In this video I show how I made miniature bead lamps with glass on top. How to make glass for your bead lamps using fish tank • How To Shape Plastic T...
What great fun, Sharon. I'd thought of modern bead lampshade bases, but these are much more fun. I've bought costume jewellery from charity shops before, but when getting bulk jewellery to take it apart (for crafting, miniatures & mixed media etc), I got a better deal on ebay. I searched for 'broken jewellery' & there was many different lots for sale, sorted by weight. Much of it isn't actually broken, it just hasn't sold, but it's all good for crafting. Btw - those pins that you cut out of the necklace are called 'eye pins', you can buy them in packets at the craft store, or there are tutorials online to make them with jewellery wire. Near the 'eye pins' in stores, you will also see 'head pins'. Instead of an eye (the loop) on 1 end, they have a head (like the head of a nail or a dressmaking pin) - these are also v useful. :)
Who wouldn't think that these tiny lamps are cute??? I love them! Thanks so much for sharing your ideas Sharon!! My gnomes would love to have some lamps to light up their home! I'll make them some like yours! Cheers! ~Janet in Canada
Thanks, Sharon. I love making the little beads lamps and bottles. These "glass" chimneys will make them look so much more realistic. I appreciate this more than you know.
you're welcome. I'm so happy to know the video was helpful, it means a lot. Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it. Have a wonderful day!
OMG! I just spent about 2,000.- on miniatures on e-bay & Etsy! One of those lamps easily goes for 28.- plus S&H which can run from 9.00 up! Surprisingly those bead caps are sold in bags by themselves at Walmart in the beads department isle! I have a ton of beads & caps. Question: can the straight pins they sell be used as the hat pin your showing? And can you use super glue in exchange for the expensive Amazon glue? They both do metal, plastic, wood, etc.?I’m amazed and so grateful! I’m obsessed with miniatures & you’ve opened up a world of possibilities for me! I’m almost completely blind & this gives me a sense of purpose to complete something I’ve always dreamed of doing and saving me thousands of dollars!! Thank You so much for your tutorials! I subscribed and can’t wait to see your others! 🤗❤️🕯
suggestion, to make these look even more real you could flare out the top of the glass a little bit. maybe even use some tiny clear beads cut in half as glass accents.
I bought a lot of plastic pipettes to try and make mini bottles with and I think I will try them for the lamps (since the bottles didn't come out so good). Great tutorial, thank you.
Those are so dang cute omg on my to make list, which is getting bigger with each video, I have had to make a visual diary with little drawings of everything to make lol
You are amazing Sharon- your enthusiasm for all things miniature and teaching us "How To" is just delightful, your generosity of heart and spirit is breathtaking. Thank you so much, I now have my daughter following your videos too - she adores mini everything!!
@@WhereTheGnomesLive Shall do, she was very moved watching you show your father his mini me Artes Gnome, and the fact that he is involved making things, just adorable and a new lease on life for him .
I LOVE these oil lamps, they look so real, and very pretty too. I've made a couple of these, but instead of using fish tank tubing, I used some clear plastic pipettes that I've had lying around for ages but never used before. I just cut out the narrowest part of the pipettes and then cut the narrow pieces into into small tubes. You can buy the pipettes very cheaply from art and craft shops, and any shop where they sell resin. Love from Amanda Jones in Melbourne, Australia P.S Thank you for this great video tutorial ❤
Great idea to reuse old jewelry from the thrift store. These are so cute. You can find bead caps from Michael's Craft Store or Joann Fabric Stores in their jewelry sections. These little lamps are so cute and thanks for sharing your ideas.
I love this video and your technique worked pretty well for me. I actually included your video link in my blog so I could let everyone know where I got the idea from! Thank you!
Always love how u show step by step details on everything u do Sharon!..and with all the videos on utube, u still bring something more to the tutorials!!..I love the fish tube idea.makes the lamps look antique looking or like a actual oil lamp!!..I wonder which one aunt katri will want by her bed..hhmmm!..thanks again ...u r the best!!!
👋🏻 Hello friend! I’m not much into the miniature world so I would not know that these have been on the internet for any length of time! But I’m sure glad I found this now! I enjoyed your video. Thank you so much for such a detailed instruction. These are so cute! ❤️💜💚
I realize this is an older video, but when looking for jewelry findings it's better to search in millimeters, rather than inches. Most beads and findings are mm. These lamps are super cute too. I love how you made the tops. Very creative.
for sure. I don't buy specific pieces, only what I find in thrift stores. I figured some measurement was better than none, lol. And thank you for the tip and the kind words, much appreciated!
@@WhereTheGnomesLive That makes sense. You had just mentioned looking on amazon, and measured in inches. So, I thought for future reference, in case you did need a specific size. Of all the beads and jewelry making stuff I have, I don't think I even have that size.. heh I do love that you were able to get them off a cheap piece of jewelry, because I know I have some of that.. haha
I love the thrift store bags of misc jewelry, they are such fun to open! And stick around long enough and you'll hear "better than an inch" and "just a little less than" "and my absolute favorite, "'a round abouts" I'm terrible for measuring.. I try hard for other people's sake but I eyeball everything and if only they allowed for those kind of measurements I'd be a professional lol!!! But it's good to know for future so thanks again. Amazon is so great! And since we're not out thrifting anymore due to the pandemic, my last bag of odd jewelry bits did come from there but none are actually measured either.. it's a bag of mixed sizes up to 15mm and it was cheap so I grabbed it to fill my stash again. (I start to panic when the stash gets low lol)
This looks so great Thank you for showing us how to make them, i think while crocheting i can keep the yarn needle i need in one of them so that it doesn't get lost. Keep up the fabulous work :D
Super helpful! I bet these could be modified for electricity using pico LEDs if one wanted them to light up...the fine wires should thread up through the beads. A little trickier to line up all the beads, but should be possible.
I love these. I was just making the plans for a gig and a sleigh for the horse diorama and these little hurricane lamps look cute on the sides of the drivers seat. I think I got the idea from a Dracula movie lol but I was actually thinking about trying to make a couple this afternoon before I found your channel...talk about synchronicity! Eye pins would work for the little knob thingie.
I'm sooooo excited I found this. I had been wanting to make one of these and hadn't seen any miniature ones so this is awesome 😎 I also have all the stuff already. I happen to have 3 aquariums working and others empty so I have lots of aquarium hose and oxygen hose I'm assuming that should work too .
ohh that's awesome!! And yes, oxygen hose works, in fact, that's what I used.. oops. I assumed it was tank hose but it's the same material and the same size so no worries there. Have fun and keep me posted!
thank you so much Yvonne for the wonderful comments. I appreciate each one, you made me smile. I am so happy you found your way to my channel, it's a joy to know that the videos are helpful. Have a beautifully creative day!
oh how I wish I had those wonderful craft stores near me! I live in a small town so only got Walmart or online shopping with amazon but really good to know for others reading this comment. Also try Michaels and big fabric stores.
To cool. I hate to do this to you but know I think if you could wire in a LED flickering light into your lamps..... Oh how that would light up your little hobbit houses.
yes, I thought of it.. it'll be happening in the future. I was looking for the perfect lighting solution, wasn't able to find any just yet... but I will, lol Thanks!
