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Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor

April 3, 2019 By: Linda @ Mixed Kreations16 Comments

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How to Make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots Out of Used chandelier Light Bulbs

Hi All! I am happy to be back blogging after taking a few weeks off. I’m happy to say I got quite a bit accomplished. Here are a few of the things that I got accomplished during my break. Removing the date from my blog post URL’s (except for older post), a new schedule worked out for my daily task (because they just seem to keep growing), and worked some on the SEO for some post and for Pinterest. Enough of that, let’s get on to today’s project how to make upcycled light bulb carrots for some cute Easter décor.

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Supplies for Light Bulb Carrots

Used chandelier light bulbs
Orange chalk paint
Orange acrylic paint a little darker than the other orange
Black acrylic paint
Toothbrush for splattering
Mod Podge
Paintbrushes
Hot glue gun
Twine
Green ribbon
Scissors

How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs MixedKreations.com

How to Make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots

Start off with a clean burned out light bulb or light bulbs depending on how many of these cute little carrots you are going to make. Give them two coats of chalk paint letting each coat dry thoroughly.

How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs MixedKreations.com

Using an old paint brush dab a little of the darker orange paint around the carrots.

How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs MixedKreations.com

Once that dries take a wet toothbrush and shake off the water then dip into a little black paint and point the toothbrush towards the carrots about 8-10 inches away. Pull your finger back towards you over the bristles of the toothbrush to splatter. Continue splattering until you get a light covering of specks over the carrots.

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Next, cut off a piece of twine approximately 12” in length. Then start wrapping it around the end of the upcycled light blub carrots using hot glue to secure the twine as you wrap.

How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs MixedKreations.com

When you get to the very tip of the bulb cut up some green ribbon then hot glued it to the tip and then continue wrapping the twine until it covers the whole end of the bulb where it screws into the socket leaving the green ribbon sticking out for the greens of the carrot.

Do not cut the end of the twine, I will explain the reasoning of this in a minute.

Now for the second upcycled light bulb carrot starting with the loose end of the twine and start wrapping it the same as the first. Hot gluing as you go, and adding the green ribbon.

The reasoning for not cutting the twine is because when adding a coat of Mod Podge to the carrots they can then be hung over something until they dry. This way you don’t have to paint one side then wait till it dries. You can paint the whole carrot. Also, if you want to use the carrots to hang then they can be hung by the twine. If not once dry then just cut the extra twine off.

How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs MixedKreations.com

That’s all there is to making these cute upcycled light bulb carrots. Do you upcycle your old light bulbs?

How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs MixedKreations.com

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How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs
How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs
How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs
How to make Upcycled Light Bulb Carrots for Easter Decor out of used chandelier bulbs

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  1. Mary says

    April 4, 2019 at 10:29 am

    Oh my these are so cute. That bunny is pretty adorable too.
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 4, 2019 at 4:32 pm

      Thank you Mary! The light bulb carrots where so easy, and the bunny I got at the neighbor’s garage sale be I needed a bunny to go with the carrots. LOL

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  2. Michelle Leslie says

    April 6, 2019 at 1:10 am

    Oh how sweet Linda. I don’t think I would ever have looked at a lightbulb and thought, mmmmmmmm they look like carrots 😀 What a brilliant idea, so clever
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 12, 2019 at 12:39 pm

      Thank you Michelle! I have no doubt that if you were changing the bulbs and thinking of what can I make for Easter you would have come up with carrots or some other Brillant idea! 😉

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  3. Marie says

    April 6, 2019 at 9:01 am

    Super cute idea for faux carrots Linda! I’ll never look at chandelier bulbs the same way again 🙂

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 12, 2019 at 12:35 pm

      LOL! Thank you Marie! The bulbs do have the perfect shape for little carrots. 😉

      Reply
  4. Sarah Ramberg says

    April 7, 2019 at 7:39 am

    These are GREAT, Linda!!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 12, 2019 at 12:30 pm

      Thank you Sarah! These were really fun to make and were perfect as little carrots.

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  5. Gail says

    April 7, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    How cute and what a creative idea! Never would have thought to save light bulbs for carrots!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 12, 2019 at 12:23 pm

      Thanks Gail! These just seemed to be the perfect shape for carrots and I was on the lookout for Easter projects.

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  6. Handan says

    April 7, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    Linda, I love these! You’re so very creative!!
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 12, 2019 at 12:22 pm

      Thank you, Handan that means a lot coming from someone as creative as yourself!

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  7. Kim says

    April 10, 2019 at 8:19 am

    Linda, these are truly outstanding. Very creative and very elegant. I love them. I am off to pin them and hope that a few of my light bulbs burn out quick!! 😉

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 12, 2019 at 12:20 pm

      LOL! Hope you find some burned out light bulbs soon. Thank you and thanks so much for pinning! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Claire says

    April 12, 2019 at 10:56 am

    Very creative upcycle, great thinking out of the box. I love them.

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      April 12, 2019 at 12:19 pm

      Thanks Claire! I just happened to be changing out the bulbs at the right time (thinking of Easter projects) LOL. Their shape reminded me of mini carrots.

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