MAKING LIGHTS FROM TISSUE PAPER

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Making Lights from Tissue Paper

Packing away Christmas lights is always a chore, so why not just put them in the trash? Only instead of sending them to a landfill, you’ll make this cool wastepaper basket light! It’s a piece of cake to make, and when Christmastime comes again, you won’t have to rummage in the attic for the lights, you can just rummage through the trash.

Materials:

  • Scissors
  • A string of white LED lights (24 lights or more)
  • Colored tissue paper
  • Ruler
  • Clear tape
  • Wire wastepaper basket
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Also see:
Tin Can Tiki Lamps
Paper Lantern String Lights
DIY Recycled Tin Can Flower Pots

Making Lights out of things you'd never expect!

Source ,Made by Dad: 67 Blueprints for Making Cool Stuff: Scott Be...

Step 1

Cut or tear the tissue paper into approximately 9x 11 (230 mm x 280 mm) pieces.

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Step 2

Loosely crumple each rectangle around an LED light.

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Step 3

Embed small loops of tape in the crumpled balls to prevent them from springing open.

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Step 4

Lower the LED string into the wire basket, zigzagging the wire. (Note: For shorter strings, pile them only on one side of the basket. Fill the space behind the crumpled tissue paper.)

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Step 5

Secure the wire to the edge of the basket with hot glue. Switch the lights on and marvel at your trashy lights! (Note: Always switch off all lights when you leave a room.)

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Step 6

This project is excerpted with permission from Made by Dad: 67 Blueprints for Making Cool Stuff by Scott Bedford and published by Workman.

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