Glowing Bread Lamp

by themakermonster in Living > Decorating

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Glowing Bread Lamp

How to make a LAMP out of BREAD!

Take a regular piece of bread and turn it into a lamp! Impress all your friends! Be the talk of the town! Envied by all!

Prepare Thy Bread

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Take your bread and cut the bottom off.

Gut the Bread

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Using a rotary tool, carve out the inside of the bread, leaving a thin shell. You can hold it up to a light to see if you're getting too close to poking through.

Entomb the Bread

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Build a little stage and seal the bread using shellac. Inside and out. Enjoy some music as you do.

Make a Base

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Draw a base pattern around your bread. Cut it out of your choice of wood. Round over the edges, sand, seal.

Light It Up!

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Using your trusty drill press, drill a hole for the LED strip to go through. Stick the LED strip to the board and add rubber bumpers if necessary.

Bread Adhesion

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Glue your bread down on top of the LED strip and plug it in.

Bask

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Just look at that wonderful glowing grain!