Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:44 pm
#38487
In preparing for the upcoming season, i've been throwing ideas around in my head to light up pumpkins in different colors and different effects and one idea that came up was the EL lighting that a friend had used in a halloween costume. It's a thin wire that is powered by a battery pack and lights up with a neon like appearence.
Now, I know there are smaller, cheaper, and quite possibly more effective ways of doing this... such as the different colored LED units... but I thought that some effects could be had with this stuff that can't be done with the LEDs... such as incorporating different colors into a single carving.
anyone else ever use this stuff in any sort of application?
the only big down side is price... as you're looking at about $13 for a 2 foot section with a power unit... which is what I would imagine the length you would need for one. But of course I was looking at using a multiple ported power unit to either light up multiple pumpkins or create some cool multi-colored effects. I suppose you could also run a long enough strand of it through multiple pumpkins concealed though the bottom or back too...
I suppose I'll hold off on throwing out the website that I'm browsing since I don't want my 2nd post on this forum to look like a freakin advertisement.
Now, I know there are smaller, cheaper, and quite possibly more effective ways of doing this... such as the different colored LED units... but I thought that some effects could be had with this stuff that can't be done with the LEDs... such as incorporating different colors into a single carving.
anyone else ever use this stuff in any sort of application?
the only big down side is price... as you're looking at about $13 for a 2 foot section with a power unit... which is what I would imagine the length you would need for one. But of course I was looking at using a multiple ported power unit to either light up multiple pumpkins or create some cool multi-colored effects. I suppose you could also run a long enough strand of it through multiple pumpkins concealed though the bottom or back too...
I suppose I'll hold off on throwing out the website that I'm browsing since I don't want my 2nd post on this forum to look like a freakin advertisement.