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Maybe I should rename this blog “Extremely Simple Crafts for People Who Like to Shop at the Salvation Army Store”.

Anyway, tonight’s waste of time is the common light-rope-in-a-bottle project, made easier by the fact that I found both the light rope and a bottle with feet and a hole in the bottom at Savers this evening. The wire bail was on it when I found it.

The light rope had two segments along it which had gone dark, but this setup is forgiving of such flaws.

This project is pretty self-explanatory. I stuffed the light rope in through the hole in the metal base of the jar which used to hold a plug which was designed to have a tea light candle in it. While I was stuffing the light rope through that little hole, I dislodged the metal base altogether, which gave me freer access to the inside of the jar.

I tied a big knot in the cord and zip tied it together so it won’t be likely to fall out the bottom and put the base back on using lots of aluminum foil tape. I left the tea light plug out altogether.

Here’s pics.

It does get a bit warm. I wouldn’t leave it unattended or cover it in a mountain of kleenexes.

It’s not really my style, so I’m going to get rid of it. My father expressed interest in it, but I think it’s better to have outside than inside, and I’d feel more comfortable if I knew it wasn’t going to set his bedroom on fire.

I’ll list it on Craig’s List with a warning not to leave it unattended.

View more pics and in high res at the Light Rope in a Bottle Picasa Gallery.