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Make Your Own Dolls House Lights

By Lesley Shepherd, About.com

Working lights and lamps for a dolls house are not a difficult thing to make. Beads and other found objects make great lamp bases, and you can easily buy pre wired bulbs on cords from a dollhouse supplier.

Make A Flickering Miniature Fire from LED's

A miniature fire appears real in the dark.Photo ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

This miniature fire is made from three colored LEDs. It flashes and flickers realistically, without putting out a lot of heat, making it idea for tight locations in a dolls house. Depending on the type of LED's you use, the fire can be powered by AC (alternating) current, or DC (direct current) from a transformer or a battery pack.

Make a Rustic Miniature Bear Table Lamp

Miniature table lamp made from a bear shaped bead.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Made from a bead, this Bear Table Lamp is great for a miniature cottage or a den. If you make a more sophisticated lamp shade, and use a glass or patterned bead instead of a tiny bear, you can make all kinds of table lamps using the same technique.

Make a Miniature Waterfall Chandelier from Beads

A modern waterfall chandelier with a working light, in dolls house scale.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Bugle Beads and jewelry findings are the building blocks for this Miniature Waterfall Chandelier These instructions can be used to make a ceiling lamp as shown, or to add crystals to wall sconces or other lamps.

Make a Miniature Working Lighthouse

A working miniature light house made with a flashing LEDPhoto ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
If you want a tiny lighthouse for a seaside display, or you want to bring the look of a cottage into a miniature project, this tiny lighthouse made from a stable or blinking LED, scraps of wood and a bead is an easy project.

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