Insider's Look at Craft Lights

A lot of people that are not involved in the crafting world might not really understand all the differences between the traditional mini Christmas light sets and craft mini lights. We would like to share these secrets with you, so if you would like to start crafting more with lights, you will all the insider's information.

Craft lights won't have an end connector. What that means is that the smaller strings will only have a stackable male plug and instead of a female plug it will end with a bulb. This will make projects such as, lighting wine bottles and glass blocks much easier.

Craft mini light sets will have much fewer bulbs. You will see bulb counts from 10 to 35. They come in small counts because if you are lighting smaller projects, such as a wreath or centerpiece you won't want to overwhelm it with so many mini light bulbs.

Traditional mini Christmas lights come with much wider spacing than craft light strings. This will cause a problem because there will be too much wire in your small projects and it will make it seem too cramped or overwhelmed.

For these reasons, craft mini lights will be the best for lighting small projects. Use them for centerpieces, glass blocks, wine bottles, light canvases and much more. They will work perfectly and won't overwhelm your designs.

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Hannah
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6 Uses for Craft Lights

There are tons of uses for small mini light strings that are for more than just the holidays. You can make crafts for other holidays, weddings, special events, parties and more. With all the options for colors, counts and wire colors you will be able to match all types of color schemes and decorations to perfectly light up the occasion.

Wine bottle lights are an easy and inexpensive to make craft, most the material you will need you might even have around the house. Drill a hole in the back, put your craft lights in the hole, leaving the plug out. Decorate the bottle and that is it. You have a great  little light to put in your favorite room in your home or use them to make centerpieces at a wedding.

Decoarting centerpieces with craft lights is a great way to light up a special occasion or party. If you are having arrangements of fake flowers or small jars for a more rustic event, try adding some LED craft lights. They will look great and blend perfectly to give your table decor a little ambient lighting.

Canvas lights are great for lighting a kid's room or making for weddings. You can make small holes with a screwdriver that will allow you to put small LED craft lights in to make a design. You can also make the holes a little random if you are using it for a kids room or just to have around your home.

Lanterns are something that can be used for rustic weddings or just to light up your front porch. Find old lanterns and wrap up some short craft light sets  and put them inside. After you plug them up they will look great for a soft glowing light.

Tin can  lamps are an easy way to give a holiday, like July 4th a fun and very inexpensive light. You can paint the cans in red white and blue, punch out holes in the shapes of fireworks and stars that will fit the theme and put the small LED light strings inside to light up those late summer nights.

Grapvine ball lights are another great way to light up your backyard. All you have to have is grapevine balls and mini craft lights. Wrap the lights around and inside the grapevine and hang them wherever you would like with twine and burlap. They will give off just the right amount of light and look great for a patio or party light.

All of these uses are a great way to use both incandescent and LED craft lights. They will work perfectly any way you choose to use them. Mix and match the colors to fit exactly your needs. Have fun and be creative.

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Hannah
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Outdoor Light Crafts

Summer time is when the DIY projects start in full swing. We like to give you ideas for accent lighting that will work in or outdoors during the warm summer months. Craft lights are one of the easiest ways to light small crafty projects that will last for season after season.

Lanterns are a perfect summer light, but have you ever thought that it might be fun to use lanterns that won't craft mini lights and lining your porch or walkway. All you will have to do is place the lights inside the to of the lantern and run the cord out to the outlet. These would even work great for lining the aisle at an outdoor summer wedding ceremony.
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Summer wreaths with lights are great for making your front door more bright and inviting. Try using wicker wreaths and battery LED craft lights. This way you can add whatever type of decorations you would like. If there is a patriotic holiday approaching, you could add some burlap and American flags. This will really show your American spirit. If you are live near the beach or just love the beach feel, try using sea shells and ribbons in pale blue. Or if you like to have a wreath all summer with no theme. try out the letter of your last name and ribbon in your favorite colors. Any of these options and plenty of others would be great for adding a little festivity to your front door.

Tine can lights are another way to light up your warm summer nights. All you have to have for this project is tine cans, craft lights and spray paint. You can poke holes in them with a screwdriver to make a pattern or just randomly. Spray paint them to match your outdoor decor or to match the color scheme of a party. Then all that is left, putting in craft lights. The light will glow and give great soft lighting for an evening party or lounging in the backyard.

All of these little light projects will be inexpensive and really easy to make. They will be perfect for summer nights with your family or for a big outdoor party that will last into the night.

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Hannah
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Lighted LED Canvas

Lighting canvases can light up events, your home or even weddings and parties. These really are pretty simple to create with just a few tips. Now, we know that a lot of people have seen this very idea on Pinterest and we just wanted to share our own take on the project.

The first step of many projects is getting all your materials together. For this project you really won't need very many items. You will have to have a canvas, a string of LED lights in the color and count of your choice, a screwdriver or some other instrument to poke holes through the canvas and paint if you want to paint your canvas before you put your lights in.

The next step is making an outline.You can make an outline on a sheet of paper or even directly onto the back of the canvas. This is just to be a guide for when you make holes. You can make them in a design or you can make them random. That part is up to you. Just be sure you know how many lights are on the string and the spacing between bulbs.

Now you can actually start your project. If you want to paint your canvas, then you should begin there. Paint your canvas and be sure to let it dry well. You should probably even let it dry overnight. That way you can be sure it won't be sticky or get smudged in the process of poking the holes.

After you have made an outline, painted and figured out the bulbs spacing as well as count, you can start punching holes in the back of the canvas. Line up your paper outline if you made one or just start punching one hole at a time directly through the canvas. Following right behind with placing a bulb through each hole.

The last step is just plugging up your lights and you are done. You can now just sit back and enjoy.

Try out this project and see what you think. You will also find that we have a wide selection of LED Christmas lights that would work perfectly for this project and so many others.