attosa
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My friends went away on holiday and came back to find hundreds of Solo cups, and the remnants of what looked like a huge party, scattered about their house. There was no permission given for this blowout, of course. I thought I could help lighten things up (in two ways) by making them this decorative light with some of the cups. It was a very welcome gift, and a good laugh. Try this out if you've got some extra cups!
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 1 big light
Supplies:
- 30+ Solo cups
- drill with 11/32" drill bit
- strung Christmas lights
- stapler
Steps:
- Drill a hole in the center of the bottom of a cup.
- Poke a Christmas light through just to make sure it's a good fit. You want it to just poke through without it being too loose, as not to let them slip off. Continue drilling holes in the rest of the cups.
- Staple 2 cups side by side, making sure one of the cup's lip is just over the other cup's.
- Now staple another one next to the other, staggering the cup lips again. They should eventually stagger over, under, over, under, etc.
- You can make this as big as you like, but my lower level was just a crescent made of 8 cups. Start stapling on another level on top of, remembering to stagger the lips.
- Go all the way across, stapling the cups to the ones below and the ones to their sides.
- Keep going up and across until it starts turning into a ball. You'll start using less cups the higher you get.
- When you're happy with the shape (I stopped when it was a hemisphere), turn it over and begin poking the Christmas light bulbs through the holes.
- It will look better if you don't put the same colour bulbs in side-by-side. Plug in the lights and enjoy the glow.
- It's much more dramatic in the dark!
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November 29, 20180 found this helpful
Gorgeous! Aren't you a genius!!! These'd look nice with white lights, too, for a wedding or the like! I LOVE it!
attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts November 29, 20180 found this helpful
What a super sweet comment! Thank you so much :)
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