GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS - TUTORIAL
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- Let’s make GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!
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School glue tinted with food dye. Roll it around the inside of the bottle. Turn bottle upside down so it drains. Takes a while to dry but after..looks like stained glass.
Unfortunately, I tried both Elmers glue and food dye as well as mod podge and food dye and tried it on several bottles, and it was very disappointing with how it came out.
You are totally getting me in the Christmas spirit with these first 2 tutorials! 🤩 What a unique project for the beginning of the “the hap-happiest season of all”! These giant Christmas lights are so festive and fun! 🎄
Isaac, I love the energy and enthusiasm you bring to each of your tutorials. You are obviously having fun, and the feeling is contagious. Thanks for sharing! ❤️ 💚
Thank you so much for this awesome comment!! I’m so ready for Christmas ! 🎅🏼
Awesome ! .. i believe the insulation is essentially like pool noodles, in which case, if you blow a heat gun on the ends for just a second or 2, you can join the ends together without glue
Changed mine some I used pool noodles for the foam covering and solor lights so I didn’t have to plug it in and the paint for sun catchers from Walmart/dollar tree craft section so it’s light enough for color but let’s the sun in to charge the lights so excited how it looks in the yard getting ready for all the decorations and craft ideas
Coloring the bottles use a liquid floor wax (future floor wax) with drops of food coloring. Then they will look like Glass. Great video thank you !
You could try liquid food colouring and mod podge like with the faux coloured glass. Just water it down enough to be able to swirl around the entire inside, let the excess drip out, let dry, and do another coat until you reach the desired opacity.
That's exactly what I was thinking! Might look better too.
I am going to have to quit watching youtube. You are so addictive with your AMAZING creations! Thank you for being such a great inspiration.
Haha nooooo watch more of my vids !
Im LOVING these giant lights!!! I can’t believe you made them!!! They look sooo Amazing!!! 😍💙
Thank you!! 😊
The trick to painting on plastic is to mix 1:4 ratio of Elmer's Glue (1 part glue / 4 parts paint) in the acrylic paint before you apply it. This makes the paint stick better and last longer. It may tint the color slightly but not enough to diminish the effect.
Use a dremel instead of heat!! Much easier and safer.
Isaac ! Good grief, you did it again !!!! I love these lights and they look so adorable ! I am a 75 + year grandma and I am always looking for new things that I can do for the grandkids to enjoy. I am going to make a couple of these sets this week and put them by the pool area for Christmas. Our pool room is enclosed so weather will not affect them. You make so many cute things and up until now, I have only enjoyed watching the videos but this one has "lit me up" ! If I have the energy I might even try to make those Christmas ball decorations, too. I'll let you know how they turned out. I don't know if I can send photos but if I can, I will. You are so talented and thank you for sharing your crafting ! Grandma from Texas
Thank you so much, appreciate you supporting me and watching my channel! You’re the best grandma from Texas I’ve ever met. These light strings are definitely a labor of love, so it’s definitely not easy, but I think you can do it! I’ll be here if you need any help. If you have a Facebook, you can send me pictures on there, just search “Isaac Alexander DIY“ on Facebook.
You could use foam board for the plug end and prongs as well instead of wood.
The Dollar tree has foam coolers that includes top and bottom!!
I love giant decorations. Thank you for sharing.
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the process. Imagine how my husband will feel when I ask him to make these beautiful lights!😮
SUPERB tutorial! Easy to follow and you make me feel confident that I could do it myself. I also love that you cover the fire hazard because I love this project, but my anxiety was thinking about the fire aspect. Can't wait to see what you do next!
I cut my bottles with hacksaw and hole saw. Put neck of bottle in vise or some holding device and use hack saw. The hole saw can be sized for the size of bulb or socket used. No smell or fumes and done indoors.
Maybe, ¿Mod Podge with a bit of ink or acrylic mixed in? (When it dries it could be semi clear looking)
Reusing an old green water hose might work for the ‘cord’ as well
Thank you so much for this tip! 🎄
Wow! This is the first of your videos that I've ever seen and you teach so well! Thank you for showing us! Such a fun idea!
Thank you so much! Check out my other Halloween and Christmas props that I make and hit that subscribe button ☺️ glad to have you here Kate
the cutest craft I have ever seen! Bravo!
What a wonderful teacher you are! Thank you so much for sharing this great idea with us! And thank you for crediting the person you saw do it before you. It’s unfortunate that that person didn’t properly credit the person that initially posted the idea. Nevertheless, you did a WONDERFUL job, and it is clear to this viewer that you have holiday spirit and children in your heart! God bless you!
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Keep up the great work, excited to see what DIY Daddy has in store for us next year 🙇🏽♂️
Haha thanks for this awesome checklist of compliments !
Great job and awesome creativity doesn't matter who got the idea first you did a super fun creation and I love it ❤
Alcohol inks, they are readily available at craft stores and Amazon. They adhere to plastic well and dry really quickly
Thanks 😊
You can seal the pipe insulation pieces together with a heat gun or hot enough hair dryer
You could tint acrylic paint with mod podge or school glue. Or you could use epoxy tinted with pigments. And im not sure that i wouldn't put my paint in the bottle and rotate the bottle until covered before cutting. You wouldn't have anything to clean except a funnel
Oh my! This may become a family project 😊 thanks for sharing!
For the bottles you can use stained glass spray paint, it’s vibrant colors but sheer
Thank you so much for this tip! 🎄
I used liquid sandpaper, poured it inside rolled it around and let it sit 5 mins or so and let it dry. I bought fabric paint from Walmart. Poured it in, diluted with a bit of water and swirled it. I let the excess drip out.
Add glitter to it
I feel like a hole saw and a miter saw might have been an easier way to cut the bottles. You could use a vice on the nozzle while cutting the bottom so it doesn't move, and then cut the nozzle off very slowly on the miter saw. This would keep from creating so many fumes as well.
I agree wholeheartedly! Much easier. Very cool decorations! Best of the plug doesnt even get plugged in & you have electricity!😎👍
Can’t be good for the environment either.
Or box cutter. Lol
Love your crazy imagination guy! Thanks for sharing!
'a regular $10-15 hot knife is just not going to cut it' 😁 loving the unintentional pun!
Just think of the possibilities of this! 🥰🥰
These are really cool! Kudos on the time and work you put into making these lights! 👍
7-up bottles are green so you could have use those and I think sunkiss is orange. Save time on painting and money!
Sunkist, the bottle is clear, and the soda is orange.
I love your creativity. Thank you. Please don’t stop making videos! I look forward to them all the time!
Thank you! Will do!
Awesome content. Currently doing this build with govee lights 50ft srand 25 bulbs. Cant wait for the finished project.
Use a hole saw on your cordless drill. They come in all sizes. Same with the plastic cups but use a wooden backer board to stabilize the soft plastic cup. AND do the waste basket/plug the same way. No smoke/fumes. Fast! Before cutting off the neck, mount the bottle on the drill (use a dowel and some tape. It's just temporary) and rotate the bottle at any speed while spraying the paint. You have some great family projects here. Thanks!
Use a step bit for the hole on the bottom and a utility knife on the top. No fumes. For the color on the plastic you can buy clear coat and mix in a bit of green for green, red for red. Pretty straightforward. ❤
Appreciate your can/plug design with the inset wood. Exactly what I was gonna do.
JUST ANOTHER FABULOUS JOB!!!! Love watching your videos, you are so creative and innovative!! Thank you Isaac!! 🙏🥰👏😉
Thanks so much! 😊
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You’re very welcome. 🥰🙏😉
Es magnífico las voy hacer gracias ❤❤❤
Absolutely magical!!!!
Thank you so much !
Having these would make you feel like a toy in Toy Story for sure
❤🧡💛💚💙💜Isaac, you are the best DIYer. Thank you for taking so much time to figure out the best ways to execute these fabulous decorations. They may be a little more expensive, but you show how to make very unique items for a personal display. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Thank you so much for this great comment! I’m glad you like it and glad that I can inspire
Amazing!!! On my to do list for next year!!!
"Aint no body got time for that!" But it is cute.
Dude you are off the hook. I thought you outdid yourself with the candy canes. You cease to amaze!!
Absolutely beautiful!!! The creation, the colors, the explanation, everything is on point! They’re just like the classic Christmas lights, I love it!
Your tutorials have become a very important part of Christmas Joy! Thank you!
Thank you so much! ☺️
AWESOME......Great explanation
Krylon sea glass paint sticks to plastic!
A $1 store paper towel rack can hold the bottle and then you don’t have to hold it…. Sincerely, the woman who’s arm gets more paint than the item being created.. 😂😂😂
This is an amazing hack! Thank you so much
You dont know how happy i am you posted this!! I saw carolina’s video a week ago and i bought all of the supplies to make this except for the paint because i was worried about it not adhering. You definitely saved my wallet lol.
Bro, you do not know the trouble I went through with the paint. Literally, that was the hardest part of this entire project. I tried so many times to figure out what she used and dozens and dozens of people kept asking for the name of the paint, but we weren’t getting any direct answers. The paint I used is not the paint she used so it’s going to look differently. I so wish I could have figured out what she used but I think it may not be available in the United States.
@@IsaacAlexanderDIYI think iDye Poly ink dye would stain the plastic. Just heat mix it with water, heat it up on the stove and submerge the bottles. I plan on making this and that’s how I’ll be staining the plastic bottles. Great DIY thank you!
@@sierranovember2479 please tell me if this works for you! Sounds easier
So sick!!! I think im gonna make this except im going to use RGB LED bulbs so i can change each light to the color it's supposed to be, as well as have effects.
But seriously, BRAVO! That plug is so cute
You need to use alcohol ink. It’s very concentrated, so you water it down some. It stains ANYTHING, including kitchen linoleum. (Ask me how I know.) You’ll find it in craft stores.
Thank you so much !
If I can only make one thing this year for Christmas decor I will definitely be this. That turned out AMAZING!!! That plug just blows me away!!!!!
You can do it!
You are so talented …that your creativity is endless! It is BEAUTIFUL!! How cool! Love it!!! I can’t wait when you display everything!! It’s going to be awesome! Love to see the things you come up with! 🎄☃️🎅👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️
Thank you so much!☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️🥹
Those are very cool. Thank you
LOVE that you credited the OG creator. Nice tutorial Isaac!
I realized too late that it was actually Ken Wingard who did it first 6 years ago. You can use google to see Ken Wingard’s DIY Giant Holiday Bells - Hallmark Channel.
@@IsaacAlexanderDIY Thank you, I will do that!!
This looks like such a fun project! Your results always astound me.
Thanks you for the meticulous safety details. Some of us absolutely need that spelled out (like me). I’d just get excited about the project and not realize I was breathing poison until I became sick or something.
I hope your channel grows HUGE! Love the little Olive book, too.
I feel like Isaac house smells like fall and Christmas all year round and I’m jealous
use spray on adhesive and light gel acetate, its what lighting designers use on lights to get colors for stages, apply to the outside of the bottles.
Thank you so much for this tip! 🎄
Ooh love them🎉
Nice idea, id just use a hole saw on a cordless drill though to do the holes in the bottles.
And the holes in the plug prongs
Great build. Might give it a go
All of your videos are so impressive!
Awesome idea
Super idea 💡 😊
This is the coolest Christmas idea ever! Bravo 👏👏
Thank you! 😊
Looks fantastic! I will put this on summer to do list when I can do the plastic and spray painting outdoors.
Sounds great!
Excellent
I love Love LOVE projects like this!
Thank you so much ! ☺️🎄
Alcohol ink will stain non porous surfaces. Tim Holtz Carrie’s a great line of colors.
For color - use stage gels. They're just flexible plastic sheets that generally come in perfect squares and they can withstand fairly high temperatures (commonly used before theaters switched to LED lights)
and use a heat gun to get them to stick
Spectacular idea - well done!
Thank you! Cheers!
That looks great!
Oh my goodness! Im gonna have to theme a Christmas around giant decore. So much fun!
You should!
Wows!!! Supurb job!! Happy Holidays Isaac!☃️🎄🎁🫶🏾
Same to you!
I absolutely love this idea! 😃 I've already asked my husband to make one for us. Thank you so much for this video. 😊
You are so welcome!
This is awesome
And now i have a new person to follow, love your personality! 😂 And wow, what a haul!
Well done, that Christmas 🎅 decoration is amazing 🤩
Thank you 🤗
You look like a little kid! Awesome
Pretty fricking cool.
Brilliant!!!!
Thank you so much !
This is so cute and would be perfect for a "Candy Land Christmas"!! Thank you so much for the inspiration
You’re very welcome
very unique!
That is fantastic ❤
Super cool thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
So super cute, love it
Thank you! 🤗
So cool! Thank you!
You are so talented and inspiring!
Thank you so much!
Those are the coolest Christmas decorations I have ever seen!!!
I think so too! ☺️
Carolina is not the original maker of this project. The real creator should be given credit. She posted it 6 years ago. And her name is Paige hemmis and she was on the home show when she showed it
Omg no way! I thought this was her original creation
that's okay I just thought it would be good to know I love watching your videos more than anything. You are so informative and show all the steps and you are so creative. 😊 also in the original video Paige said she used the stained glass spray paint to paint the bottles I'm glad that you mentioned that that didn't work for you. It's good to know because the stained glass paint is apparently pretty expensive. Thank you for your content Isaac! We all appreciate you sharing it with us
@@IsaacAlexanderDIYguess u have to make a whole new video and credit the proper person and use alcohol inks and real coke bottles this time.... they have a pointy shape. Thank you for working out a tutorial! Pole noodles are seamless and Dollartree has green but getting cord inside would not be possible.
@Braedenfish you could split the pool noodles vertically, insert wires, and close with hot glue and a longer term glue to seal the noodles. Hot glue alone won’t stand up to the heat in Texas, especially while storing in summer. I had a wreath I made with Christmas ornaments. The hot glue melted during off season storage, and most of the ornaments fell off.
I can’t find where she made them, do you have a link?
LOVE THIS!
I love your videos….every single one of them!
Coolest DIY ever!!!
I love this!
Very cool idea, great job
Thank you! Cheers!
Food coloring and elemers glue, would give the stained glass look. It's how I made faux glass windows for the Nintendo theme cat room.
Hello, I have just made this lights based on your tutorial.. It look great!!!
Some tips I learnt while doing so..
I painted the insulation foam with a mixture of acrylic paint and white glue, makes it flexible and black instead of green to match the black bin for the plug and to cover the duck tape connecting the tubes
For the lights, i used spray paint, doesn't matter how many times you try it will not look even, so you better get used to the patched look lol
I did not need to use any zip tie as I glued everything don with hot glue and duck tape..
I did not need a hot knife, I use a stanley knife to cut the entire bottom off and a hacksaw for the neck
all in all I spent about 200 dollars to make it ( I am from Sweden, everything here is more expensive ).
Next project, your giant nutcrackers!!
Tack!
Did you use foam instead of the rubber insulation tubes?