Summer parades are just around the corner. Twelve-volt string lights make lighting a car for a night time event quick and easy. We love how 5 strings of multicolor, and single strings of warm white and red lit up this 1960’s era Cadillac for a Christmas parade. Find these colors and others in our 12…
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Get This Look with All Application Clips
Customer review of the All Application Clips used in this project: Hands down the most durable and multipurpose clip in the industry. We are professional holiday lighting installers and exclusively use this clip. Made in USA! Never have to worry about on the clip or off the clip when hanging. Just slide it over and…
Celebrate July 4th with lights!
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…
5 Easy Steps to Personalized String Lights
We all love strings of twinkle lights brightening the yard during the Christmas Season but have you asked yourself. . . . What about Spring? The good news for Spring is there are a ton of options to light your outdoor entertainment areas. Personalized commercial-grade light strings are a magical way to accent pergolas, porches, open spaces, and more. If you plan…
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…
Winter Wonderland Centerpiece
December or January, this project is a perfect project to brighten a dining table, accent table or entryway. Materials A large glass vase Faux snow Battery lights Accent objects like little trees We started with a simple, oversized, glass globe. Purchased at Michael’s with a discount coupon it was between $20-$30. A large cylindrical, round,…
Get this Look! LED Icicle Lights and LED Light Strings
We LOVE it when our customers share their Christmas displays with us. Your photos are the highlights of our day. We love this photo using LED Christmas lights to celebrate the season. Get the Look! For this look, the shopping list is simple: 6 sets of multi-color LED icicle lights on white wire 6 sets…
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…
Do Edison bulbs work in normal fixtures?
Short Answer: Yes, they do! Long Answer: Most Edison bulbs in the US are manufactured with E26 bases. The most common fixture socket size in the US, it’s also referred to as “medium” base or “standard”. Double-check the fixture you’d like to use with retro bulbs to confirm that it doesn’t require bulbs with a…
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: Light and Easter Centerpiece!
A vintage candy dish or cake plate, a few easy to find Easter accessories and a couple of sets of battery lights combine to create a fun Easter centerpiece or tablescape accent this season. Materials A vintage candy dish, cake plate, or platter Paper Easter grass Battery lights Eggs, bunnies, stuffed animals Instructions Here is…
Mardi Gras Christmas Tree
At the Welcome Center along I-20 While crossing over the Mississippi River is the beautiful Vicksburg, Mississippi Welcome Center. Recently, while passing through, we spotted the fun Mardi Gras Christmas Tree and had to share them! We love how they’ve repurposed their Christmas trees and ornaments in gold and silver and transformed the tree for…
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…
How Long Do Battery Lights Last?
Wondering what to really expect from battery lights of different styles? This quick blog will give you the answer!
DIY: Valentines Lanterns, Containers and Sticky Hearts!
Kick the year off with an easy Valentines project! Join us for a quick and easy project celebrating Valentine’s Day with materials you should already have on hand with the exception of the Valentines themed clings. Easy projects like this one make keeping a variety of craft and Christmas mini lights on hand for quick…
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…
Lighting Pre-Game Tail Gate Parties – University of Utah
We love a good party! What is more fun than gathering pre-game with friends to enjoy food, drinks, and fun before the big kickoff? Cheering on the University of Utah team, Alexis celebrated team colors and used red 12-volt LED Christmas lights. Installation was easy since the lit part of the light strings is a reasonable…
Get This Look: Warm White LED Light strings on Trees!
Get this look! We love the way these trees look wrapped with warm white LED light strings. Materials These trees were lightly wrapped with warm white 5mm Christmas light strings. Warm white 5mm LED Christmas light strings Tree clips The customer used between 12 and 15 sets of lights per treetop and 8-12 strings…
Christmas Vacation Wreath
Who’s ready for Christmas vacation? Christmas traditions run deep when it comes to Christmas movies. We were inspired by National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for this project. Materials 24-inch wreath C7 opaque Christmas bulbs 25-foot C7 cord with sockets funny sign The wreath. Be sure to fluff it up. Choose a thick wreath to hide…
LED Bulbs: Their shapes, sizes, and bases
Today’s Question: What cord do I need for an LED G40 bulb? C7? E17? What?? I got this desperate question from a friend with a stage lighting crisis. I talked him down off the ledge and connected him with the lights he needed for his band’s upcoming performance. (He was looking for a G40 cord…
Warm White C9 LED Bulbs vs Clear Incandescent C9 Bulbs
How do those warm white lights compare to my traditional C9’s? Are those LED lights just as bright? Here are a few photos to help you answer that question as you are finalizing your Christmas display plans! First, take a look at this studio photo of a warm white C9 LED bulb and a traditional 7-watt…
DIY: Halloween Glass Blocks and Canisters
We love quick and easy and when it comes to adding Halloween to countertops, nothing is easier than this project. Materials Glass Block or Glass Canister Window Clings LED Christmas Lights Instructions Shine up the container!! And unpack your window clings! Be gentle when removing the clings, they can tear themselves apart!…
DIY light backdrop hanging methods
Hi Susan, Product Name: White Net Lights on White Wire Submitter’s Name: Susan Question: Can these be used behind a backdrop? Any suggestions on hanging them? Yes, these can be used as a backdrop either singly or connected together with wire-ties depending on the area of the space you’d like to cover. Also, check out our curtain lights….