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Light shades on LED light strand

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I love my K-Cup coffee maker, but the leftover cups collect fast. I had the idea to make them into light shades, partly because they will withstand some heat. I empty the cup, remove the paper liner (other projects!) and trim off the curled top edge. That ring I cover with fabric and use for chain garland, but that's another story.

I cut an X in the bottom, and petal shapes with small scissors. Then I used a 1/8th inch hole puncher to make the lacy shapes and bent the petals around a pencil to curve them.

They look nice over the LED colored lights on my garlands and peeking out from amongst the greenery of my tree.

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sdillard writes: Cool...another idea for k-cups. I'm thinking about your covers for Mother's Day flowers for my class. Check out my star/bells and snowmen on Crafty Stylish. They are also made out of k cups.
Posted: 3:46 pm on December 15th

IggyJingles writes: Thank you so much. I'd love to see the finished project. You may find you have to finesse the bottom where the X is cut to place them over a larger light fixture - but that should be pretty easy.

I also use the pods to make little Barbie doll sized crowns. The pods will take paint and marker, provided you are careful not to smudge the marks until they are well and truly dry.

I'll finish a batch of doll crowns and post them in a gallery here soon.
Posted: 12:24 pm on January 9th

missmarme writes: You are soooo clever! I have been racking my brain to come up with something to do with the K-cups. I use the used grounds in my garden but didn't know what to do with the plastic. How about using them outside with little solar lights? I just bought some so I am going to save up my K-cups and try it out. Thanks for the idea!
Posted: 7:28 pm on January 7th

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