Reclaimed Wood Lamp with Geometric Himmeli Shade!

Reclaimed Wood Lamp with Geometric Himmeli Shade! Upcycled and reclaimed projects are my favorite! This awesome lamp was made with an old piece of a pallet, a lighting kit and straws. Yes, this lamp with geometric himmeli shade cost nearly nothing to make and it makes such a statement! This awesome lamp tutorial has been updated from it's original 2014 post. This lamp got me so much attention! I won the Grand Prize in an Instructables Contest , was flown to Atlanta Georgia for a special event and won a huge selection of tools from Home Depot. I've had numerous people send me pictures of their lamps, inspired by mine. This is why I do what I do! I pulled an old pallet apart...and there were big wood blocks between the layers. They were junk and were placed in the "burn later" pile. Last weekend we lit a smore's fire and I found one of the blocks! Instantly in my head, it became a rustic reclaimed wood lamp...and I rescued it from smore's fodder! Supp...

Gold Himmeli Necklace DIY

I received items for this necklace from Oriental Trading. Affiliate links included, all ideas and opinions are 100% mine.  Gold Himmeli Necklace DIY I've wanted to make a necklace like this for a long time.  I love Himmeli. Oriental Trading has everything you need for jewelry making. For this fun project, you will need: Gold wire Gold tubes Pliers/wire cutters Gold chain Start by clipping 4 tubes in half.  Cut gently so it doesn't just smash the end closed.  If it does, just use pliers to open the end. You can see some of mine are pretty messy. Now start by getting 2 feet of wire.  Slide 2 long tubes and one short one in between them. Run the wire back through the tubes and add more pieces. You need 4 long ones at the base and 4 short ones in between forming a square base with a point, like a tall pyramid.  There isn't an exact way to do this, just keep threading the wire through the tubes to make it work. Then add the other 4 sh...