Paper Wall Lamp

Step 5 Finish and hang!

Place the paper boxes over the lights and straighten. Place staples under the paper to secure it to the foam board; angle the stapler under the box. I used double-sided tape before but the paper boxes kept shifting; if you can't staple, try hot glue- nothing smelly.

Find a place for your new light fixture, hang it ( I found that two pushpins were strong enough to hold this up) and plug it in! Enjoy!

This whole project cost me about 11 dollars total. Of course I did get the led lights on sale for $3 each, so it might be a bit more expensive now, 3 for the foam board and 2 for the paper. Not bad huh?

The first two pics are with the flash on.

Thanks for reading my first Instructable! Please tell me what you think.

Comments

[diygirl]

Very cool.

[kknudson93]

Totally atractive. Something I'd show or make my friends ;) Thanks!
 

[meme_mhr]

Love the idea

[hrdhead27]

i love it but i will have to try to make the light boxes a little less complicated. i might also use a single led light, i'm not sure how exactly, instead of all the tubing from the rope lights. i love foam core and this is a brilliant use for it.