{"id":350,"date":"2012-07-11T17:22:20","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T00:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/?p=350"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:36:28","slug":"led-craft-adventures-light-up-velvet-elvis-presley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/led-craft-adventures-light-up-velvet-elvis-presley\/","title":{"rendered":"LED Craft Adventures! Episode 2: Light Up VELVET ELVIS Presley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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LED Craft Adventures! Episode 2: Light Up VELVET ELVIS Presley<\/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
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Heidi Ho, Neighbors!<\/h2>

It\u2019s me, Flashing Blinky Nikki, back for more with\u00a0tiki decor<\/a>.\u00a0 You\u2019ll see a lot of tiki love \u2019round these parts, for chilled out mood lighting IS the foundation of tiki culture, it never went out of style, and holy jeeeeze is it easy to create yourself! \u00a0Let\u2019s pick up\u00a0where we left off<\/a>\u00a0& check out this Viva Las Vegas inspired Velvet Elvis Presley that has taken over my living room.\u00a0 Literally minutes before company arrived, I grabbed some trippy\/fabulous slow-color-change\u00a0LEDs made specifically for arts & crafts<\/a>, backed each light with a piece of foamy double stick tape (simple to remove + original vintage frame = noooo hot glue this time), and\u00a0stuck \u2019em around my glorious $7 thrift store Velvet Elvis\u00a0*swoon*<\/em>. \u00a0These particular LEDs have\u00a0no metal hardware on the back, so you can stick \u2019em, glue \u2019em, sew \u2019em, place \u2019em however you wish! \u00a0GENIUS when you\u2019re in a hurry, yet need some flair. \u00a0Little mobile LEDs also come in\u00a0clip form<\/a>\u00a0should you want to attach them to\u2026well\u2026anything!\u00a0 Our lovely lady customers use the clip style as sparkling\u00a0LED earrings<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 stylin\u2019 on a night out, plus SUPER affordable as\u00a0party favors<\/a>. \u00a0Now back to The King!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Talk about a tiki party conversation starter, what a hunka hunka burnin\u2019 love. \u00a0Velvet Elvis Presley & Las Vegas lights go together like\u00a0peanut butter & jelly<\/del>\u00a0peanut butter & bananas, NOM NOM<\/a>. \u00a0Next just add tiki drinks to the mix, light \u2019em up with\u00a0slow color change ice cubes<\/a>, put some\u00a0swingin\u2019 tunes on the stereo & turn it up! \u00a0The King would be proud.<\/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

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\u2018Til next time, crafty compadres.<\/p>

TCB & DIY ~<\/p>

~ Nikki\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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