Just when you think you’ve seen every way a Christmas light bulb can be put to good use you meet a customer like Mark over at the USS Joshua (Science Fiction Fan Club). These are photos showing a scale model of a Stargate featured as an exhibit at the 2013 Dallas Comic Con in Irving,…
Category: Projects
Project: Light Up Your Stairway Banister
Need help thinking of a quick way to add sparkle to your entryway to welcome your Christmas guests? (Or planning a New Year’s Eve party? Don’t forget that your Christmas decorations do double-duty!) Try this easy project to highlight a focal point of your home’s architecture – your bannister or stair hand-railing. Meg took on…
Cinderella Horse Drawn Carriage
Would you like a way to spruce up your Holiday dating agenda? Dating a hopeless romantic? Tired of walking around downtown Memphis? Sharing a horse and carriage ride is a nice way to end your evening. If you live in or around Memphis, TN, consider contacting Uptown Carriages and booking a ride in their Cinderella Carriage….
Add Sparkle to Your Craft Show Space
I work with a lot of crafters all year. They love to use my craft lights to make projects for gifts for family and friends. They also sell them at shows and events. A couple of weekends ago, I attended the Funky Finds Craft show in Fort Worth with two of my funky friends. Yes,…
Matt’s Christmas Art Car
I’ve known Matt for several years now. When we first met he purchased traditional mini lights. He mentioned that he was putting them on his Blazer. I thought, oh, a couple of strands of lights on a wreath on your grill. Nope. Since that first call, Matt switched to LED in 2009 and has added…
Christmas Lights for Restaurants – Rodeo Goat, Fort Worth
I recently took 100 multi color light bulbs to the completely fun Rodeo Goat in Fort Worth. From the photo, you can see that they needed a few replacements <smile>. Strings of C9 lights in multi colors hang along the interior gates that give this restaurant/bar a real stock yards feel. Bypassing a more sophisticated…
Battery LED lights work great in glass mosaic projects
It just so happens that this past summer I started a new hobby – glass mosaic. I love to cut glass in just the perfect shape and match it artfully with glass gems and glass figures. (As a note, my favorite source for those little glass gems are marylandmosaics.com.) They have the coolest sun faces….
The Magic of Battery Operated Lights
Battery operated Christmas lights can bring a fun and festive (dare we say magical) look to all of your holiday decorations, but can be used for so much more throughout the year. These light sets are self-contained, making them ideal for several smaller applications. The battery packs are lightweight, even after inserting batteries, so they…