Showing posts with label Prussia Cove Sandy Lamp. Show all posts
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Sunday, 27 March 2011

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!