{"id":288,"date":"2012-07-02T17:04:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T00:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/?p=288"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:17:30","slug":"light-up-craft-adventures-presents-diy-tiki-party-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/light-up-craft-adventures-presents-diy-tiki-party-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Up Craft Adventures Presents: DIY Tiki Party Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"288\" class=\"elementor elementor-288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a1aeb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26a1aeb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba38584 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ba38584\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cda5cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cda5cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Light Up Craft Adventures Presents: DIY Tiki Party Lights<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a68e83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62a68e83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72924e0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72924e0f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e104425 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e104425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Greetings, earthlings.<\/h2><p>\u2018Tis I, Flashing Blinky Nikki, here to save the day with a super affordable, extremely cool Light Up Craft. \u00a0Get\u2019cher glue gun ready, folks! \u00a0DIY Tiki Party Lights are just the beginning of our light up craft adventures together, so bookmark us &amp; leave a comment or 2 or 10 should you ever want to see a certain light craft executed \u2013 I WILL TRY ANYTHING.\u00a0 Seriously, what<em>\u00a0can\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0we do with a glue gun &amp; affordable little LED lights?\u00a0 The night sky is the limit. \u00a0Light crafters, start your engines!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667dc6d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"667dc6d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334c6fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"334c6fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/me1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb32d76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5eb32d76\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea46647 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea46647\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffed9e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ffed9e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16132d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16132d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>I Needed Tiki Party Lights in a Jiffy, See.\u00a0<\/h2><p>So I cruised over to a 99 Cent Store &amp; lucked out \u2013 found these kitschy fab plastic pineapples for my Light Up Craft.\u00a0 These particular pineapples seem to be made for holding cotton balls or Q-tips on a counter top, but MY flashing blinky eye first took notice of that funky prism shell, totally perfect for our light up craft.\u00a0 Really anything hallow with some sort of textured shell is going to look incredibly dreamy\u00a0with a slow color change LED inside it. \u00a0Eh, who needs ya, candles?! Phooey! \u00a0Get offa my lawn!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75470a38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75470a38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fe237f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36fe237f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/me2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a71deb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66a71deb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4558cf9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4558cf9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135279aa elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135279aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Next step:\u00a0 add illumination.<\/h2><p>Though we\u2019re not using water this time, did you know these\u00a0<a title=\"11446MLT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/light-up-decorations\/waterproof-light-ups\/multicolor-submersible-led-lights-for-special-events-sku-nol-11446-mlt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flower-shaped compact LEDs<\/a>\u00a0are waterproof?\u00a0 Dig it.\u00a0 Safely submersible, just twist them shut to power on &amp; twist\u00a0<em>tight<\/em>. \u00a0They come in\u00a0<a title=\"11446\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/light-up-decorations\/waterproof-light-ups.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">so many beautiful colors<\/a>, sloooow color change being my favorite. \u00a0It magically morphs through every color of the rainbow.\u00a0And now, ladies &amp; gentlemen, I give you\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31261c7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31261c7b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4e9f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c4e9f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/me3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"LED Green Foam Sticks 16\u201d Cheer Sticks\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da28b7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4da28b7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5499f47b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5499f47b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c6dc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c6dc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cheap\/easy\/gorgeous DIY tiki party lights, tah daaahhh! \u00a0Click to enlarge:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb41df7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cb41df7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff39861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ff39861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/43.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Flashing Beer Mug - Flashing Blinky Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6df81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f6df81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The prism shell!!!\u00a0 It is all about that crazy reflective prism shell, that really helps our lights shine to the best of their ability. \u00a0Another bonus regarding our submersible LEDs? \u00a0They have\u00a0<a title=\"batteriesvariety\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/batteries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">changeable batteries<\/a>\u00a0for endless nights of fun, how cool is that? \u00a0So re-use your light creations again &amp; again, or treat your guests to a specially-made mood light as they leave your shindig \u2013 what a memorable party favor to take home\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ee5e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87ee5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0754c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a0754c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2018Til next time, craft warriors!<\/p><p>TCB &amp; DIY ~<\/p><p>~ Nikki<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f29dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5f29dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Aloha1Mahalo_aloha2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Light Up Craft Adventures Presents: DIY Tiki Party Lights Greetings, earthlings. \u2018Tis I, Flashing Blinky Nikki, here to save the day with a super affordable, extremely cool Light Up Craft. \u00a0Get\u2019cher glue gun ready, folks! \u00a0DIY Tiki Party Lights are just the beginning of our light up craft adventures together, so bookmark us &amp; leave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,184,7],"tags":[262,56,133,251,61,607,238,89,605,606],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crafts","category-diy","category-party-time","tag-diy-crafts","tag-led-crafts","tag-light-craft","tag-light-up-craft","tag-light-up-party","tag-mood-lights","tag-party-favors","tag-pineapple-under-the-sea","tag-tiki-bar","tag-tiki-lights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7328,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288\/revisions\/7328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}