In a local Meiers store, I saw an interesting bulb-it consisted of a 25 watt bulb daubed with many little "Hershey's Kisses" of silicone rubber. It comes in a variety of colors,and looks sort of neat. Easy enough to do yourself,at far less cost than what Meiers wanted. Small bulbs are sometimes entirely dipped in silicone for a candle-looking effect. I bought a Grim Reaper lamp with such a bulb in a clearance pile of Halloween stuff.Just a thought. Scott