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The process for making the other layers is much the same. For the second layer,
I trimmed off the base of a clear bottle (the screw top stays), and cut the same strips, with one of them cut all the way through the top so the bottle can be opened up. For the outermost layer, I drilled a ½” hole in the bottom of a green bottle and trimmed off the top about 2” below the screw top. I made the same strips, with one cut through the bottle.
To thread the light kit through the lamp, I started with the outermost bottle. (You might need a friend to help hold and pry its base open.) With the light socket pointed downward, I wiggled the cord through the opening and the drilled hole. This layer might present a bit of a wrestling match, but the others are a cinch—
simply slide them around the light socket.
Use this idea as a jumping off point—with the glacier-sized cooler of soft
drinks available today, there are plenty of color, size, and shape options to play around with.
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