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Christmas Disco Ball

Christmas Disco Ball
This is a quick project that really looks cool. This is a lighted ball that uses miniature christmas lights with multi function controller.
 
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Step 1You need the following items.

You need the following items.
You need the following items:
1 - Coat Hanger
50 - SOLO 9 oz. clear plastic cups
1 - 150 multi-color miniature christmas light set with multi-function controller.
1 - Soldering Iron.
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Nov 11, 2008. 8:43 AMsparkleball_lady says:
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Love your instructions! If you'll email me a photo I'll link to your site from www.sparkleball.com, a free website devoted to "disco balls" and "sparkleballs."

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Nov 21, 2007. 9:24 PMthatkidej says:
My grandma has one of these, they're pretty awesome. Thanks for the guide :D
Nov 21, 2007. 12:46 PMGorillazMiko says:
this is awesome!
Nov 21, 2007. 12:08 PMPatrik says:
Very nice - and looks even better from a distance.

You could also try this with those disposable plastic wine glasses - the kind with a removable base. Some of those even have faceted sides, which would tend to lend more sparkle to your ball.

Here's some more inspiration for other spherical designs with dixie cups:

Dixie Cup Spherical Dodecahedron

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