I have a little birdcage that I decided to fill with mini-lights.  Mine is a decorative birdcage, but you could use a real birdcage as well.  However, the bird should probably not be still living in the cage.  And it’s just a recommendation, but if you’re using a real birdcage, you might want to remove the newspapers, bird seed, and of course the bird poop.  But you knew that!

So, I bought 2 boxes of white mini-lights – 100 lights per strand, for $2.49 each…

Because the plug on the mini-lights was too large to fit through the bars on the birdcage, I fed an extension cord through the bars.

To give the mini-lights a little height, I placed a glass jar (upside down) in the base of the birdcage, then messily placed the 2 connected strands of mini-lights into the cage around the jar and on top of the jar.  An alternative to using the jar would be to use an additional strand of mini-lights.

I put the cage back together and voila!

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A quick and easy birdcage lamp!

Now for a couple of tips…

First, although you may be tempted to try LED mini-lights since they use less energy, I recommend using the traditional mini-lights.  The LED lights are super-bright, and not in a good way.  More like in a migraine-maker kind of way.  Ask me how I know…yup, I tried them, and the glare and color of the lights was way too harsh, then had to go back to the mini-lights.

Also, I have the birdcage lamp plugged into an outlet that turns on with a light switch on the wall, which is convenient, so I don’t have to be plugging in the lights.  Just flip the switch and the birdcage lamp is on.

If you don’t have the luxury of a plug controlled by a light switch, you can use an extension cord that has a foot switch.  No need to bend and plug!

Showing off this lamp at the White link party at Funky Junk Interiors.