Lighting up a crystal ornament

**niteslacker** · 12-10-2008, 02:03 PM

Looking to add a single bulb to a personalized ornament that I'm giving my soon to be (hopefully!) fiance for Christmas.

I was hoping that I could cut bulb/wire off a defunct strand and wire it up using a watch battery or something.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

**jrock64** · 12-10-2008, 02:37 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjTP_T-wR9w

**gmijackso** · 12-10-2008, 02:59 PM

I agree... an LED of appropriate color, and a battery of appropriate size to match the LED (and fit the ornament). Most LEDs will run fine off of a watch battery and usually don't require a current limiting resistor.
Good luck!

**ron d** · 12-10-2008, 03:12 PM

they make battery powered led tealight candles and ive seen them retail for under 2$. even using the tealight would still be very small and i have a few.im not home until saturday night but can send you a photo if you think it might work. look in a canle aisle at any big retailer.

**niteslacker** · 12-10-2008, 06:49 PM

Thank you. I'll try hitting up the local radioshack for those leds and batteries. Now I just need to decide where/how I'll be putting bulb so it's not obtrusive to the ornament. I'll be sure to upload pictures when I have something pieced together.

**niteslacker** · 12-13-2008, 07:15 AM

Here's the final lighted project. I wasn't able to find 10mm bulbs as the video recommended, but I was assured by the salesperson that the bulbs inside the variety pack he sold me will work just the same. The battery is a 6V and I simply taped the battery/lights to the ribbon that the ornament is hanging from.

The ornament is from personalizationmall.com

Again, thanks for all the help!