This lanthorn doth the horned moon represent

[nid_dabeille]

I finally installed my first light in the roomboxes!  And I also made my first lights from scratch!  Most of the others are store-bought (and also still not installed). 

I made little lanterns out of glass bottles (supplied by asyngin at miniswapsetc).  I've only installed one lantern so far, in the little sleep cabin, because that's the only room that has all the ceiling beams in place so far.  I made the lanterns by gluing strips of black fake-leather-buckram onto the bottles and then painting the glass a golden color.  I painted the black stuff too to make it look rusty and worn.  Then I just inserted my little flame bulb, attached the plug, and plugged it in (to a cunningly hidden socket in the woodwork.  Beams are handy for hiding stuff!)  Oh, and I made some little hooks to hold them too.

I'm very proud of my cute little lanterns!

With some of the original glass bottles


See?  Remember these?  Of course you don't, but I do.


It's electric!  It's electric!




In the sleep cabin


The outlet and plug are hidden in the ceiling beams


Flame tip grain-of-rice bulb

linked at doll_houses and little_world . 

Comments

[intervain.livejournal.com]

omg how utterly cute and a little hammock! *squee* I love watching these tiny things :D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I enjoy it too!

Hee, the hammock is ADORABLE, and had its very own post!
http://grace-poppy.livejournal.com/175985.html

[newleaf31.livejournal.com]

WOW. grace_poppy, these are wonderful! If I saw these for sale somewhere, I would totally buy them. You did SUCH a great job with these!!! *applause*

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks! They really weren't very hard... But I was also lucky that I just happened to have all the materials I needed (which also included some jewelry findings for the lids and handles and hooks). They were fun.

[strainconductor.livejournal.com]

o-o I want to make mini worlds like yous .-.

*HUGS*

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Do! You'd be great at it! It's so fun!

:D

[yuusui.livejournal.com]

Those are wonderful!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[hoosier-red.livejournal.com]

Oooh, those are absolutely marvelous!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm very proud of them. :D

[ldhenson.livejournal.com]

Making them out of those little glass bottles (I've had some for years! never did anything with them) is so very clever. They look great, especially when lit up! So warm and inviting.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It took me ages to have the bottle idea. I was going to use some plastic tubing, but I was worried about melting (even though most dollhouse lights involve plastic - I was just nervous, because maybe they use SPECIAL plastic, and I might use the wrong kind, oh no!) and then I didn't know how I would manage glass tubing, and then *ding!* the idea just popped into my head.

[tootsiemuppet.livejournal.com]

Is there no end to your creativity? *squees and gawks*

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of! At least, the credits haven't started rolling yet, so I assume the creativity still goes on! ;D

[mthespinner.livejournal.com]

Oh! I am so impressed-they are adorable. That is so clever-love seeing such creativity!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[snakey.livejournal.com]

Now I want to sleep in your hanging cot EVEN MORE.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Me too! zzzzz

Welcome back from oblivion!

[sharpiefan.livejournal.com]

Wow! Your creativity is incredible, and they look so good... just like the real thing (only smaller, of course!)

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[luisadeza.livejournal.com]

Aw, these look great! :D Not like electric light at all (well, maybe except the missing occasional flickering).

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Well, they don't flicker because... the flames are protected from breezes. Yes. ;D

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

These are absolutely fantastic!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[soho-iced.livejournal.com]

Very, very cool. Perhaps you could come and install some in the hallway of my flat? There is something wrong with the wiring and I'm too terrified of electricity (and lazy) to do something about it, but I think these would do just fine!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Sure! Do you think one or two will be enough for your hallway? You don't need to SEE, right? You just need little blips of light like on an airport landing strip? ;D

[lunagypsy.livejournal.com]

You are so creative! That is WONDERFUL! They look great! You could totally market those!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, I suppose I could market them if I had the time and energy to make lots! They kind of took a long time though. I guess I need a group of assembly-line workers!

[arwella.livejournal.com]

Wow, Grace! I stand in awe with you and stuff you do! Terrific!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Well thank you! (And hello! How are you?)

[ladyhamilton.livejournal.com]

So cute! So tiny and skillful! I'm trying to emerge from my LJ-lurkdom of the past couple months, and what a wonderful thing to come back to! =)

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And don't I feel privileged to be one of your first stops! Welcome back!

[setsukachan.livejournal.com]

They really do light up! Woah! :D These are great!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

They really do! Thanks!

[nightkate.livejournal.com]

I bet you want to sleep in the tiny hammock even MORE now, the cabin looks very cosy!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Oh I do, I do! Thanks! (And what a perfect icon!)

[petitmayfaircat.livejournal.com]

These are darling, Grace! You are doing an excellent job here. I've always loved miniature things and you are inspiring me to try this as well. ^_^

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You should! It's very fun, and very addictive.

[lokis-raven.livejournal.com]

WOW! I'm impressed!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[zed-pm.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness! They are absolutely pricless! I love the last picture of the lantern with the hammock. That's just perfect. :D Good job...again!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks!

[escapist-art.livejournal.com]

I love watching how your project developes. Great job!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (Aww, CharlieDom!)

[goddesscarrey.livejournal.com]

Oooooh!!! Very nice!!!!!

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[mini-mom.livejournal.com]

These are awesome! Do you think it would work in a colonial 1776 roombox I made which would have to be a candle light for that time period. What kind of light bulb & cord did you use? I'd like to hang it from the ceiling beams and then I could hide the cord.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Sure, I think it would work for then! And they also had oil lamps then. I used a flame-shaped bulb that was sold by itself with just a regular wire cord - a "flame tip grain-of-rice bulb". Actually, I'll take a picture for you and post it above.

It's very bright, and now that I read about it, I realize it's one of the brightest. Next time I think I might try a "micro-flame bulb".

Ceiling beams are FUN. They're great for hiding tape wire too - even though it's flat, it still looks bumpy sometimes. And ceiling beams just instantly look cool with little effort. ;D

Oh, here's a link to the bulbs:
http://www.cir-kitconcepts.com/estore5/en-us/dept_4.html