How to Make Lighted Christmas Balls from Chicken Wire/Poultry Netting
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2017
- by www.ProtonElectricInc.com Watch as we tell you everything you need to know to construct these festive and unique holiday decorations!
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holy cow! That's how you do a christmas light ball...I am not sure I have the patience or even the time to accomplish this but I am certainly going to try a smaller one. These are beautiful! Thank you for the demo!
Loving it! Going to try it this Christmas. Your voice sounds so patience and soothing, making it so easy and enjoy doing it. Thank you for the vid!
These are gorgeous, and sturdy too. Thanks for sharing your method of creating these beauties.
That was very informative! Thank you for taking the time to share!
Your tutorial of explaining each step makes this project look absolutely doable. Especially since my husband has a gnarly, rusty pair of wire cutters just like yours! ;) Your calm demeanor makes you an excellent teacher.
Haha good luck!
That's Soo awesome you came up with the idea to make this!! Wish I had a man to do this! Amazing.
Thank you so much for actually SHOWING how to do each step. Great video! Merry Christmas!🎄
LuAnn Short
Thanks glad it was clear
Thank goodness! Something different. Very nice. I love the demonstration and the clearness of all that you did. I have to say I love 💘 that wall and that fireplace absolutely beautiful 😍. Thanks for sharing 🙂.
How kind, thank you
Thanks so much for taking the time to video this project. It is the best method I have found for making these lighted balls. All your time and effort is greatly appreciated!!!!!
Lynn Oski,
Awesome, thanks so much!
My stepdad used to have us make these light balls in the painful "old fashioned" way with just molding chicken wire. I wanted to make some for myself this year, and I am SO GLAD I found your video! It would be nice to reuse the fruits of my labor instead of accidentally crushing them in a bag in the attic.
wow that’s great, nice tradition
Great video and you’re cool! Thanks for sharing.
Love your idea I do have some of that chicken wire thank you for sharing Merry Christmas to you I love your chimney.
Hey everyone! So sorry! I may have mislead on the “14 gauge fence wire”, so very sorry. I just looked on Home Depot website. It should be:
12.5-gauge 392 feet galvanized tension wire about $26.00.
Thank you for this update. I went to the store today looking for the 14 gauge and saw what looked like it (tension wire), but it was out of stock. I came home to search the web to no avail and then looked back in the comments to see you had made a change to the actual wire needed (12.5 gauge). I tried the lighted balls without the wire by making them with poultry wire and it took 2 hours and it ended up not being a round ball. So, thank you for this video. I’m sure it won’t be done any faster, but it will look much better in the end.
So what wire? 14 gauge galvanized or 16 gauge aluminum. I can only find 9 gauge galvanized fence wire.
16, 14 will work, the idea is to simply hold the pieces of structure and fencing together. you could use zip ties, sandwich ties etc. a little spool of aluminum wire is great though, can get at hobby lobby or Home Depot type stores
Thanks for your tutorial on making the giant ball of lights from chicken wire/netting. Very helpful!!! Merry Christmas!
Glad it helped, Merry Christmas!
Fantastic! Your Methods is the Best one ! Thanks for sharing!!
Subscribed and Cheers 🍻
Labor intense, but at the end....how cool is that!! They look great. Thanks for sharing. Mil.🙂🎄
Mildred King
Oh man! Yes-lots of work!
OH!! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! THANK YOU!!! 😊
Great video! Thank you so much for this.
WOW, so pretty...thank you ❄️🎄
Wow!!! That was the best, most thorough tutorial!!! Thank you!!! I was just going to start making mine, and boy am I glad I caught your video first! Merry Christmas!!! My children thank you!! ;)
FullofRage Fitz13 wow! Thank you so much, Merry Christmas!
Thank you for sharing! Very simple and easy. I love it!
Thank you Merry Christmas!
So helpful! Thank you!
Wow ! Very Nice, Strong and Sturdy looking. That will last for Many years to come. You are a Very Good Instructor, your voice is very soothing. I enjoyed your video. I am going to try and make some myself. Thanks for Sharing
Merry Christmas 🎅🤶🎄
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. ❤
This is awesome! Great tutorial thank you
Omg thank you definitely doing these this year!!! Happy Holidays
Awesome, Merry Christmas!
The best demo I've seen so far - the others have no internal structure so the ball has no strength and other demonstrators make light of shaping the ball which is, in fact, a nightmare! (Without the internal strengthening structure); Thank you!
Utter fools, lol have fun
This one is over kill but it definitely cover all angles and I feel confident that it will last for years. Thank you
Latanya, i agree overkill but it is very satisfying knowing it will endure for many seasons, lights notwithstanding. Thank you Merry Christmas
Freekin' FABULOUS! My only complaint? I wish I would have seen this in SEPTEMBER or OCTOBER--when I would have time to do this (you obviously have much more patience and lower blood pressure than I do) and have a beer and a few cigars on the patio while doing it. Using that thick wire to make circles and preform the ball to hold the chicken wire is a great idea, because after you spend an hour or two on each ball, you will want to be able to save them from year to year...it will need to be sturdy to store in the garage. Thanx for showing us...nice job too
Haha you could pull out a few in a day!
LOVE THIS CHRISTMAS IDEA. THE LIGHTED BALL IS WONDERFUL. THANKS FOR SHOWING HOW TO MAKE ONE. MERRY CHRISTMAS STAY SAFE. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
Thanks!
Merry Christmas
Wow I absolutely will try this and make for Christmas.. I love crafts ❤❤❤❤ you are great, Thank you
Gorgeous! I admire your patience :)
Haha it’s a little painful but worth it!
The Best vídeo! Great tutorial thanks. From Brazil
Wow love this thank you so much for sharing I’ve always wanted to try it and now I think I have a little more confidence 🇬🇧🇬🇧
you can do it, stay calm and wire on
Great innovation! Yes storage is an issue for sure
And thanks for the video...great tutorial
Thank you so much I can't wait to give it a whirl! I have my shopping list for Home Depot!
Have fun! Merry Christmas
OH MY GOSH!!! Your video is exactly what I needed 2 years ago when I first attempted to make my wire Christmas Balls. Your technique is sooooo much easier and makes so much more sense than just going out and getting the netting and trying to form it into a sphere-like ball with your bare hands....uugghhh...yuuuk!!! Mine didn't exactly look alike & I became soooo frustrated. However, after carefully watching YOUR WELL TAUGHT tutorial, I'm energized to give it another go this Christmas!!! Thank You very much for your generous time and patience in sharing your knowledge of putting these beautiful Lighted Christmas Balls tutorial for all of us to share!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all your loved ones!! Lynda August
nytflyt7
Haha, I am so happy to hear this helped! Merry Christmas
I’m very happy this helped! Merry Christmas!!
Man, this looks like such a cool project! Can't wait to try it out for myself. Thanks for sharing your design!
Jeff Bitler Thanks Jeff, Merry Christmas
Jeff Bitler Thank you!
You're welcome, Ryan! But honestly, I want to thank you. The great thing about this design is how sturdy and solid it is. Like you demonstrated, this ball can be made ANY size, but the bigger it is, the more support and durability the ball needs. With the right lights, this design can be very outdoor friendly too.
Jeff Bitler
Yeah all the cross pieces are solid. But be careful, little boys in the neighborhood like to kick them lol
@@RMaresch35 Well, you *are* an electrician. With one simple connection, I bet those kids would kick it once - just once - and never again. Ha! Okay, just kidding...
They look great. That room you're sitting in is beautiful btw.
Thank you! Merry Christmas
Awesome video👏🏻
Wow thank you, glad you like it!
Haha all good...you can wrap lights around frame but not sure if it will look round, may be worth a try.
Beautiful!!! I’m going to try this!!
Great have fun
Great job you did an awesome job on explaining
Thank you!
Definitely doesn't look like the easiest to do, but does look the best. Great tutorial. TFS
Thanks! Yes time consuming for sure
Great tutorial! Thanks for using easy to get and quality products... These look like they'll last a life time 👍
Thank you Adam! Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas
@@User-sb7ky thanks man you too lol
This is the best one I found on UA-cam
Just went to Lowe's today and got everything I need to try this. Thank you do much for the video.
Glad it helped thank you
I love it!! great tutorial.:)
Good advice and nice x’mas light ball
Thank you
WoW! Incredible! Best demo video! Thanks for sharing! I tried many other ways and nothing came close to how great and professional this looks. It takes some time to build, however the end product is amazing! I wish I could share some pictures! I hung mine from a huge oak tree in my front yard! It looks incredible!
awesome, that was one thing I wanted to do as well, hang from tree! glad it worked
@@User-sb7ky did you say in a previous comment what garage you actually used ? I seem to recall seeing you post in a reply that your video said 14 gauge aluminum wire and you corrected it saying 12 gauge. Can you confirm ? Thanks
@@esh1877
yes it is 12.5 gauge specifically in the fence section. a little smaller than a #2 pencil, thick and sturdy enough to bear weight. specifically for the circular structures, skeleton if you will.
@@User-sb7ky thank you sir. I’ll be trying to source some in Canada this weekend
Best tutorial I’ve found
I was at Home Depot today and I saw it in the chain-link fence section. It’s aluminum wire about 6 gauge, size of half a pinky finger in diameter, or perhaps a bit smaller than a pencil in diameter. It is packaged in rolls that are about 2 feet in diameter. The roll I saw today was lowest shelf closest to the floor, if that’s a standard thing at Home Depot.
Thanks ryan, i went today to home depot and no one could direct me. I will look tomorrow. Or in other hardware stores. Hopefully i can find it.
Ryan, which wire are you referring to? You said to get 14 gauge aluminum wire & wire ties. What’s the 6 gauge wire?
Outstanding. I really like your careful, thoughtful approach.
thank you!
Merry Christmas for you too
great design and well explained
I like how you show how to reinforce the spheres. I was afraid of using just the chicken wire alone but didn't know how to reinforce. It's worth the extra time to make them last.
Eileen DiPasquale
Yes it’s time consuming but a solid way to build it to last, Thanks!
Yes! lots of work but these will last for years and are such a nice look outside!
yes, they are durable but the lights take a lot of abuse during the winter months, expect to change lights out
Good idea. I may not have been clear on that point. These balls, when made w chicken wire and tie wire generally have many pieces you may use to fold over onto the lights to strap them w/o the need for many extra hooks. J hooks would work too!
may use the ends of the aluminum overlapping to strap together
Ryan this by far is the best video I've looked at so far to make lighted Christmas Balls. This video is very informative and easy to follow. You wouldn't happen to have another great video on how to make wire presents would you? Lol
Haha, put a bow around it viola, wire present:)
Thanks for the comment
Extremely Nice!
You are Awesome!!! Great Idea! Great Look!
Thank you pastor, good luck!
Grate idea. I Like it. Thanks
Thank you for this video. There are hanging 5 amazing light balls in my tree outside now, because of you. Very pretty. :-D Marleen from Belgium
Yay Marleen! Can you send a pic?
Where did you get the main wire? Do you have a box or remember the product? 14 gauge? I bought 14 gauge aluminum fencing wire and it is not like what is in the video. I can't find the 3 foot diameter roll/hoops that he has and shows right in the beginning. Mine isn't nearly the same gauge as what he his showing (1/4 inch?) either in the video. And it came on a small spool, not in a box or a three foot diameter roll/hoop. Thank you for any help.
@@andrewbatson9924
Andrew,
Purchase the aluminum wire in the fencing section of Lowe’s or Home Depot, it is in a roll.
@@User-sb7ky how big is the roll? Rolls in HD and Lowe’s are about 8 inches in diameter, not 36 in or what is shown in multiple loops in his hand in the video. That’s the question. Large loops make this project way easier. I’m sorry to bother with these questions.
@@andrewbatson9924
Oh man, I think I’ve been telling people for years it’s 14 gauge, I should know better. I just looked on Home Depot website: 12.5 gauge 392 feet tension wire. Looks to be about $26.00
Great video!! Great presentation!
Thank you. Merry Christmas!
OMG I love these you are so clever thanks for your tutorial. I am definitely going to have a go at making these. Merry Christmas everyone.
Author M.C.Watson. ❤
Marina Watson
Have a go-good luck! Merry Christmas
Great idea!! Tks n Merry Xmas!!
SG kpopfan
Merry Christmas!
I'm going to try to make these this coming Christmas.
Fun!
Ambitious!
If you overlap the wire that much you can wrap the wire around itself and hold it together that way.
SUPER COOL. MERRY XMAS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
wow thank you, i have a good South African buddy, good people, Merry Christmas!
Great tutorial, thanks for sharing.
ah thank you, bon chance
Andrew B: We need an aluminum or any kind of wire (product) that will make a simple circle. Usually found in the fencing section-possibly truck and tractor supply or local feed store (though I’ve never been in one).... a product that can be molded into a sphere, circle that will create a kind of circular frame to which we will attach the netting. If you can see in the video, it is the (aluminum) gauged wire that one would thread through a chain-link fence specifically at the bottom of the fence near the ground where the chain link fence and the grass meet, it holds the fence from waving, keeps it straight. Does that help? I’ll try to get a photo
thank you, I wanted to know how to make these.
Hello. Love the video. I want to make some for the upcoming Christmas season. I am a little confused on the 14 gauge wire you use. Can I ask where you bought it? I haven’t found any in the big circles like you have. It’s just tightly wound on a spool. Thanks.
Awesome!!!!
Love it. Thanks.
merci, Frances!
Fantastic
is awesome!!
yay thank you!
Fantastic tutorial well done. Would be nice if you made a video about installing Christmas lights outside safely. Thanks!
Thank you, i want to do more videos but so busy, thanks for the comment
Ajit, Basically go to the fence section in Home Depot.
Grab some aluminum wire, about the size (width) of a pencil, it comes in a round spool about 18 inches to 2 feet diameter, (it may be 20 feet long but it is wound in circle).
Then grab some chicken fence, it’s very pliable and not too thick.
Then look for some tie wire to tie it all together. Hope this helps
This is an old vid, but I love it! Thank you!
thank you!
You rock thank you so much for sharring. I love all your videos. Thanks for sharring ❄ btw loved your beautiful lovely home , Merry Chrisrmas. God Bless us all 🎅❄🎁🙏Amen
Ricki Lynn Wolfe
Thank you so much, Merry Christmas
I started working on this and did not find 14 gauge aluminium wire but found 14 gauge galvanized wire in homedepot. Made the structure but it is wiggly and not holding its shape. May be my aluminium wire is thinner that I used to tie the structure. If anybody has made this can you please post the link of products to use from homedepot/lowes. Sorry I am newbie in DIY
Love it
Ok, you need to sell these :) they are beautiful!!!!
Tatiana,
Thanks!
Thank you! I’m not that industrious lol Merry Christmas
wow!! I made these for my yard last year for Christmas . I don't know when you came out with this video . but I came up with the same ideal last year. I made a lot them. around the summer and saved ever last ball . my yard was a hit on my street. Everyone was asking me about them. which I never post a video. But i'm glad someone did :). Also I have other ideals also :). I wasn't going spend alot money on balls in the store. I was just like you walking around in lowes too see what I can make balls with . but I cut minds with a lock cutter. much easier and faster and I use tie downs .. and all LED ligths . TALK ABOUT A SHOW STOPPER IN MY YARD :)
2018 i'm going all the WAY out :) bigger balls. MY HUSBAND COULD'NT BELIEVE I MADE THEM EVEN THE PEOPLE AROUND MY STREET :) WE EVEN HAD CARS HONKING AND STOPPING :)
gracias muy bello
gracias
Hi there!!!! These are sooooo cool! Where did you find the lights? They aren’t traditional white or green wired lights. Cheers!
Merry Christmas ❤️from Nagaland
Merry Christmas!
Muito legal parabéns 😊
Obrigado
Materials of a 2 feet diameter ball minus lights would be about 10$, thats aluminum wiring, chicken fencing, tie wire. The majority of the cost is lights. I use about (2) 75-100 feet rolls or whatever amount of lights that looks good for the size of ball.
Wow you make it look so easy but I know it is very hard to do because I have tried this over and for two months before I was able to do it
awesome im sure they look great, thanks for the note!
Hi, and what an amazing video. How much do you sell these for?
THANKS YOU
Very inspirational. I had a couple of ideas while watching all that labour. Why not use tomato cages or old lamp shade frames? You could join the cages together to make various shapes. I'm definitely going to give this a go though. Thanks a lot.
Thank you glad you liked it.
Yes to tomato cages and lamp shades-good idea!
I like this
Can plastic chicken wire be used instead?
Thanks for the great tutorial Ryan. These kept me busy over Thanksgiving to make sure I had them up in time for Christmas. Very labor intensive but totally worth the effort. I used larger chicken wire on mine because I already had a roll of it. I like the smaller diameter chicken wire you used and will do that on the 24 I’m going to make for next Christmas. I also wasn’t paying close enough attention about your lights. When you said “300” I automatically assumed you said 300 LED string. So I wired all mine with 300 light strings. After watching yours more closely, you say 300’ of led lights. Big difference. Yours look amazing with the 300’ of lights instead of my 100’ with just 300 lights. Ill definitely do the 300’ on the new ones. Thanks again for the video and the great inspiration. I got tons of compliments. Here’s a quick video showing mine hanging.
ua-cam.com/video/T8-i8oxCMNw/v-deo.html
Awesome! Glad it helped, yours look very good!
Awww these wee balls are cute 😊