How To: Make a Glittering Lightscape

Glow and Behold. We first saw this sparkling lightscape last year in the now-defunct Blueprint. It's a lovely neutral and crystalline color palette. Click below for details on how to do this project using Christmas lights and canvas...

• Paint a stretched canvas from an art-supply store in your desired color.
• Plot out your design in pencil on the back, keeping dots a half-inch apart.
• Gently press an awl through each dot in your design to make a hole slightly smaller than the diameter of the bulb.
• Press a bulb into each hole; secure each with craft clue.

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(Edited from a post originally published 11.21.07)

Comments (24)

just an FYI link to blueprint doesn't work

The hardware on that credenza is gorgeous.

So nice.

I dont totally understand. Where does the light actually come from? And are the "bulbs" attached to anything-- or are they just the glass bit? Are these christmas light bulbs?

oh -- i see. Christmas lights. Derp.

I saw a project like this a few years ago, though I can't remember where -- it would make a great headboard with built-in reading lights.

i miss Blueprint.

Brilliant!

Love it!

Aren't these links supposed to lead somewhere?

I miss Blueprint, but I don't miss anything that involves Christmas lights.

What's a "crystalline color palette" ?

Did you all already post about this with instructions on how to "make your own?"

I found it...similiar..but not the same
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/at-europe/at-europe-paris-valerie-boy-at-salon-maison-et-objet-032062

This was posted over a year ago, at least. I saved the photo in my inspiration folders. I never made one, though.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b284/thelionsof/room011.jpg

Actually, AT, I apologize...that was from the ourbedrooms community over in livejournal land. It was over a year ago, though.

ooh Lite Brite-ish. haha.

I've done the same with wood

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliviatokyo/2760898402/

Had to take it down because it wouldn't stay up!

This would be cute in a nursery - you could paint the canvas midnight blue (or something) and then use different sized and colored lights to create a mini-cosmos.

My husband is a huge space/science buff and I'm a big literature buff and if we have a son I can see this being a great way to merge Le Petit Prince and NASA :-)

Fabulous! Can we get a zoomed-in picture to see more construction detail?

Love the effect, very impressive with matching background design too.
frosted window film

I'm with you, bepsf!

Anyone know where we can get the hardware on the credenza???!

Looks so pretty!!

http://www.prevailingetquette.com/

it's like a grown-up lite brite. love it!

I figured this out and made lots of them take a reg canvas paint it any color you want it use a nife and cut slits were you want the lights and hot glue in chirstmas lights everyone thats seen them love them