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IKEA Hack: DIY D20 Pendant Lamp

IKEA Hack: DIY D20 Pendant Lamp

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Get geeky with your home decor! Make a super-easy DIY D20 pendant lamp with this smart IKEA hack. Have a Dungeon Master in your house? Turn a geometric lampshade into a gamer-friendly light source with this cool and eye-catching D20 pendant lamp tutorial from Kat and Cam at Our Nerd Home.

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Artist Creates Breathtaking 3D Printed Lamps

Artist Creates Breathtaking 3D Printed Lamps

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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New York artist and designer, Robert Debbane, creates stunning lamps using 3D printing technology. Applying the same technique as variable-depth pumpkin carving, where you don’t cut all the way through and you vary how much skin and meat you remove to let more or less light through, Debbane prints out sections of the lamp designs […]

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Light It Up: Make a Glass Insulator Pendant Lamp

Glass from the Past: Make a Lamp With Vintage Power Line Insulators

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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When I was a kid, I spent tons of time walking under the power lines at my grandparents’ farm, hunting for old glass insulators. Over the years, I ended up with quite a colorful collection, and I love the idea of turning those fond memories into beautiful DIY glass insulator pendant lamps! In my opinion, […]

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7 Lamps Illuminate the Roots of the Maker Movement

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Scottish-born designer, Dean Brown, sees strong connections between the Arts & Crafts Movement of the late 1800s – early 1900s and today’s Maker Movement. One of the visionaries behind Arts & Crafts was John Ruskin. In 1849, Ruskin wrote The 7 Lamps of Architecture, which served as something of a manifesto to the movement. Brown […]

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DIY Lighting: Wooden Bead Pendant Light

DIY Lighting: Wooden Bead Pendant Light

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Create your own custom lighting with colors to match your decor with this DIY wooden bead pendant light project! Pendant lamps are a great option for areas that need a little extra light, and, with a bit of know-how, it’s surprisingly easy to assemble one from scratch so you get exactly the look you want. […]

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Iron Man, Optimus Prime, and More Become Tiffany Glass Lamp Legends

Iron Man, Optimus Prime, and More Become Tiffany Glass Lamp Legends

By Agnes Niewiadomski

Agnes Niewiadomski

Maker Extraordinaire from Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario. Lover of all things CNC and handmade.

agnesmakes.com @agawaffle

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  I’ve seen some incredible fan art in my day, but I really lit up when I spotted these amazing stained glass lamps by Michael McLane. He uses the Tiffany Glass Technique to create these three dimensional glowing heads. I just love to see these age old traditional hand crafts being applied to pop culture […]

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