Crafts and Projects
Crafts and Projects
Our Favorite Bulbs for Spring
When buds appear on the trees and longer, brighter days appear, it's natural to turn our attention to outdoor living and lighting. Everyone needs a place to relax in the evening after a long day of gardening and Spring cleaning. Start measuring and making plans now....
Get This Look: Lights for Your Mantle
An inviting mantle is a quick easy project for the first time home-owner or a veteran. Assemble a few seasonal items, or favorite collectibles to accent your mantle any time of year. In the evenings, just plug in the mantle lights, turn down the room lights, and...
Repurposing Christmas lights after the Season!
Before uninstalling, organizing, and storing your Christmas lights, consider giving them a second look. You might find the perfect string of lights to brighten a patio or fenceline to add cheer to what's left of winter. It's all about the bulbs. Traditional white...
Get This Look: Pedro’s 2020 Art Car
While the city parades may have been canceled this year, there are no rules about making a parade of your own. All you need are a few strings of 12-volt Christmas lights and a handful of common-sense techniques for non-marring installation of the lights. Using car...
Get This Look: Red and White C9 LED Bulbs
Materials 1 100-foot cord with Green Wire6 Green LED Christmas Light Strings with Round Bulbs (G12)1 100-count package Lawn Speed Stakes 10 inches long2 Male Gilbert Plugs - SPT-1 Green100 Pure White C9 LED Christmas Light Bulbs25 Red C9 LED Christmas Light Bulbs Pin...
Get this Look! Retro red and green bulbs
We love this sweet project outlined with vintage-style red and green painted C9 bulbs. The retro look is easy with traditional glass, incandescent bulbs that are just like what folks used in the '70s. They are still a favorite of many of our customers who love the...
Our Top 6 Last-Minute Halloween DIY Projects
Halloween is around the corner! Here are our favorite quick and easy ideas for projects that use lights that are probably already in your Christmas stash: https://blog.christmas-light-source.com/light-a-halloween-cauldron/...
Get This Look: Lighting a Hayride!
This project is one of our favorites. With a few sets of 12-volt lights, a fun covered wagon from fun to WOW, THAT'S FUN!!! Perfect for hayrides, parades, and parties, we hope this photo inspires you as much as it did us! Get the look! 3-5 sets of warm white 12-volt...
Lit Halloween Cauldron Project – Witch’s Brew and Spiders!
Fun and easy project using a plastic cauldron, a handful of fake spiders, fake spider web, and a couple strings of lights to create a faux witches cauldron. Read more… Lit Halloween Cauldron Project – Witch’s Brew and Spiders!
A lovely customer sent us a lighted glass block!
There have been a few bright spots in the Summer of 2020 and one of the brightest was opening a box to find this wonderful gift and note from Ellie. Dear David, I'm sending you this gift because you attended to my order. Your product is superior to those I've been...
Marvin’s Flagpole Tree
We love a great flagpole tree. Running string lights from the ground to the top of a flagpole becomes the centerpiece of an outdoor Christmas lights display. Thanks, Marvin, for sending us this photo of your fantastic project! Get the Look! This tree was made with...
Christmas Family Traditions
Making memories with your kids is one of the highlights of every holiday season. From drinking hot cocoa and playing Christmas music while hanging ornaments on a real tree when it's 100 degrees outside to choosing to all pink lights inside and out for December, there...