We are creating a 2 christmas light ball so our chicken wire was 2 x 4.
Chicken wire ball lights.
Strands of lights for each ball we like to use led work gloves.
It s a fun start to the beginning of the holiday season.
L ighted christmas balls made with chicken wire are a unique and festive decoration in any yard or chicken run.
Unfold and secure the wire balls in place.
Measure your chicken wire.
Our neighborhood has a workshop covered dish every year right around thanksgiving where we get together and make balls.
In order to shape the chicken wire into spheres the wire has to be folded into a cylinder to create roundness.
You just need led mini lights chicken wire small wire cutters measuring tape and gloves to pull off this project.
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Chicken wire small wire cutters measuring tape gloves mini lights.
Balls made of chicken wire add many decorating possibilities to your home and garden.
What s not to like about that.
And what took about 45 minutes to make with chicken wire now only takes about 10.
You can add moss to create a garden topiary silk flowers for a kissing ball or even twinkle lights for an outdoor party decoration.
Unlike the many steps required to make lighted christmas balls out of chicken wire there are only 2 steps using the folded wire balls.
To create a spherical shape the chicken wire must be twice as long as it is wide.
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Christmas light ball supplies.
First cut the chicken wire and then use it to form a ball shape.
We are creating a 2 christmas light ball so our chicken wire was 2 x 4.
Getting the finicky chicken wire into a spherical shape as opposed to a square can be a challenge.
Roll out the chicken wire and measure out the dimensions.
Steps to make big christmas light balls.
Wrap them with lights.
Then trim away the excess using wire snips.
You ve seen holiday light balls in botanical gardens and other seasonal displays but they re actually simple to make with just a few supplies.
2 x4 piece of chicken wire for each ball.
Supplies to make lighted christmas balls.
Many of their streets are lined with house after house of these outdoor lighted globes dancing from trees.