How to Make Egg Carton Lights
Turn your home or patio into an incandescent flower garden with plain holiday lights and egg cartons.
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You Will Need
- Scissors
- Three to four cardboard egg cartons
- A string of holiday lights
- Watercolor paint (optional)
- A pin (optional)
- Milk
Steps
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Step 1
Cut out the cups
Cut out and discard the row of cups that hold the eggs and save the middle strip of cones that separate the rows of eggs.
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Step 2
Separate into individuals
Cut the strip into individual cones. There will be five cones per carton of a dozen eggs.
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Use watercolors to paint the cardboard cones different colors and let dry.
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Step 3
Make slits
Make four equally spaced, inch-long slits at the wide end of each cone to form petals.
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Use a pin to poke holes into the petals in decorative patterns to allow the light to shine through.
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Step 4
Make a hole
Make a small hole with the scissors into the narrow end of the cup to make a space to thread the light through.
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Step 5
Place on lights
Place one light bulb into each cup – LED bulbs are best – and repeat for a glowing floral, fairy garden.
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The American Eveready Company produced the first set of Christmas lights in 1903.
