my lola's kitchen :P

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  3. This is completely adorable! On my "to do" list for sure ;) Thanks for the tutorial & inspiration.

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  4. We don't have bear-shaped honey where I'm from but this is still one of the cutest things I've ever seen.

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    1. Maybe you can try using a different plastic bottle that has interesting shape :)

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  5. It's very creative!!!, how come didn't think ...LOL

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  6. What a sweet smiling face.

    Vintagehoneybee.blogspot.com

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  7. Hi there... There's no contact email on your site, so I'm leaving a comment here... I'd love to feature this project on Apartment Therapy. Can you email me at bethc@apartmenttherapy.com to let me know if you'd allow me permission? With links and credits, of course. Thanks! ~ Beth :-)

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    1. Beth, I would LOVE to be featured on Apartment Therapy! Yes, I am giving you permission to post this on your website. Thanks for passing by my blog. :)

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  8. If you could find a good led to use in that you could put the cap on. LED doesn't produce any heat. This is really cute though!! Good idea for my little girl who always needs a nightlight!

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    1. Oh yeah, using LED is a great idea. Thanks for suggesting!

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  9. Is there a special paint you spray on the bear and do you paint him inside and out?

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    1. I just spray painted the outside of the bottle. And the spray can I used is just the regular one that you buy at the home depot.

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