My sister hinted that she wanted me to make her a pendant light using a pulley she found. Actually it wasn’t a hint so much as a demand. My sister isn’t known for her subtlety. She also doesn’t read this blog, so I’m safe. 🙂
I’ve had the pulley for quite some time and I just now finished in time for her birthday.
The parts:
I found the bracket on Etsy, from a cool shop based in Wisconsin (Gizmo and Hoo Ha) with all sorts of vintage odds and ends. It was listed as a holder for horse bridles and tack, which is special because my sister used to be a big horse-back rider.
The lamp parts (wire, socket, plug, cage) I bought online through Sundial Wire. A big plug for them here (pun intended) – not only do they have very nice lamp parts, they also give very detailed instructions on how to wire a plug and socket.
(Side note: Unfortunately, I lost the photos I took of the individual parts before I put the lamp together. My memory card went kaput after I took the pictures and could not be recognized by the computer or the camera. The good news is the store exchanged the damaged card for a new card, but the bad news is all the photos were lost. Has this ever happened to you?)
Happy Birthday to my sister!
Hammer Like a Girl 
As always, you have a great eye for knowing what non-related pieces of the past are going to blend together seamlessly. Funky and fun! I’ve never had that happen to a Memory Card, weird hey? I actually download to my MAC and delete all photos from my card each time because IPHOTO is weird and rather stupid. It wants to show you ALL the photo’s on your card and THEN ask you which ones you want to download. If I keep photo’s on my card, it takes forever.
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LOVE it Heidi!!
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Thanks Renee! 🙂
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l.o.v.e. as always for everything you guys make.
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thanks Jill! 🙂
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So pretty! Where did you fight the cool lightbulb??
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Hi Laura! I think I got this at Lowes (although when I searched for it just now I didn’t find that same shape). They also have them at Bed Bath and Beyond and here online.
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This is such a great suggestion, love the look you created…I believe even I could do this.
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Thank you Charlie! It was an easy project. I think the biggest challenge was finding a nice bracket that matched the look of the pulley. Thanks for visiting!
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