Christmas Nights, Christmas Lights

So we have these beautiful lights that we picked up last holiday season to hang on our front door.

They're gorgeous, but incredibly delicate. I pulled them out of a box, smushed under a hundred and one others, in the back of our storage closet. To my dismay, 3 of the glass globes had broken. I was so upset! The package came with extra replacement globes, but we had already used them -- hanging on our front door was traumatic to the lights, every time someone slammed the door too hard the globes banged against the wood and I grimaced.

Then suddenly, a light bulb went on in my head! (Pun intended)
I decided to make my own globes from more durable plastic.

This is a super simple idea that anyone can do!

You only need:

1. A string of lights
2. Ping pong balls

I picked up 30 ping pong balls at target for my string of lights. Expect to pay about 2 bucks per pack of 6. The next step is to use a drill or nail to poke a small hole in each ping pong ball. Wriggle the light light into the hole, and voila! A glowing sphere of light.

The best thing about this project is the versatility. The possibilities are endless! You can use a ping pong ball per light, but spacing them out also looks quite nice. Get festive with colored lights.

My personal favorite is blue light. I took a strand, popped some ping pong balls on them, and strung them around my room, which now looks like a gorgeous starry night.