Light Up Your Friends Name- for Christmas, Valentines or Any Occasion! Edge Lit Freestanding Card

Step 5 Hands On Step 3- LED and Electrical tape

Optional: prepare the LED by wrapping a piece of electric tape on the "bottom" so that light doesn't leak out.

Place a piece of electrical tape in a straight line along the diagonal edge. Place the LED light just up from the edge of the glass. If you put the LED right on the edge of the glass initially, the light will not be as bright as you are hoping for because the middle of the LED won't be the part touching the glass. Try to keep the battery wires oriented so the battery can slide in on the same plane as the piece. Then place another piece of electrical tape on the other side, taking care to secure it to the glass first, then the LED, then push the tacky tape sides together.

Continue wrapping the edges in electrical tape. Tip: Make sure the "front" side electrical tape is applied in a straight line first. The front should also have a little extra width so that there is no tape showing from the back.

Optional: If you drilled a hole near the top in the garage step, be sure to make it accessible. Use a paper clip to poke a hole through so you remember where it is.