Christmas 2009

I realize its been a while since Christmas but i've been out of town in West Virginia for the past 3 weeks so i have a lots of catching up. Here's me setting up my Christmas tree in the living room. Unfortunately this is as far as i got. No lights or ornaments. I didn't even have time to set up my double manger scene in the window with double baby Jesus'.

Rochester Lights

If it wasn't zero degrees and windy it would have been fun walking and looking at the lights that hang from the buildings in downtown Rochester.

Garage Lights

I realized that the 60 watt bulb in the garage wasn't going to cut it if i was in there working on the mower at night. So i decided to do the same thing i did in the basement and hang fluorescent lights. Again i went with the easy route, instead of wiring a switch and box, i just connected an extension cord to a "light bulb outlet." This way, whenever i turn on the light, the florescent bulbs turn on as well.
Here's the easy way, so you don't have to install another switch.


Everything took about an hour or two to hang up. Once again, another thing i wish i would have done a long time ago.

Ikea Light

Last week Karrie and i went to IKEA to look around.

My favorite area is the Lights. I really like the hanging lights made of plastic. They are just like the IQ Light i made a year ago. The funny thing is that all they are is just plastic, a cord and a light bulb. Total cost to make is about 80cents but they are charging $20. If i had big plastic sheets and some sort of stamping press i could sell them online and make a ton.

Here are the big floor lights. They are pretty much made out of paper.

I ended up buying 2 of the DUDERO lights. I think they were $20 each, and the tiny light bulbs were another $7.

Here it is set up in my living room. It does a great job and i really like the floor switch that you can turn on with your foot.