That 70's Lamp or Who said there's no good use for old 8-tracks?

[Fidget]

 
So the hubby finally decided it was time to get rid of the 8 track tapes and the player.  They'd been taking up closet space for far too long and it was time for them to go!

While boxing them up for a trip to the Goodwill collection box, I was struck with an idea; you might say a light came on.

Here is the results:



By the way, the 8-track player still works!

[elmonerd]

That's pretty awesome looking! and the fact that the 8 track still works is a plus 

[Fidget]

Thanks!  It was a lot of fun running down an old lamp to deconstruct and then making the perfect shade for it.

And drilling holes in 8-tracks is very theraputic!  (But there are still more in the box.)

Therapy session:

[dayzi]

what a great idea for a lamp!

[xveganettex]

ah!this is so awesome! i want one! 

[SonjaBoo]

That's just fabulous-- Jethro Tull would be proud 

[loves2experiment]

Fidget, I love it!!! 

I think it's brilliant that you were able to discover a new purpose for something that would have otherwise ended up being tossed out in the process of cleaning out your cupboards  

So, technically, does that still count as 'de-stashing' if you didn't actually get rid or it? 

[Fidget]

Loves2experiment, it's de-stashing in that it no longer takes up closet space and now has a place of honor on the dresser in my bedroom.   

Sonjaboo, I was trying to pick my favorites out of hubby's collection.  And the Tull and ELP tapes were the most colorful.  Wheee!   

Hope there's not an 8-track lover out there seeing this and banging their head over a destroyed Tull collection.    

[devilgirl1977]

Very original, and you didn't have to throw them away, instead you can look at them and bring back some great memories relating to your music

[Fidget]

Thanks, DevilGirl1977.   It's fortunate that the hubby and I had/have similar taste in music, or these probably would have gone straight to Goodwill without a second thought.  My 8-tracks got tossed when I totalled my 1974 Gremlin (with the in-dash 8-track player.)  ( I was such a nerd!) So it was just a bit of nostalgia that hit when I was getting ready to toss hubby's.