Whether it’s the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or a love affair with the Patriots, a simple and easy way to bring patriotic cheer to a room is a string (or two) of lights. Get the Look! 2 strings of red, white, and blue lights on white wire 4 Command Hooks – available online or…
Category: Projects
Entryway Keyholder with Lights
We love it when customers share quick projects that can be tailored for any season. For this project, choose Christmas floral picks for Winter, peonies for Spring. Thanks so much to Stacey for sharing the photos! Materials Plywood and stain Small crate (available at a local craft or hobby store, ie. Hobby Lobby or Michaels)…
Lights create a lovely oasis
About a week ago, we received this letter from a customer with these comments and a photo of how he and his family are enjoying their lights. Hello, Just a few thoughts on the recent purchase and installation of my patio lights. First, I love the quality of light strings. Whenever possible I shop value….
St Patrick’s Day Decoration – a fun wreath to try!
Making plans to decorate for St Patrick’s Day? Not sure where to start? Let’s pretend you have an old Christmas wreath with broken lights, a new set of green mini lights and $5 worth of green things from the Dollar store. What would you do? You make a St Patrick’s Day wreath, naturally. I was…
DIY: Easter Chick Planter Dome with Lights!
Easter is around the corner! Now is the time to look at our decor stash, through fun Easter aisles and create projects that will feel like Spring whether it’s warm outside or not! Since it uses battery lights, it’s super easy to pop it onto a bathroom countertop, onto a shelf, or light a dorm…
Mason Jar Crafts with Battery Operated Lights
This videos shows an easy way to add sparkle to your next backyard party! Materials needed: Mason Jars or other containers that catch your eye – available online and in craft stores Battery Operated Lights – the projects in this video use LED lights. They don’t require as much power as incandescent lights and last…
Parade of Lights: lighting cars for parades
The weather this past weekend was absolutely perfect for the Fort Worth Parade of Lights. John has a Model A and since we’re friends he texted me about lights. 😀 His car runs on a 6-volt system so we decided his best option to supply power 1000’s of lights was to use a battery and…
Help! Squirrels and Christmas Lights (They’re eating my lights!)
We recently heard from a customer that he had a mysterious problem. A few weeks after installing his lights outside, they started falling to the ground. Here is the video where we filmed our response. (Watch now or scroll down for the transcript loaded below.) Here is the transcript: Shellie: Hi. I’m Shellie at Christmas…
Battery Lights, Mason Jars, and Dr. Who!
Be inspired by this 5-minute project to accessorize your next party!
Lighting Your Entryway: One Container 3 Ways
I’m always looking for a fun way to jazz up my front entryway and nothing says “Autumn” like galvanized tub full of interesting seasonal items illuminated from below with lights. These projects also liven up an entryway table, countertop or, with a set of battery lights, make a lovely centerpiece. (Just watch for height if…
Easy Halloween Party Lights – Ping Pong Ball Crafts
Planning a Halloween Party? Decorating for Autumn? I love using ping pong balls to transform any set of Christmas lights into the perfect accent for a party. This time of year, ORANGE is the perfect color. Here are quick and easy instructions: 1. Assemble your materials A string of yellow or orange mini lights for…
DIY: Hula Hoop Chandelier
Wedding tents, pergolas, and porches are perfect places for today’s project. We love how a string of lights and a few accessories that you may already have on hand turn a basic hula hoop into a beautiful chandelier! Materials Hula Hoop – find one at a dollar store, a big-box retailer, or at home in…
DIY: Milk Carton Ghosts
We love a fun project for Halloween! Milk Carton Ghost Luminaries are officially spooky. We’ve been saving the milk jugs for this project for a while, and we’re happy to get them put to work and out of the storage area. We have another tip…. rinse stored milk jugs. Thankfully, our video did not include…
DIY: Cupcake Liner Flower Lights
We love cupcakes so it stands to reason that we’d marry our love of baking and lights. This is a fun project that is perfect for decorating for a birthday, shower, or party. Choose the cupcake liners based on the celebration! Materials String of lights Cupcake liners Scissors Hot Glue or Elmers (maybe) Instructions The…
DIY: Birthday Party Lights and Glass Blocks!
Birthday parties are a wonderful way to mark milestones in a person’s life. Decorating can be overwhelming but this easy DIY project takes at least a little of the stress out of the celebration! Materials Craft lights Glass block Vinyl or adhesive letters Lantern Glass blocks come in all sizes and are readily available at…
Christmas Birdcage
Birdcages have been incredibly on-trend this year. Pinterest is telling us that they’ll be featured in centerpieces year round. We couldn’t help but create one ourselves for Christmas! (We’re always thinking Christmas!!) Materials Birdcage Faux bird Tray 1 string Christmas lights (with 2 plugs): Clear with green wire, 1 string Craft lights (with one plug)…
DIY: Raffia balls, lights and a basket!
This easy project is perfect for Spring and is an easy way to light a side table, a countertop, or if battery lights provide the sparkle, a breakfast table! Materials Wire basket String of lights Natural toned raffia balls The Process Here are the raffia balls – at least that’s what we are calling them!…
DIY: Raffia Easter Eggs in a Vase!
Any of our readers know we love quick and easy projects to add light to our homes all year. We’re so excited that Spring is just around the corner that we grabbed a few items from our decor center – yes the part of our office that looks like a craft store descended and at…
DIY: Countertop “Snow Globes” with Lights
We love an easy project (as you’ve figured out by now, if you’ve read any of our project posts) and this fun afternoon craft is a perfect one for the Christmas break. These snow globes don’t use water but we love the look of mason jars and lights without the mess. Materials mason jars of…
DIY: Bring Winter Indoors with Lights, a Vase and (Fake) Snow
Hearing, I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, in your head. Seeing those first few delicate flakes tumbling through the air. Witnessing the joyous expression on every child’s face at the announcement of SNOW DAY! Winter has arrived. Bring winter to an inside shelf whether there is snow on the ground or not this Season. Materials Large glass…
Repairing Christmas Lights: Replace a C7 or C9 socket
One broken or missing socket on a C7 or C9 Christmas light cord can make for an exasperating installation. Fortunately, there are replacement sockets available to make minor repairs to C7 and C9 cords. We don’t suggest you install 100’s of these by hand for custom sets but rather consider purchasing a spool with a…
Christmas Mason Jars
At Christmas Light Source, we continue to love quick and easy projects made with easy to find items that celebrate every Season. For this project, we’re combining our love of mason jars and Christmas with lights. Mason jars can go from drab to fab with a few simple accessories. (We think these might make great teacher…
Get This Look: Light your mini van back window with 12 volt lights!
We really smiled when these photos arrived in our email inbox. Eli has always wanted to light the back window of her minivan with lights and sent us these photos of her process. Installing the lights INSIDE on the windows keeps them out of the wind and rain and it incredibly bright – even…
How do I light up a pumpkin? Pumpkin Luminaries!
Fun Pumpkin Luminaries! Perfect for Halloween! Use C7 or C9 bulbs, a C7 or C9 cord and a few inexpensive plastic jack-o-lanterns to create a fun project your local trick or treaters will enjoy. Supplies needed for this project: C7 or C9 bulbs (sold in cases of 25) – note C7 bulbs have E12 bases…