Spotted at a campsite in west Texas: these DIY plastic cup hanging lamps with (Christmas) lights woven in and around. This would be a fun project and addition to any outdoor space -- yards, decks, patios, communal gardens, etc. Full shot of this outdoor space below:
Here's a similar idea and step-by-step how-to: Dixie Cup Spherical Dodecahedron via Instructables
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Comments (6)
These are called sparkleballs... weve always used them as Christmas decorations... here are the instructions...
http://www.sparkleball.com/howto.htm
my grandpa's been making these for at least fifteen years-- really stunning when you but twenty of 'em in a tree at Christmas. really fun.
Are you going to start that project before or after you finish crocheting the beer can hats?
Come on, where's your sense of childlike wonder at the beauty of simple things??? I think this is great.
would love to see it all lit up! They look so whimsical!
I think this was also in an early issue of Readymade, that had a whole article on making different lamps. I never made the logical left turn that these would work so well OUTSIDE. Awesome. (Holding this idea for when I have a yard someday!)