DIY Rustic Ball Lights

Ball lights made from unbleached cotton yarn will add a fishing touch to a rustic decor style. These lights can be made in any size. For instance, a large ball light can be used as a ceiling pendant. Whereas a set of rustic ball light pendants will complement a farmhouse table in the kitchen or add a hint of whimsy in a bedroom. A string of small lights can be used on a patio or porch -- or in a barn for a rustic-themed wedding.

Plastic gloves
Large plastic balls
Petroleum jelly
1 ball unbleached cotton yarn, worsted weight
Wallpaper paste
Sharp knife
Socket kit
18-gauge wire
Wire snips
Extension cord
U hook
20-pound anchor screw
Screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Draw a 4-inch diameter circle with a marker on the top of a plastic ball. Put on plastic gloves. Using your hands, cover the plastic ball with petroleum jelly. Pour 1 cup of wallpaper paste into a large bowl. Next, unravel approximately 6 feet of unbleached cotton worsted weight yarn and place it in the bowl. Let the wallpaper paste thoroughly saturate the yarn.
- 2
  Wrap the yarn around the plastic ball in a random fashion, covering the majority of the ball but leaving some small areas and the area inside the marked plastic circle uncovered. Let the yarn dry for 24 hours.
- 3
  Poke the plastic ball with a sharp knife to deflate it, and then pull the plastic from the hardened yarn and through the 4-inch hole.
- 4
  Cut two 6-inch long pieces of 18-gauge wire with wire snips. Insert a socket kit and light bulb through the 4-inch hole and attach the socket kit cord to the ball with the wire. Cut the excess wire with wire snips and attach the socket kit to an extension cord.
- 5
  Attach a U hook to the ceiling, using a 20-pound anchor screw and a screwdriver. Hook the extension cord over the U hook.

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