How To: Quick, Easy, and Temporary Garden Lights.
By Chrisjob
Solar garden light kits are cool, but can be pricey, permanent, and are just begging to be run over with the lawnmower. So, here's a sweet DIY alternative: "make your own ultra-low cost temporary garden lights using LEDs, lithium coin cells, and mason jars."
Materials
- Lithium coin cell batteries
- Ultrabright LEDs with diffused lens
- Mason jars and lids
- Tape
Simply attached the LEDs to the batteries, and tape into place. Tape the whole thing to the lid, screw it on, and install. "Like traditional luminarias, these jar lights are temporary. However unlike luminarias, LED jar lights are waterproof, won't blow out or catch on fire, and will stay safely lit-- unattended-- for several days up to a week."
For full instructions, check out the project at Evil Mad Scientist.
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sillygirl
This is an excellent idea! I was mugged on the doorstep of my apartment building a few months ago, and even though I moved into a much better part of town, I'm still really paranoid... and my circa 1940's house doesn't have much lighting in the back yard... I think with some simple circutry you could even turn this into a more permanant thing; with a new house payment I can't exactly afford an electrician right now.
Thanks for the great idea!
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