Tis the season...for reuse! The weather turned downright frigid and forced us inside in recent days, causing us to dream up DIY projects to fill our hours while we wait for Old Saint Nick. What better way to celebrate the holiday than making cheerful decorations? Especially if those Christmas-y creations reuse, repurpose or upcycle items in unexpected and awesome ways.
Below is a roundup of delightful DIYs that reuse light fixtures, lanterns and burnt out lightbulbs. It's a torrent of terrific ways to trim your tree and add merriment to your mantle.
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| Christmas lights give an outdoor lantern a twinkly, cheerful makeover. |
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| Add ornaments to a repurposed lantern for a table top display. |
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| Half of a pendant light serves as the backdrop for a winter scene. |
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| Add holiday lights and red berries for a perfect christmas light fixture. |
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| Add some merriment to your mantle with multi-colored strand lights. |
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| A wall sconce gets a second life as a christmas decoration. |
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| Double the lanterns, double the Christmas fun! |
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| Create an enlightened tree out of light bulbs |
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| Paint lights then dust with glitter for adorable ornaments. |
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| a light bulb makes the perfect penguin body! Too cute! |
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| Up, up and away with this hot air balloon ornament. |
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| Glue together painted bulbs for a funky, retro decoration |
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| Fill old bulbs with confetti stars for a glimmering, glamorous ornament. |
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