Prussia Cove Sandy Lamp

Here's a lovely little trick I learned from family holidays to an estate in south Cornwall. They used wine bottles but you can use any type of bottle - here I've used an old olive oil bottle.

What you'll need:

• An old bottle


• Sand from your favourite beach


• A small lampshade A bulb (60watt)


• A bottle lamp holder adaptor (I used this one)

First thing's first - get the sand into the bottle. By hook or crook. If you're brighter than me you'll use a funnel... Bang the bottom of the bottle on a hard surface a couple of times while filing to shift the sand down into it: Next, attach the lightshade and lightbulb to the adaptor:

Hey presto: plug it in and switch it on!