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What
is a sparkleball?
According
to Wikipedia, it's an ornament handmade out of Christmas lights
and plastic cups, using soldering, staples or cable ties to join
the cups. It is a modern American folkcraft whose origins are unknown.
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| November
10, 2009
Albany
NY
Joe
Penny builds sparkleballs inside glass globes and calls his creations
Borealis Lamps. "Mood Lamp" (above) is just one of the many
variations. You can see videos of his
Mood Lamp and Reverse
Dance Lamp on youtube.
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| November
10, 2009
San
Diego CA
Pete
Schmalenberger arranged his wife's sparkleball in a patio tableau with
his newspaper-plastic-bag sculpture.
(Sparkleball: not just for Christmas anymore.)
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| November
10, 2009
San
Diego CA
I
built this solar sparkleball using a string of 25 solar icicle lights
(online at Sam's Club.) Best part is no elecrical cord. Just a little
solar panel that rests on top or hangs from the sparkleball.
(rollover image - view at night)
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| November
10, 2009
Fresno
CA
Terry
builds sparkleballs for fun-- and to sell. All sizes. He just finished
"Godzilla," a 30" sparkleball with 500 lights and 400 10oz
cups. You'll find him on craigslist or on our Made
to Order page.
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November
10, 2009
Fullerton
CA
Every
year the neighbors on North Yale Avenue turn their block into a sparkle
wonderful. It takes 2 days and four commercial boom lifts to hang the
450 sparkleballs. The action starts the day after Thanksgiving, so stop
by!
(photo: Dave
Welch)
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June
6 , 2009
Lakeland
FL
Beverly
Farley started making sparkleballs as a craft to share with her mom. Now
she makes sparkleballs for friends, craft shows, to sell on Craigslist
and on our Made
to Order page.
Above, Bev's Fourth of July red-white-blue sparkleballs at friend
Frank's house.
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June
6 , 2009
West
Texas
Apartment
Therapy style correspondent Heather Blaha spotted
these sparkleballs at a West Texas campsight and writes: "This
would be a fun project and addition to any outdoor space -- yards, decks,
patios, communal gardens, etc."
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