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How To: Make a Glittering Lightscape

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Glow and Behold. We first saw this sparkling lightscape last year in the now-defunct Blueprint. It's a lovely neutral and crystalline color palette. Click below for details on how to do this project using Christmas lights and canvas...

 
 

• Paint a stretched canvas from an art-supply store in your desired color.
• Plot out your design in pencil on the back, keeping dots a half-inch apart.
• Gently press an awl through each dot in your design to make a hole slightly smaller than the diameter of the bulb.
• Press a bulb into each hole; secure each with craft clue.

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(Edited from a post originally published 11.21.07)

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just an FYI link to blueprint doesn't work

posted by sanna on November 22nd 2007 at 7:08am
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The hardware on that credenza is gorgeous.

posted by bepsf on October 2nd 2008 at 12:16pm
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So nice.

posted by OliviaV on October 2nd 2008 at 12:17pm
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I dont totally understand. Where does the light actually come from? And are the "bulbs" attached to anything-- or are they just the glass bit? Are these christmas light bulbs?

posted by spiralcma on October 2nd 2008 at 12:27pm
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oh -- i see. Christmas lights. Derp.

posted by spiralcma on October 2nd 2008 at 12:28pm
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I saw a project like this a few years ago, though I can't remember where -- it would make a great headboard with built-in reading lights.

posted by palindrome on October 2nd 2008 at 12:36pm
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i miss Blueprint.

posted by jenny! on October 2nd 2008 at 12:40pm
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Brilliant!

posted by modernguy on October 2nd 2008 at 12:43pm
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Love it!

posted by KetchupFiend on October 2nd 2008 at 1:05pm
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Aren't these links supposed to lead somewhere?

posted by southwick on October 2nd 2008 at 1:09pm
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I miss Blueprint, but I don't miss anything that involves Christmas lights.

What's a "crystalline color palette" ?

posted by Palmetto on October 2nd 2008 at 1:11pm
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Did you all already post about this with instructions on how to "make your own?"

posted by cricketchirp on October 2nd 2008 at 1:43pm
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I found it...similiar..but not the same
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/at-europe/at-europe-paris-valerie-boy-at-salon-maison-et-objet-032062

posted by cricketchirp on October 2nd 2008 at 1:47pm
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This was posted over a year ago, at least. I saved the photo in my inspiration folders. I never made one, though.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b284/thelionsof/room011.jpg

posted by Kimber on October 2nd 2008 at 2:54pm
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Actually, AT, I apologize...that was from the ourbedrooms community over in livejournal land. It was over a year ago, though.

posted by Kimber on October 2nd 2008 at 3:36pm
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ooh Lite Brite-ish. haha.

posted by hessilou on October 2nd 2008 at 3:49pm
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I've done the same with wood

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliviatokyo/2760898402/

Had to take it down because it wouldn't stay up!

posted by OliviaTokyo on October 2nd 2008 at 8:30pm
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This would be cute in a nursery - you could paint the canvas midnight blue (or something) and then use different sized and colored lights to create a mini-cosmos.

My husband is a huge space/science buff and I'm a big literature buff and if we have a son I can see this being a great way to merge Le Petit Prince and NASA :-)

posted by EmmieB on October 5th 2008 at 8:42am
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Fabulous! Can we get a zoomed-in picture to see more construction detail?

posted by sarracenia on December 14th 2008 at 2:16am
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Love the effect, very impressive with matching background design too.
frosted window film

posted by frosty2 on June 27th 2009 at 12:09pm
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