Accent Pears

You know those accent balls people have in bowls around their homes? Upon their mantel, on their toilet tank, amongst the shelving of books... they're everywhere. Well, here's a little something that you can add to yours to give it a bit of fruit-flare (meanwhile, giving a bit of new life to those old, burnt out light bulbs)!

Yeah, that's what we're going for.

The supplies: hot glue, twine, old light bulb, and yes, that's a tiny piece of a stick.

Glue the stick to the base of the light bulb.

Start by gluing the twine to the bulb, and then wind it.

Put your glue in lines down the length of the bulb.. Do at least four of these around it while you wrap.

You're probably cursing my name right now due to the massive amount of burning flesh on your fingertips.

About now, you'll understand why fancy famous people hire sweatshop workers to do these kinds of things.

And shazam! You have a pear. Please disregard the large amount of hot glue gobs around mine; I tend to go a bit overboard. But, that's nothing another wrap-around of twine can't cover. Enjoy!

Fancy Soap Pump?

Why pay $13 at a superstore for a soap dispenser? That's what I say! Even after I had bought one, the little squirter-thing broke off. I ended up with this gem by my sink, after a pharmacy had offered a rebate with it.



So let's fix 'er up!

You'll need the soap pump (washed out of course), spray paint of your choice, and I used a little white acrylic paint for an added touch.

Disassemble the pump and paint it.

I noticed the logo is still on the bottle. No worries. You can tie ribbon around it, add a little something, or do as I've done, and turn it around.

Here's me getting creative again.

My mom is really into things with our last initial on it. So I figured, why not? Monogramming it is!

A little clear coat never hurts.

Voila!