How to Turn a Blender Into a Lamp

If your loyal blender finally dies from making one margarita too many, give it a noble afterlife — and shine a light on your DIY skills — by converting it into a lamp. Here's the list of what you'll need:

• Blender
• Lamp cord set
  • Lamp cord, about 6 feet
  • Socket, standard Edison works well
  • Switch, clamp-on
  • Plug, clamp-on
• X-acto knife
• Screwdriver
• Wire cutters
• Pliers
• Rotary tool, such as the one made by Dremel, with a grinding bit. If you don't have a rotary tool, borrow one from a well-outfitted neighbor or snag one from Craigslist and watch it change your life.
• Lightbulb, sized to match socket (CFL, please).

For the step-by-step instructions, click on over to Sierra magazine's latest "Repurpose" column.

--Wendy Becktold