Saved from demolition

There's a light source outside! Finally! The veranda is a really nice place to sit, but when the sun goes down, it becomes so dark that it doesn't feel as pleasant anymore. And since it's getting dark earlier and earlier each day, I thought the time was high for making a warm and cosy light source that lets us sit outside for a long period of time until it's too cold to sit outside.

Now my mum is on holiday, I thought I to surprise her whenever she gets back home. The hubcaps really give a warm and luxurous feeling to the veranda. I think the effect on the stone walls is absolutely fantastic!

Car dump

Hubcap two is finally finished! I bought my new light fitting at a second hand store in Nijmegen for only 75 eurocents, since mister Twice is Nice is not that nice anymore.

This time I used a Mazda hubcap.

Here it is. I'm planning to hang them outside in our garden. We have a very nice veranda in our garden, but there is hardly any light. It's always a bit of a mess over there, but it's really a nice place to sit. Especially at night. That's why I decided to spice up the veranda while my mum is on holiday. (Hope she doesn't read this so it will stay a surprise for her)

Hubcap in progress

I finally made some time to work on the second hubcap. Since we don't have good light fixtures outside, I asked my mum if she would like me to make a playful light source outside with those hubcaps. She liked the idea.
Today I've cleaned the Mazda hubcap. I found out that cleaning it with the help of a shower works so much better than doing it outside with an old toothbrush and a showering can.
I just put on the first layer of paint.




Besides that, I've almost got the doors painted. I have to wait for the last door to arrive, because one of the doors damaged while getting it out, so we are now waiting for a new door to be made.

Another Car Object

I found another hubcap yesterday! I don't know what happens to drivers lately, but I already saw 3 hubcaps along the road in one week! (Would it be an epedemic of drivers losing their car objects? Well, I wouldn't mind..?!) Unfortunately, two of the three caps were already gone before I could take it home, but I got lucky yesterday again. The owner of the Mazda thought his lost hubcap was not important enough to get it back.

Is anyone interested in a light fixture like the one i made here?
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