Light garland is a traditional New Year's decorationaccessory. However, these multi-colored lights can serve as an interior decoration all year round. You will learn how to use them to create a stylish decor from our article It is the height of summer outside, the New Year holidays are far behind us, which means that holiday decorations, such as glowing garlands, are most likely gathering dust in one of your closets. We suggest getting everyone’s favorite multi-colored lights from the shelf and using them to “light up” the interior. After all, you can always find an alternative use for a garland, turning a traditionally festive attribute into a stylish decor element, for example, into a glowing volumetric inscription. The letters will add individuality and a unique mood to the interior. And whether to attach the inscriptions to the wall or put them on furniture is your choice. You will need:
- Letters from papier-mâché, which can be found in the departments offering goods for decoupage, or ordered on the Internet;
- Garland (you can use any garland with LED lights);
- Carpet knife;
- Spray-paint;
- Fabric roulette;
- Punchbox (I mean not the usual clericalAccessory, and the device used primarily in the garment sector; If you do not have it, do not get upset: you can make the necessary holes with scissors or a knife);
- awl.
Step One Lay the letters on a flat surfacesurface and carefully cut off the top layer with a knife (this process will not require much effort on your part, as papier-mâché is a fairly pliable material). Then set aside the cut pieces and the zigzag filling that you will find inside.
Step Two Now it's time to give it somethe letters the desired color. The spray will allow you to apply paint evenly to the blanks without over-wetting them. It is better to perform this procedure outdoors so as not to harm your own health and not to spoil the atmosphere.
Step Three Now on the back side of eachletters, you need to make markings for the holes into which the bulbs will be threaded. To do this, count the number of bulbs themselves and measure the length of the supposed luminous line. Remember that you also need to take into account the transitions between the letters. If the selected composition does not allow you to build a continuous line, repeated turns can be easily hidden inside the volumetric body of your letters. Having calculated the distance between the lights, put marks in the appropriate places, indicating them, say, with a cross.
Step Four Using an awl, makethrough holes in the places marked with a cross. Then turn the letter over and punch holes with a hole punch, into which you will insert the bulbs a little later. In our case, the lampshades on the bulbs are removable, so the diameter of the holes corresponds to the diameter of the sockets.
Step Five Insert the bulbs into the holes. Remember that the garland should not be connected to the mains during this process!
Now all that's left to do is turn on the garlandsocket – and the glowing inscription is ready! To secure the structure, you can glue a plywood strip to the base of the letters. Now the festive mood will not leave you throughout the year!
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