Drill some style into your home with unique light fittings

What you need...

• Dremel 300 Series multi-tool
  Dremel Flexible Attachment Shaft 225
  Dremel Flex-Shaft Tool Holder 2222
  Dremel Sanding Band 430 & 407
  Dremel Diamond Point Engraving Tips 7103, 7105
  Dremel Precision Drill Bit Set 628
  Dremel Diamond Wheel Point 7122
  Dremel SpeedClic Cut-Off Wheel SC546
  Dremel Oxide grinding stone 952
  Dremel Safety glasses
  Ostrich eggs, blown and cleaned – with a 20mm blow hole at one end
  Soft pencil
  Towel to cushion the egg while drilling
  Slim paintbrush
  Spray paint, if required
  Soft eraser, if required

instructions

1. Step One - Buy blown and cleaned Ostrich eggs online. Wash and dry before use. For the light source inside the egg, first increase the size of the blow hole to a diameter of 25mm, using your Dremel 300 Series multi-tool, fitted with the Sanding Band 431 (6.4mm grit 60).

2. Step Two - Rest the egg on a folded towel to cushion it, then use a soft pencil to mark out a design. Take your Dremel 300 Series multi-tool, fitted with the Dremel Flexible Shaft and the Dremel Diamond Point Engraving Tip, using Dremel Flex-Shaft Tool Holder to suspend the Flex Shaft and make it easy for you to work. Use the Diamond Point Engraving Tip to scratch the surface of the egg and make a small indentation where each hole is to be drilled. This will act like a pilot hole, preventing the tip from slipping on the smooth surface of the egg. Repeat to mark out the entire design.

3. Step Three - Remove the Diamond Point Engraving Tip from the Flexible Shaft and replace it with one of the Precision Drill Bit Set, selecting the size appropriate for your design. Now put on safety glasses to protect your eyes. Allowing the tool to do the work and applying only gentle pressure, drill a hole through each indentation. Work your way around the egg to complete the pierced design, changing the drill bit as desired to create holes of different sizes.

4. Step Four - Fit the multi-tool with Diamond Wheel Point. Use it to carefully remove sections of the egg shell between various holes and join them up into slots. Using the picture as a guide, repeat this to form a dot and slot design on the egg.

5. Step Five - Replace the Diamond Wheel Point with the Diamond Point Engraving Tip. Working around the egg as before, press the tip lightly into the depression surrounding each of the drilled holes to smooth the edges. When the design is complete, remove particles from the inside of the egg by shaking them out through the blow hole. Pass the paintbrush tip through the blow hole and brush away any dust and remaining fragments. If the egg is to remain natural, use a soft eraser to remove any pencil marks. Otherwise, spray paint the egg with a colour of your choice, allowing it to dry thoroughly.
   TIP - Ostrich eggs are strong but avoid positioning the holes too close together to reduce the risk of breakages while you work

6. Step Six - Make a simple toggle device out of either wooden dowel or metal to hang in the top of the egg and string it to the ceiling, as follows:
   If using metal: Using the multi-tool with a SpeedClic Cut-Off Wheel, cut a 50mm strip of 2mm x 19.5mm aluminium flat bar. Cut two slots 3.5mm x 4mm in the centre of the toggle, on either side. Round off the ends to fit the inside of the egg using the multi-tool and Aluminium Oxide Grinding Stone 9.5mm. Attach a cable tie, pull tight and cut off the excess. Tie the top of the cable to fishing line, chain or ribbon to hang the egg.
   If using dowel: Cut to a length of 50mm and round off the ends using your multi-tool and the sanding band (13mm grit 60). Either pass a cable tie though the last link of a chain, or tie ribbon onto the cable, then wrap around the dowel. Before pulling tight, also pass your hanging length of fishing line through the cable tie so that you can attach the LED to the toggle inside the ostrich egg in order to hang it.
   TIP - If using chain to suspend the egg, before attaching the cable to the toggle, pass it through the last link of the chain. Attach fishing line to the bottom of the cable, underneath the toggle.

7. Step Seven - Purchase a packet of white LED light-up balloons from a party shop or online. Using will allow you to hang your egg light literally anywhere as the light fitting contained inside the balloon has its own batteries and LED, so there is no need for any external wiring or power supply. Simply insert into the egg, inflate and tie off. String up to the ceiling using a cup hook to secure it into the plster.
   TIP - When the battery/LED light goes, simply remove the balloon and insert a new one to carry on enjoying your quirky lighting display!

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