How to Make a Light Bulb Pig Ornament

This light bulb pig ornament is easily crafted from a recycled light bulb. Add him to pigs you have collected or a farm themed Christmas tree. He makes the perfectly cute addition to both your country decor and holiday collection. Create several light bulb pig ornaments--with inexpensive supplies--for a craft show best seller. You will have customers smiling and talking as they fawn over your light bulb pig ornaments. That kind of buzz is the best kind of advertising. Get started today...

Things You'll Need

• Standard light bulb
• One inch wood hearts-two
• Three quarter inch flat pink button
• Craft wire
• Small sunflower
• Light pink acrylic paint
• Hot pink acrylic paint
• Black acrylic paint
• White acrylic paint
• Sea sponge
• Baby food jar
• Craft glue
• Small piece of quarter inch dowel
• Wood skewer
• Fine line black permanent marker
• Wire cutters
• Vinegar and cotton ball

Instructions

1. Clean the entire light bulb with vinegar. Apply the vinegar thoroughly with a cotton ball.

2. Sponge paint the top half of the light bulb with the light pink acrylic paint using a sea sponge. Set the light bulb bottom on a baby food jar to dry.

3. Sponge paint the bottom half of the light bulb with the light pink acrylic paint. Use the sea sponge for this endeavor. Set the screw end of the light bulb into the baby food jar to dry.

4. Sponge paint both sides of the wood hearts with the light pink acrylic paint. Allow the paint to dry. Lightly sponge the edges of the hearts with the hot pink acrylic paint. Allow the paint to dry.

5. Dip the end of the dowel into the white paint. Dot the eyes one and a quarter inch below the metal screw end of the light bulb. Overlap and dot again below the first dot, creating an oval shape. Allow the paint to dry.

6. Dip the blunt end of the wood skewer into the black acrylic paint. Dot over the white paint at the top of the eye. Allow the paint to dry.

7. Dip the end of the dowel into the hot pink acrylic paint. Dot the cheeks on the light bulb pig ornament. Allow the paint to dry.

8. Dip the pointed end of the wood skewer into the white paint. Dot highlights on the eyes and cheeks. Allow the paint to dry.

9. Outline the whites of the eyes and the cheeks with the fine line black permanent marker. Add stitch marks around the outline.

10. Cut a twelve inch length of floral wire for the light bulb pig ornament hanger. Wrap the middle of the wire around the screw end and twist to secure. Bring the ends of the wire together and twist a half inch from the end. Wrap this half inch twist around the wood skewer to curl.

11. Place the points of the wood hearts together. Glue the hearts above the eyes on the light bulb pig ornament for the ears. Glue a small sunflower head between the ears. Glue the pink button to the front of the face for the nose. Allow the glue to dry.

Tips & Warnings

• If a pink button is unavailable, paint a white button light pink instead.

• Light bulb ornaments are not quite as fragile once they are painted, but store in tissue paper to protect the paint.