Easy-to-Make Night Lights

Cut three pieces of cork shelf liner to 9"x11" and tape them to your work surface. Use a spray adhesive to adhere each pattern to the back of a cork liner. Cut out the shapes with a utility knife (Photo 1).

Center an 8"x10" piece of Lexan on each piece of cork (Photo 2), and trim the edges of the cork flush with the Lexan using a utility knife. (Clear panels come in two varieties at Lowe's: acrylic (Plexiglas) and polycarbonate (Lexan). Plexiglas is 10 times stronger than glass, less expensive than Lexan, and cuts with a utility knife. Lexan is more expensive and 30 times stronger than Plexiglas, and requires power tools to cut.)

Assemble three boards using glue and finish nails to make each of the housings. Sand the wood and the back face of the Lexan using a 180-grit sanding sponge (Photo 3) -- sanding the Lexan gives the night-lights a soft glow.