Make Your Own Decorative Oillamp

When my daughter left home to get married a few years back she took her stuff with her. She also left a some of it behind. I hate throwing things away and sitting there on the floor I let each item pass through my hands wondering what to do with it ( throw it in the trashcan, donate it, keep it or recyle it). Then I came across a pretty little perfumebottle. At first I thought of throwing it away but then I thought "I could make an oillamp out of this!" And so I did...

To make one yourself you need an empty perfume spraybottle. Since I made this one I had a look at all my perfume bottles and noticed that the old ones use a different method to attach the spray part to the bottle. If you don't have an old one yourself you may find one in a yardsale or thriftstore

Now comes the dangerous part.... prying off the gold metal part. I used a penknife and a pair of small plyers. I also wore a pair of safety goggles just incase it all went wrong and would result in pieces of glass flying through the air. GENTLY try to bend the metal outwards, take your time and don't use too much force, you don't want to cut yourself and need stiches!
After you have removed the working parts your bottle is ready to be transformed into an oillamp.

In the above photo you can see two methods used in oillamps. I had a glass part from an oillamp I once bought at a yardsale but decided I didn't like after all and luckily it was the right size. You also need a piece of wick.

After filling your bottle with lampoil and placing the attributes your little oillamp is ready to use!
Just two words of warning.... choose a bottle with a broad base and place it on a firm stable surface. If a lighted oillamp falls over it turns into a molotov coctail instead of a romantic atmospheric light!
Secondly keep lampoil out of reach of small children. Especially the coloured oils are very attractive to children and if ingested it could result in chemical pneumonia!

I have used my little lamp often and am glad that I got the idea to reuse it.