{11th day of christmas: christmas luminaries}

I love Christmas lights; they're so delightful. My favorite part of the holidays is driving around town at night listening to Christmas music and oooo-ing and aahhh-ing over the beautiful neighborhood light displays. It really puts one in a jolly holiday spirit, doesn't it?

I have been known (when I lived with roomies in college) to keep indoor Christmas lights up all year round. When it's not Christmas, it just becomes a festive decor piece in your living room... totally acceptable.

Today's project is a clever way to dress up your Christmas lights so they make a statement for any season! This technique comes directly from one of my favorite blogs, {wit and whistle} and is a simple, yet delightful diy project.

{christmas luminaries}

Remember those paper balloons you used to make as a kid? Maybe this was just a midwest thing, because I must have made hundreds of them in middle school, but when I asked Tanner about it, he gave me that what planet did you grow up on? look and said he had never done such a crazy thing.

If you were one of those unfortunate children who missed out on the paper balloon phase of life, here's how to create them:

Photo via {wit and whistle}

Once you have your balloons folded and blown up, use the small hole at the top of each to insert them into each christmas light bulb. You can make as many or as few as you like, and experiment with white or colored lights, too!

If there's anything I like more than gazing at Christmas lights, it's taking pictures of Christmas lights! I love low-light shots, and those tiny specks of white in vast amounts of darkness kick my shutter-bug tendencies into full gear. :)

(Tune in tomorrow for our special 12th day of Christmas craft!)

Here are more Christmas lighting ideas...

Dixie cups via {hey gorg}	Firefly via {hayseed home makin'}
Mason jars via {homedit}	Vase via {matt mandy mitch}