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Shine Brightly with Sparkle: Make a Mexican Grocery-Tote Wall Light

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CraftyChica Kathy Cano-Murillo, contributor
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A striking wall light can be made from an inexpensive, plastic grocery tote.
Save the other pieces of bag for another project.
Have fun highlighting and giving definition to the image with glittery paint!
A striking wall light can be made from an inexpensive, plastic grocery tote.

A striking wall light can be made from an inexpensive, plastic grocery tote.

Photo: Kathy Cano-Murillo
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4. Using Crafty Chica Paint Pack, paint inside the lines, and add Crafty Chica Chunky Glitters over the wet paint. Let dry.

5. Embellish the sides and front edges with trims and sequins, using the Liquid Fusion adhesive.


 Paint inside the lines and embellish the sides and front edges with colorful sequins or other sparkly trinkets.

6. Flip the frame over, and slip in the white paper so it sits under the frame and serves as a backing for the image. This will allow maximum glow!

7. To add the lights, keep the frame flipped over right side down. You will want to secure them within the inside of the frame's border so your wall light will rest flush against the wall. Use a staple gun to secure the lights—staple over the cording, making sure not to puncture it! If you do puncture it, you cannot plug in your light; you will need a new strand of lights!

8. Plug in and hang!

Variation: Use a strand of battery-operated lights if you don't want the cord to show.

* Remember always to use caution for any electrical craft project!

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Comments (2)

Jrsjewels writes: Looks fabulous! What a great idea!
Posted: 9:02 pm on August 31st
Babytreese writes: Beautiful! Love that Crafty Chica!! I have a Frida tote like this but will have to get another one! I couldn't bare to part with it! ;-) Thanks so much for the step-by-step process. Gotta make this one!
Posted: 2:30 pm on August 16th
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