How to Make a Homemade Lightning Sphere

An uncomplicated lightning sphere can add sparkle and glamor to a party. The sphere can be hung from a pergola for a summer garden party, or attached to a tree limb for a holiday light display. The lightning sphere can also be used indoors -- for instance, hung from the ceiling over a buffet table or dance floor. When the party is over, the sphere can be taken apart for storage until the next special occasion.

Heavy-duty round balloon
Roll of chicken wire
Wire nippers
Three strands of holiday mini-lights
Extension cord
Cup hook
Straight pin

Instructions

- 1
  Blow up the balloon and tie it tightly.
- 2
  Cut the chicken wire with the wire nippers to a size that will fit around the entire balloon.
- 3
  Wrap the wire around the balloon gently, pushing the wire into the sphere shape and hooking the wire ends to the wire to secure the shape.
- 4
  Wrap the mini-lights around the chicken wire, covering the sphere evenly.
- 5
  Plug the extension cord into the mini-lights. Attach the cup hook to the ceiling. Hook the extension cord over the cup hook. Deflate the balloon by poking it with the straight pin.

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