It’s that time of year when retailers make a final markdown push of garden-y stuff in order to make way for the upcoming surge of holiday merchandise.  If you find yourself tempted to snatch up some discounted flower pots, here is one more reason to say yes: a flower pot pendant light!  Alexa at Remodelista whipped up this designer-inspired hanging lamp using a flower pot and a hanging lamp kit, both of which you can find for super cheap, making this cost a fraction of what any store-bought pendant light would – and with so much more character!  [how to make a flower pot pendant light]

Project estimate:

• Terra cotta flower pot, $1 and up
• Hanging lamp kit, about $5

Total: about $6 and up

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Make a sculptural hanging lamp with this simple supply found at the home improvement store. Arounna of Bookhou created this lamp for poppytalk using an Ikea pendant light and some wood veneer strips. Although it’s not strictly from dollar store supplies, I thought you would be interested in this idea! Arounna suggests using paper strips if you can’t get wood veneer strips. Now paper, that’s what I’m talking about. [how to make a wood veneer pendant lamp]

Project Estimate:

• strips of wood veneer, $6 (at Amazon)
• white glue, on hand
• large clips (or clothes pins), on hand
• HEMMA ikea light, $4

Total: $10 and up

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