{"id":61,"date":"2019-10-17T20:03:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T20:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christmas-gift-shopping.org\/?p=61"},"modified":"2019-10-17T20:03:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T20:03:55","slug":"how-to-make-christmas-holiday-diy-light-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christmas-gift-shopping.org\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Christmas Holiday DIY Light Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lighting your home during Christmas is one of the most beautiful effects you include in your home decoration. And the best part is, there are two methods to actually do this. You can either get an already made light balls from the grocery store or you can do them yourself. If you\u2019d rather go with the latter, then this post is for you as I\u2019ll be explaining to you how to make Christmas holiday DIY Christmas balls.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Needed Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First things first, to get your light balls ready, you\u2019ll need some important and not so important tools to get it done. For the important, once you\u2019ll need an outdoor string light that should measure up to 200 lights in every medium-sized ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other than that, you will have to get an inch sized chicken wire(hex mesh) that measures up to two by four sizes in each medium-sized ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, you will need a plier that you\u2019ll use in cutting the wires and a pair of gloves, to protect your hands against getting injured from the sharp loose ends that will pop out from the wire when being cut. For the not so important tool, you can get a ziplock to secure all the endings of the light strands that link to the wire mesh. Still, it\u2019s not that needed anyways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Steps To Make A DIY CHRISTMAS LIGHT BALLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first thing you\u2019ll want to do is to unroll the chicken wire and cut it into a two by four dimension. Once you do this, you will then have an equal-sized ball that measures at up to two-foot diameter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, once you\u2019re done cutting the chicken wire, trying bending it into a cylindrical shape by linking all the loose ends of the chicken wire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that, try to fasten them together as hard as possible, make sure both edges of the chicken wire are equal, and then match up to any two loose ends of the chicken wire.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next thing you would want to do is try and shape them into a spherical ball by twisting the wires across each other. This might not be gotten right at your first try, however, you have to keep trying until you get t right. You can achieve this by picking up about six inches of the chicken wire and try bending it to the topmost area with the help of your hands. Just be careful so you don\u2019t injure yourself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that, pick up the portion of the chicken wire in which you bent earlier, locate any other wire adjacent to it, and form a pleat with them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as you\u2019ve succeeded in bending the open end of the chicken wire, turn your shaped wire, with the back facing upwards. At the point, try matching the bottom surface of the wire with your foot, so it can be flattened. However, make sure the shape doesn\u2019t change while doing this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you\u2019ve done that, wrap your lights all over the chicken wire ball you\u2019ve succeeded in making. You can run the wires anyhow you\u2019d want it to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After making your light balls, you can choose to hang it in your house or on the doorpost, either way, they\u2019ll still look stunning!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow along with our blog <a href=\"https:\/\/christmas-gift-shopping.org\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can shop Christmas lights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingofchristmas.com\/collections\/christmas-lights\">here<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lighting your home during Christmas is one of the most beautiful effects you include in your home decoration. 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