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.

Step 1: 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.

Comments

[sparkleball_lady]

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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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[thatkidej]

My grandma has one of these, they're pretty awesome. Thanks for the guide :D

[GorillazMiko]

this is awesome!

[stomper51]

Oh Great....now you got me thinking about a new design. I'll send my wife to you when she dosen't see me for a few days. Thanks for the link.

[Patrik]

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