That is a good mixture of products. Really like that. caroleena: just a thought, the cd may lose its coating outside in the weather between water and sun. The reflectors that I make with them barely make 2 summers and the GE II may make it hard to replace. Maybe a lip to a metal can would work as well.

Heres one I made copying from Kelvins orginal design. The inside light is composed of a 4x4 post which incorporates the insides from a cheap plastic garden "pagoda" light It provides a goodly amount of light for a fairly dark corner of my garden Image link:

Hi Jack Actually it is very close to what I had designed myself. I used a coolie hat as my design for the roofs with a bamboo like finish running out like spokes in a wheel. Very like your drawings in shape. The problem is to look right they have to be very BIG. The bottom one would be 30 inches across in the scale of your drawing. The weight alone would be substantial, if it could be done at all. Smaller ones just look goofy. There is the potential to use REAL bamboo for the roofs. That might be interesting. My base is almost identical although the legs are a little more vertical and more substantial to support the weight. Windows I can make in any shape and I like your wide square-ish oval. The windows will have frames in them. Give my love of color I suspect traditionalists will not be impressed. I'm leaning towards a stack of 5 different pastel colored carved balls. I consider alternating black and white or simple sandstone. I make a nifty coal black concrete that everyone around here loves. So this is as much modern art/craft as it is lantern but it will be wired for lights. I plan to put it out as a lamppost.:)

I don't think this kind of advertising is allowed here.