Whether you’re an avid tourist or have not left your home state, worlds are a special piece of décor in any space. If you have one in your possession that hasn’t been used, consider turning it into a do it yourself pendant light to cast a warm glow in your house workplace, library, dining room, and beyond.
This lighting fixture is basic to make by cutting a globe in half and threading a light through the top of it. Offer the light something to peek through by drilling holes into all of the cities you’ve checked out– or anywhere you think looks great visually. Line the bottom of the globe with decorative tape, like the leather we used here, to give the fixture a polished look.
What You’ll Need
Devices/ Tools
Drill
Crafting knife
Bearing compass pencil
Products
Ornamental leather tape
Pendant light
Light bulb
Directions
Remove the metal ring:
Carefully pull off the top and bottom of the metal ring surrounding the world. Set the bottom of the globe to the side.
Different the top half of the globe from the bottom:
Drill pilot holes along latitudinal lines as a guide for cutting. Utilize a crafting knife to cut alongside the latitudinal lines where you drilled the holes. Pull the top half of the world off the bottom half.
Drill more holes:
Drill holes in all of the cities you’ve checked out for the light to peak through.
Line the edge with tape:
Line the big edge of the globe with decorative leather tape for an elevated appearance.
Step and cut a hole for the pendant light:
Trace a circle around the pendant light to ensure a tight fit. Drill pilot holes around where you marked the circle then cut out a hole for the pendant light to go through.
Install the pendant light:
Thread the pendant light through the small hole you made. Then screw in the light bulb through the big opening of the world.
