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Lamps from Bottles

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  • 01-11-2008 10:15pm
    #1
    Dummy
    Registered Users Posts: 984 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    My 5 year old wants to make a table lamp for his new bedroom. So he has collected shells from the beach which he wants to stick on the outside of the bottle.

    I have seen similar lamps in the past and there is a white paste / cement put onto the bottle and the shells stuck into this cement.

    My question is, what cement is used to put onto the bottle that will hold the shells?


    Regards,

    D


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    #2
    experiMental
    Registered Users Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭experiMental


    Try epoxy resin - it would ruin the look slightly, but it should hold the shells onto the glass.


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    beaushalloe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭beaushalloe


    Ordinary tiling grout will work just as well, mix it up quite thickly.:)


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    copperfield
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    Transparent poxypol would be my first choice. And don't forget to boil the bottle for better adherence! Hey, have fun! :D


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    orlaigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭orlaigh


    Being of the older gen we used to make the bottles with the shells. The white paste was the putty that you used to put in windows. I dont know if it is still available or used anymore but if you know any glaziers they might know.:)
    An alternative that has already been given is maybe tile cement.


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