This is a tutorial on how to build a Sparkle Ball. It's fun, easy to build and very cool looking! By Gaspar Muniz & Thais Oliveira find me at Instagram: capturehunter
We made these in the 70's. we used soldering pen guns to melt solder the cups together. I cannot tell you how many of these my sister's and I made. Thanks for the blast from the past!!
Thank you for this video. I made a couple of these, and learned a few things I wanted to share. 1) I bought dollar store cups, and they cracked very easily... so next time I will get the SOLO cups. 2) Drilling shattered the cheap cups, so I used a large drill bit, held it with a rubber handled pliers and heated the bit in a candle... melted holes into the cups really easily. 3) since the cups cracked so easily, I used a hot glue gun to hold the lights in, and to glue a number of the cups together, since the staples didn't work that well. All in all, they turned out well, just a little more work on my part, but it's still a great idea and fun decoration! Mine are hanging outside, waiting for Thanksgiving weekend, so I can turn them on! :)
This is a great demonstration. In the 1970's, my mom made something similar using small dixie cups and a styrofoam ball to build around. At that time, they didn't have small string lights so they dipped the rim of the cup in Elmer's glue and glitter to make them sparkle. You can still glitter the rims of the cups in this project for added sparkle.
I really appreciate you sharing these instructions so clearly and well! I've wished to know how to make these for years, and now I have learned how from you-thanks!
Thanks so much for the amazing tutorial. Our 2 grandchildren made this for their Mother for Christmas. It was a smash hit!!! This was a really neat, inexpensive craft for anyone to create! Thanks again!
Think I will certainly do this, LOVE the Idea, my son loves to do stuff like this , keeps him busy and it's easy for him to do , thank you so much for the Idea!!!!
HOW TO MAKE A SPARKLE BALL, this video is awesome very innovative and inspirative, I would like to make some on my own, seem very easy to make it. Great insructions in that so I can easy to understand, thank you for your video.
One suggestion I would have if you wanted to take this to the next level of awesomeness ... Drop some silver paint at the bottom of each cup for a little reflection and to keep the wires from showing behind the cups B-)
Hola gran trabajo el de ustedes. Genial me encanta, una lástima que no pueda hacerlo pero realmente me encanta, de todas formas ya me suscribí. sigan así
I see a lot of people using drills for the holes. We make these a lot in the South. You can take a Nail , wide enough for your light to fit in and long, Heat the tip over a candle (use oven mitten or towel) and just press into cup, it will go right through. 😀
We used to buy these from a co worker. They used multicolor blinking lights, which is much more spectacular. I’d like to build two this year for outdoors, to hang under the eaves.
Well, I had to modify this as a drill only cracked my cups so i used a hot glue gun without the glue to make the holes which took forever. Then when I tried stapleing them together, the cups cracked, so I used hot glue to have them stick. I was so excited to make these for the holidays, but it takes hours the way I am doing it. Otherwise, I am still hoping it turns out at least halfway good. Love the idea--so here's hoping.
Led lights. They are L. E. D. Lights. Holes can be made by heating up an old screw driver with a propane torch or stove top gas burner. More than one cup can be done at a time this way.
heh, nice vid. I have been making these for over 20 years. I find a soldering iron makes the holes easier and faster. with a little practice, you can get the spacing right to make 3 holes in the cup instead of 1. The last one I made used tri color leds that were battery powered. looks awesome hung up in the old oak tree for party lights. cheers.
I should have paid more attention to the video and read through the reviews before going out and purchasing cups. After a dry run of just the 1st row I knew something was wrong the ball would have been enormous. Which is cool but I wouldn't have had enough cups. Lol. Anyhow I am most appreciative of you sharing your comment before going out & buying more cups. Ty.
I have made this before with the hard solo cups and used large paper clips to hold them together which works great but love the soft cups and stapler idea as the staples aren't as visible.
it's 2017, Jan. and I tried it but bought the wrong plastic cups. im return them and continue searching until I find the right ones so I can achieve your style, lol. it's very cute Happy New Year!
We made these in the 70's. we used soldering pen guns to melt solder the cups together. I cannot tell you how many of these my sister's and I made. Thanks for the blast from the past!!
Thank you for this video. I made a couple of these, and learned a few things I wanted to share. 1) I bought dollar store cups, and they cracked very easily... so next time I will get the SOLO cups. 2) Drilling shattered the cheap cups, so I used a large drill bit, held it with a rubber handled pliers and heated the bit in a candle... melted holes into the cups really easily. 3) since the cups cracked so easily, I used a hot glue gun to hold the lights in, and to glue a number of the cups together, since the staples didn't work that well. All in all, they turned out well, just a little more work on my part, but it's still a great idea and fun decoration! Mine are hanging outside, waiting for Thanksgiving weekend, so I can turn them on! :)
I used my soldering pen to melt the holes no cracking then. It is really quick too
This is a great demonstration. In the 1970's, my mom made something similar using small dixie cups and a styrofoam ball to build around. At that time, they didn't have small string lights so they dipped the rim of the cup in Elmer's glue and glitter to make them sparkle. You can still glitter the rims of the cups in this project for added sparkle.
I really appreciate you sharing these instructions so clearly and well! I've wished to know how to make these for years, and now I have learned how from you-thanks!
These are beautiful. My grandmother made these years ago and they were my favorite to see at Christmas!
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I never thought of making 2 half spheres and putting them together! Thank you for this !!!!!
Thanks so much for the amazing tutorial. Our 2 grandchildren made this for their Mother for Christmas. It was a smash hit!!! This was a really neat, inexpensive craft for anyone to create! Thanks again!
❤ Beautiful and easier than I thought! 💖Love the colorful one! 🎄
This is absolutely beautiful and so clearly explained!!! Thank you very much.
Wow! Very nice tutorial and very well explained. Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial and for your sharing your talent with us. 😃
Think I will certainly do this, LOVE the Idea, my son loves to do stuff like this , keeps him busy and it's easy for him to do , thank you so much for the Idea!!!!
Now this is one of my favourite DIY videos!
reali nice butifull and amesing super 👌👌👌👍👍👍😃
Wow...fantastic dear🌺🤗🤗
can't wait to try this, it looks beautiful... we are going to also try the metallic style.. looking forward to the end result..
I like this.....I have to try it. They also have these clear cups in colors too. Nice decoration idea :-)
Wow beautiful and easy to make, Thanks for the idea.!!
HOW TO MAKE A SPARKLE BALL, this video is awesome very innovative and inspirative, I would like to make some on my own, seem very easy to make it. Great insructions in that so I can easy to understand, thank you for your video.
nice...... useful for diwali purpose.....😊😊😊😊
Looks really nice. Ideas like this are awesome!
nice!!!!! I'll try...you can use this light ball for any event!!!! thanks for sharing!☺❄🎊🎵
Happy Holidays!🌲
One suggestion I would have if you wanted to take this to the next level of awesomeness ... Drop some silver paint at the bottom of each cup for a little reflection and to keep the wires from showing behind the cups B-)
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soo easy ...nd so lovely ....😍😍
You're right, yours is the best that I've seen thus far and I can't wait to go out an get the materials to get started. Thanks so much for sharing.
Hola gran trabajo el de ustedes. Genial me encanta, una lástima que no pueda hacerlo pero realmente me encanta, de todas formas ya me suscribí. sigan así
Gapinha bom ver vc! 😘 Saudades desse menino!
That's awesome! Project with the grandkiddies!
Woooooow good idea 👍🏻🥰
Wow...great idea!! Gonna try it next time..thanks for posting this video!
Really nice! Thank a lot for your channel :)
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I see a lot of people using drills for the holes. We make these a lot in the South. You can take a Nail , wide enough for your light to fit in and long, Heat the tip over a candle (use oven mitten or towel) and just press into cup, it will go right through. 😀
I use the tip of my hot glue gun with no glue in it.
Thanks, that was so awsome. You totally rock🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Great tutorial. Thanks for posting.
This is an ingenious idea! Brilliant. Thank you so much.
Great instructions. One suggestion: 'Led' should be called by the initials L.E.D. -- it's short for light-emitting diode.
In Brazil (and perhaps other Latin countries) they say led lights :) instead of calling by initials
fabulous great idea
We used to buy these from a co worker. They used multicolor blinking lights, which is much more spectacular.
I’d like to build two this year for outdoors, to hang under the eaves.
Very pretty, I'm definitely going to make this.
Well, I had to modify this as a drill only cracked my cups so i used a hot glue gun without the glue to make the holes which took forever. Then when I tried stapleing them together, the cups cracked, so I used hot glue to have them stick. I was so excited to make these for the holidays, but it takes hours the way I am doing it. Otherwise, I am still hoping it turns out at least halfway good. Love the idea--so here's hoping.
Did you use the hard plastic cups? There are hard and soft.
if they are hard cup try using a soldering gun/pen to melt the hole in the bottom
wow!.... nice one...
oswm....loved it...it will help in festive decor...
This is great I am going to apply what you have done here to making a snow man from cups and using lights to illuminate to make a lawn decorations
WOW,These look really pretty.thanks for a great tutorial .
Super cool dude!!
Awesome!!! The 4 a great idea!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Only our lord Jesus can give us this kind of creativity....awesome
Gaspar Muniz, i love you bro. Bless you for this video
loved it!
Love it!!!! Thank you. I've wondered how to do this for years.
fabulous video
Nice. Great job!
FYI, make sure the drill bit is the same size or a tiny bit bigger than the stem of your lights, otherwise they will not hold in place.
Awesome idea!!!
Wow!! I'm Loving this! I will definitely be making this Thank You😃
Sir... you done super 👍
Nice 👌👌👌 useful for Diwali
Congratulations!!! Really cool!!!
I am so making this right now! GREAT video.
Cool lamp, I made one from spoons, look at you 👍
wow awesome ideas ..
really creative work
wow awesome ideas
Thank you for sharing Very Beautiful!
I think white lights would look better! Great tutorial
Very good thanks gaspar 💋💋
Wowww awsm
I like the way how cups form into circle, great!
Led lights. They are L. E. D. Lights. Holes can be made by heating up an old screw driver with a propane torch or stove top gas burner. More than one cup can be done at a time this way.
K. Fuentes wat about a iron melter
OMG!it's Awesome😍😍.
heh, nice vid. I have been making these for over 20 years. I find a soldering iron makes the holes easier and faster. with a little practice, you can get the spacing right to make 3 holes in the cup instead of 1. The last one I made used tri color leds that were battery powered. looks awesome hung up in the old oak tree for party lights. cheers.
If you are making one of these, you can't use those hard plastic Chinet cups. You need to use the small 9oz Solo cups that have flexible/thin plastic.
I should have paid more attention to the video and read through the reviews before going out and purchasing cups. After a dry run of just the 1st row I knew something was wrong the ball would have been enormous. Which is cool but I wouldn't have had enough cups. Lol. Anyhow I am most appreciative of you sharing your comment before going out & buying more cups. Ty.
Perfect idea for Christmas! !!!
great job...👍👍👍
Súper lindo. Is so nice great idea!!!!
Hook the guy awhile to drill through a plastic cup. He needed a new drill bit. LOL
That is an awesome DIY project.
Great Work.
I have made this before with the hard solo cups and used large paper clips to hold them together which works great but love the soft cups and stapler idea as the staples aren't as visible.
Beautiful! Wish I seen this a month ago.
that was really really cool bro
Oh my god! This is completely awesome! I'll try it!
AWESOME! the best video I've seen in a long time, Thank you!
A leather punch works well also. THANKS cool video.
it's 2017, Jan. and I tried it but bought the wrong plastic cups. im return them and continue searching until I find the right ones so I can achieve your style, lol. it's very cute Happy New Year!
it looks good. I wanna try😂
Lovely and perfect explain
I'll definately try this! Its very beautiful!
Hey Gaspar, thanks so much. Awesome job.!!
wow love it !
This looksawesome thanks for this video
Wow it's just amazing
Wow it's easy and beautiful thanks for the idea I'll be making this a lot:)
i cannot wait to try this one thank u so much
I just love your video
Incredible!
That is great man
Thank you for this great video!
I think that is a great idea .
Very nice 👌👍😊
It was awesome..i will surely try it at my home..just loved it.
very nice video i like very much.