Last updated on November 23rd, 2024 at 07:50 pm
Recycled Light Bulb Duck
By Jane Lake and Twila Lenoir
This cheerful yellow light bulb duck would make a great Easter decoration or whimsical homemade gift.
Consider dressing him up for Christmas with a plaid scarf instead of ribbon, a red hat, and a light dusting of fake snow.
Craft Supplies:
- old light bulb
- thin ribbon
- tiny straw hat
- yellow feathers
- half black bead, or plastic eyes
- three small white buttons
- scrap of orange craft foam
- rubbing alcohol
- small piece of orange sculpey clay
- yellow model car paint or perm enamel paint
Instructions:
1. Wipe the bulb with rubbing alcohol. Paint your light bulb with either yellow perm enamel by Delta or yellow car paint. Let dry.
2. Take a small piece of Sculpey clay and form the beak with a turned up point. Bake at 275 degrees for 20 minutes and set aside.
Editor’s note: an alternative to clay would cut a small piece of orange fun foam as the beak.
3. Glue the hat to the top of the bulb, over the metal threads. Trim the hat with ribbon and a small bow. Glue on the eyes and beak.
4. Glue a long yellow feather to each side of the duck as wings. Glue a small piece of ribbon around the neck and three buttons down the front.
5. Finally, for the duck’s feet, cut a heart shape out of orange craft foam. Glue the bottom of the light bulb to the center of the heart. Enjoy!
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