EZ-EL Wire Green Children's Light Up Green Umbrella Step-By-Step Tutorial by ezelwire
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Here's a children's umbrella lined with neon green EL wire.  It's definitely an easy and fun project for kids to do with their parents, and more importantly, it keeps the little mischiefs safer if they're out and about on rainy days.

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Materials:

1. Clear Umbrella
2. 30' of EZ-El Wire
3. Opaque Zipties
4. Clear Packaging Tape
5. Green and Brown Felt
6. Needle and Thread
7. Quilt Stuffing
8. Scissors
9. X-Acto Knife


 
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Step 1: Start at the Handle

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Start the wire near the handle of the umbrella, where the inverter will go, and move up the shaft to the neck. At the neck, tape the EL wire to it by wrapping tape around the shaft and wire. 
ezelwire (author) says: Jun 26, 2012. 5:28 PM
Thanks for the positive feedback everyone!
beenu says: Jun 26, 2012. 12:01 AM
its so cool
very well
(^__^) says: Jun 25, 2012. 3:06 AM
very creative, and yet so simple, way to go!
themoose64 says: Jun 23, 2012. 7:13 AM
very cool looking!
JoshuaZimmerman says: Jun 23, 2012. 1:16 AM
Well, isn't that the most simple and impressive looking way of doing things. Nice!
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