Making a Glow Garden!

dancingmandy · Post by **dancingmandy** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:04 pm

Hi All,

I'm building a glow garden, I'm excited. It will be small this year, since I don't have much money. Any advice on how to set up a cool-looking glowing fence, light-up trees, comfy cushions, etc. on the cheap?

Couple ideas I have:
-stick glowsticks in pool noodles for trees
-light up roses, i have 2 dozen
-blinky star lights
-music

I'd like something to hang things off of...stars? light up christmas bulbs?

And does anyone know of a place that sells light-up things in LA?

Thanks!
Mandy

Funky Monkey Mech · Post by **Funky Monkey Mech** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:08 pm

google glow sticks or led and you will find a ton of places that will ship anywhere... as for the star effect you can build a frame out of 2x4 and then hang the Christmas lights on them or you can just let the natural stars do the work

mk-ultra · Post by **mk-ultra** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:21 pm

Just a suggestion, but I'd steer away from anything that involves chemical glow-sticks. They're cool... for a few hours... then they're just something you need to throw away,

Poke around: http://www.coolneon.com/ -- lots of nifty, reusable goodies there.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:23 pm

http://glowinc.com/

sounds like an awesome idea! try the above for glow in the dark paint for your fence

And their are battery powered Glo-Sticks..may want battery powered EL-wire for thin lit objects..for a garden may be a little pricey, but can be reused.

Funky Monkey Mech · Post by **Funky Monkey Mech** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:25 pm

El wire... and led

i like them as well but some times you can do cooler stuff with chem lights some times.... sucks that they become garbage after 12 hours which does upset me...

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:13 am

E-Bay has "solar string lights" that are pretty kewell ( approx $25 per set ). Watch where there coming from though. China takes a while to get here. You can't read by them or anything.. but they are pretty much maint. free. I have them on my patio at home and they glow thru the night every night.

Token · Post by **Token** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:24 am

LA toy district, downtown.

EB · Post by EB » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:12 am

Home Despot sells Glow-In-The-Dark paint.

Also: I don't know if a glow stick has enough "glow power" (foot candles?) to shine through a pool noodle. Rope light (Target, et al) might be a better light source.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:58 pm

For MANY glowing objects...try UV. Flourescent paint and blacklight sources. Yeah, there are blacklight LEDs!

Make sure to properly prime plastic things before painting, or risk having your flouro paint create flaky MOOP. (Look for outdoor-plastic spray primer.)