Repurposing Dust Bunnies

Not really... But, please! please! please! let me be the one to come up with THAT idea.  

I have a friend who includes dust bunnies on her list of family pets.  

I myself use them as a “protective coating” on almost any surface in the house, but

I'm sure they have some other hidden potential.

Otherwise, why would God make them so plentiful?

Even if I can't yet repurpose dust bunnies I can repurposed these vintage light covers...

    
Repurposed Vintage Light Cover Tutorial

I've made hanging lanterns out of them for my fence.

You will need:

1. Discarded light cover with a lip.  I think it would be cute to use a mason jar as well.
2. Flexible heavy gauge wire
3. Wire cutters
4. Small solar light (purchased from Walmart's garden department for $2.50)
5. Clear silicon 
6. Hook for hanging

 Cut a length of wired about 10" longer than the circumference of the mouth of the light cover.

Twist the wire around the mouth of the cover forming two equal sized loops on each side. 

Snip off the extra stuff.

Cut a piece of wire for the handle.  Mine was about 22".  Using wire pliers, bend and curl the

ends, threading through each loop like you see in the picture.

Now, disassemble the solar light.  Just twist it's little tail right off.

You have to pull the little orange strip you see in the picture out to activate the light.

 It's hard to see but there is a little screw up in the open end of the light.  I put a little glob of 

silicon over the screw to block any moisture from getting into the light.

I just dropped the light down into the glob, making sure the light cell was 

facing up and open to the sun so it could do it's thing.  One of the globes was too large 

for the light to stand up in on its own so I used a large glob of glue 

in the bottom of it to hold the light upright.

The lights look great at night and really brighten up this little corner of my yard.

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ALERT!!!
   There's no fire or anything but I did just find this really cute, 
easy solar light project at Bobbypins Boardwalk 
 -- another super way to use the solar lights we found at 
Walmart for $2.50.  Check!  it!  out!

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