...fairy lights ~ a tutorial

hello my sweet's!!

I've been dancing around with the sugarplum fairies

sprinkling a little holiday magic here and there!

Today I will be sharing a tutorial on how to make these ~

I call them fairy lights!

Few supplies are needed to create these ethereal little light garlands!

~ and they truly are oh-so-lovely anywhere you plug them in at!

So grab your pen and pretty paper for your list of supplies

and let's get started:)

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~ supplies ~

*a set ((or two!)) of these - 20 light strands

I like them because the wires are white and I can use this garland year round!!

  

*These are small bon-bon cups

((or mini candy cups, but I like the way bon-bon's sound better!!))

you don't need the whole bag of them...

unless you are making garlands for a party or wedding!!

I like to use these as they are more translucent than the

mini cupcake liners.

  

*pretty little flowers

you will need 1 per light so if your strand is a twenty lighter,

you will then need 20 flower heads!

I buy mine at the Dollar Tree,

and are just perfect for this project.

((yes, you can find pretty supplies there too!!))

they come 6 to a stem

and already have a soft vintage feel to them!!

You could even tea dye these if you wished.

But I like the creamy white color

so today that's what I will be using!

* you will also need your favorite glue gun and of course some glue sticks!

step 1:

take apart all the flowers you will need for your light strand

  

you won't need these sputnik centers,

but my kitty sure does like to bat them around!!

here kitty, kitty!!

Look what Sandy Clause brought you ~ LOL!! 

  

step 2:

cut through one side of the base of the flower bottom

like so

repeat for all flower bases.

step 3:

cut 3 small slits in the center of each petal

like this.

These you will be sliding over the lights.

repeat for all flower petals

step4:

take a hold of your light

slide the flower base bottom around the base of the light

place a dab of hot glue to secure in place

step 5:

put a dot of glue on the bottom already in place and slide one of your flower petals over the light

down to the flower base.

dot this petal with hot glue and slide down another petal.

step 6:

dot the petal with glue

only this time

push through one of the bon-bon wrappers down over the light

push it down until it meets the petals

step 7:

squeeze all petals ever so lightly while the glue is still warm

to shape your flower

I like to kinda twist the bon-bon wrapper around the light a little to resemble a stamen!

and viola!!

one fairy light done!

now repeat these steps again

until you have a whole glorious stand of

~ Fairy Lights!! ~ 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

I am sharing this over at Debra's

Vintage Inspiration Friday

where you will find more elves creative inspirations!!

here's to flower petals and a glue gun!