Picture This!

So, Mike and I have been working on 35mm slide lamps!

This is the first one we've completed! We're planning on making a bunch and We're currently working on window curtains!

*I'll be sure to post pictures when they're complete!*

Here's how to make your own!

- We ordered a bunch of 35mm Kodachrome slides off Ebay.

They range in price $9.95 - $29.95 is what I spent and each lot I purchased contained anywhere from 200 - 350+ slides.

It's a lot of fun sorting through them all seeing which ones are keepers, maybes and No's.

We have slides all over

- After we picked which slides we were going to use we cut the slides out of their original cardboard holders and inserted them into plastic holders.

- We also ordered these off Ebay. If you do a search for "Plastic slide mounts" they'll pop right up! You can buy 100's at a time for less than $20.

- After we transferred all the slides into their plastic holders we then drilled a hole into each corner using a Dremel tool. Mike made this neat little device so that each hole would be the in the same location.

Above I have pointed out with a pen the hole we insert the Dremel tool at.

- After we have them all drilled we use chainmill link to hook the slides together. You can buy these at your local craft or jewelry store but, since we were doing so many we ordered these off Ebay also. You can find them by the 1,000's for under $20.00.

Hint: Below are two different 35mm slides. Make sure you get the ones that are more rectangular like the ones on the left! If you don't they wont fit into the plastic slide holders, we learned the hard way!

Happy Crafting!
Please feel free to comment with any questions you might have!
I know I had many while doing this!