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Greensboro NC

Anne and Jonathan Smith's light balls are made of chicken wire wrapped in mini-lights. Thanks to the Smiths and their Sunset Hills neighbors, these balls are becoming a national trend in neighborhood Christmas decorating. They're easy to make and hang, but the effect is absolutely magical.

See more on the Sunset Hills Annual Light Ball display here.

For instructions on making the Smith's light balls and hanging them in trees click here.

Portland ME

Erika Lloyd's no-melt sparkleball was the first one I ever saw. She used bits of wire with beads to finish off the joints. The Lloyds take their sparkleballs on all their Maine camping trips.

Eugene OR

"We made eight of these plastic cup lights last night, making more tonight. We have a neighbor around the corner with ten hung from trees at different levels -- just beautiful. " - Jane Krauss, one of sparkleball.com's early encouragers.

Tingalpa, Brisbane AUSTRALIA

Rob Cox had to make up his own sparkleball pattern because there aren't any 9 oz tumbler-style plastic cups in Australia. His sparkleballs are slightly smaller but use more cups (because their sides are less-slanted than the tumblers). [rollover image]

Anaheim CA

Ellessu makes her sparkleballs with Chinet Crystal-Cut cups.  She writes, "They're tough to work with but they really emphasize the sparkle. " [Featured on Apartment Therapy.)

Laval West QUEBEC CANADA

Joseph's first sparkleball is made of 200 cups and 350 mini-lights! He writes: "This giant first effort was fun to make and it is presently impressing my neighbors! I love it and I am now a converted Scrooge!"

Williamsburg KY

Donna found these green cups at Walmart. Check out her terrific "Christmas Balls" how-to posting on craftster.org For more info on color cup sources, click here.

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