DIY Tulle and Light Wreath

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So many people out there these days want to decorate for holidays and weddings with DIY projects instead of spending huge amounts of money on decorations. There are so many tutorials out there now that will help you decorate for almost any occasion. We thought we might share one of our favorites with you, a light and tulle wreath. It is so simple and fun to make. Plus, anyone that has ever done a craft probably has most of the supplies just laying around the house.

Materials:

1 X 12" Foam Wreath

Tulle (color of your choice)

Matching Ribbon

Battery Operated LED Lights

Start out with wrapping the entire wreath with ribbon. Be sure to secure both ends with ever a straight pin or glue. The ribbon should match your tulle. But if you wanted to do a Christmas one, red and green ribbon would work great. The same goes for any holiday color scheme or wedding decor. Just keep it fun and festive, for whatever the occasion. 

Next, wrap your fairy lights around the wreath. Try to be sure that your LED bulbs are evenly spaced, you don't want to have them all bunched in one place or another. Also be sure to keep the battery pack in the back of the wreath. That way when you display it, it won't be seen. 

Now it is time to get out your tulle. You will want it in strips about 18" X 4". After you have cut plenty of strips that you believe will cover the whole wreath, you can start tying it on. All you have to do is tie it on making a double knot in the front. Remember the more strips you use, the fluffier your wreath is going to be. While tying on the strips of tulle, cut a couple of strips that are a bit longer so that you can tie them around the battery pack on the back of the wreath to secure it. 

It's time to display your creation. Cut a piece of coordinating ribbon (long enough to hang the wreath) and tie it around your wreath, making a bow so that you can hang it. Then all that is left is to turn on the battery pack. Sit back back and admire your project.

There you have it, a fun, festive and inexpensive DIY project that will work for all occasions. Get out your crafting supplies and try it out! Have fun and enjoy!

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Hannah

Christmas Lights Shop

Different White LED Lights

Choosing to switch to LED Christmas lights is the first big step. Now, how to choose the right shade of white for your project. With all different shades of white in the LED market it can be confusing and a bit overwhelming. There are two main shades of white LED lights.

LED Christmas lights, hype or the real deal?

We have a wide (and growing) selection of LED Christmas lights at Christmas Lights Shop.com and you may think, what's the big deal with Christmas LED lights? Are they worth it? Is the energy savings really that significant? Is that the ONLY advantage? And you'd be right in wondering what the big deal is.

LED's are a small diode that emit light, they emit rich vibrant colors and unlike a traditional colored bulb the color isn't dependent on the dye on the outside of the bulb itself. They are highly efficient and and use very little power. A small mini light bulb on a light string pulls .41 watts per bulb, whereas an LED equivalent is .069 watts! A incandescent mini light bulb uses 6 times the power per bulb that an LED bulb uses. The larger screw in type bulbs the difference is really helpful for larger decorating jobs, an incandescent C7 bulb uses approx 5 watts per bulb, and an screw in LED C7 bulb uses .96 watts, that's a difference of 6 time as well.

Lighting your home with LED Christmas lights allow you string many more lights end to end. Most incandescent mini lights allow you to string 3-5 sets end to end normally, with an LED M5 or Wide Angle strings you can plug up to 30 sets end to end! With C7 bulbs you can run 150 bulbs continuously normally, if you switch to LED C7 bulbs you can run 770 bulbs continuously.  So as you can see it's a big difference running LED Christmas light strings versus Incandescent Christmas light strings, not only from a power savings standpoint but from the ability to really extend the amount of lights you can run continuous.

Visit ChristmasLightsShop's LED Christmas Light page to check out all the great sets we offer.