An entire website is devoted to one unique DIY holiday ornament: The Sparkleball at sparkleball.com.
The sparkleball is made with 50 clear drink cups stapled together to form a ball. Inside your ball go some of your stash of mini lights.
The result is exceptionally sparkly and has the advantage of using all those lights in storage.
Plus, the sparkleball can be useful during a summer pool or patio party, not just Christmas.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.