how could I turn this into a lamp?

hi! sorry if this is the wrong community, but I was wondering if anyone could help me with this. i am an art student working on an installation, and I'm trying to make a lamp out of a gumball machine. What do you think is the best way to go about this? the base I believe is cast iron and the globe is glass. I was thinking about using just a strip of LED lights and threading them through but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. I don't mind hands on work at all. thank you!