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.

Work in progress

I'm not really able to finish something these days. I'm doing too many things at the same time. First of all, the door-whitening project is still a work in progress. I'm now busy painting the fourth door out of seven.
Besides that, I still have got a Mazda hubcap, half cleaned. I'm not sure whether to make another light fixture, or to make something else out of it. It will probably take me a couple of afternoons to clean it properly.
And thirdly, I started to sew, but since I couldn't get anything done that afternoon, that project is also only halfway done. The skirt is a failure and the jacket is only cut, but not seamed yet. I didn't dare to touch it any further after multilating the skirt completely. I hope to convince my mum to go to the thrift store again today to see if there's any basis I can work with.

Oldtimer Hubcap

I just want to thank Milan for his amazing gift. You're awesome.





Haha, check that amazing smile in the reflection. Says enough, eh?

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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Knock spot(light)s off.

I've finished it. The hubcap has turned into a light fixture! After cleaning the cap carefully, I've sprayed it with bronze coloured paint. The light fitting I've used was part of a ceiling light which I found at a thrift store nearby. Adjusting it to the hubcap was easy, with a bit of high-quality glue. Maybe I have to go for a white cable, because I this black one attracts too much attention, doesn't it?


Look what great effect it has on my walls.

Hubcap

A little while ago, I found this awesome hubcap. When I found it, it was all covered in black, sticky dirt. It rained like hell, but somehow I just had to stop cycling to get it. I was already soaked anyway.
I started to clean it, and a perfect Volkswagen hubcap came from under that dirt. I never knew it took so much time and effort to clean such a thing properly.
Now I'm busy to pep up this find. I'm planning to make a light fixture of it. As soon as I'm ready, I'll post it!

BTW, Does anyone know where to find a single light fitting which I can attach to the wall?