Glass Fairy
Glass Fairy
Fairy Lights - How to Create Dazzling Effects
Edward Johnson, one of Thomas Edison's assistants, invented electric fairy lights in 1882, dressing a tree with 80 small bulbs. By 1902, his invention was being mass produced. While most western households have a special box in the loft marked 'Christmas tree lights' you might be surprised to find just how spectacularly diverse the range of fairly lights commercially available today actually is. If that loft box contains a tangled mass of ageing cable and burnt out bulbs, you're missing out on a new generation of decorative lighting which can transform your home - not just at Christmas, but all the year round.
String lights remain a very popular variety of fairy light - but the kitsch designs, gaudy colours and temperamental bulbs of yesterday have given way to a superb new age of LEDs (light emitting diodes). Not only are these lights vastly more reliable, they last nearly twice as long as their filament predecessors, give a more brilliant glow and frequently come with multiple effects. You can alternate at will between a steady glow, flashing, flickering, waves, pulses, fading and blending or a mix of all them. And you have a far better range of colours to choose from than you did in the past, from brilliant white to ice blue, cranberry red to mistletoe berry white, to spangled, multi-coloured incandescence.
The Christmas tree is today only one of the items you might wish to decorate with lighting. Icicle or string lights can also be tastefully garlanded around the stair-rail and even stair spindles if you have them, or draped around the frames of wall-pictures or mirrors. Curtain, net or icicle lights can also adorn your windows, from the living room to the kitchen to the front door. Or try wrapping a spiral of string lights around the curtain rail. And battery lights transform that stylish bundle of tied twigs in the corner of the hall or that large parlour palm in the living room into a luminously bejewelled objet d'art.
If you have a large glass vase, or a decorative bowl, a string of brilliant white LED lights on a bed of glass beads will transform it into a beautiful feature you'll not want to be without when the festive season ends (use lights with white or translucent cable though - green cable is too prominent and spoils the effect). Increasingly, people are keeping some of their fairy lights on display all the year round - only the specifically festive (the icicles along the soffits or the Christmas tree illuminations) are sent into hibernation in the loft or basement until next Yuletide. Along with being decorative, fairy lights have increasingly become functional as well.
With lighting like this, you'll forget about ceiling lights and table lamps: the soothing and classy ambience decorative http://www.ldj-lights.co.uk/ : fairy lightscan produce is always enchanting, subtle and uplifting. No longer just for the holiday season, these lights can give your home a festive feel all 365 days of the year.
About the Author
Michiel Van Kets writes articles for LDJ Lights,
http://www.ldj-lights.co.uk/
provider of Christmas lighting; fairy lights, battery and string lighting.
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Fairy Tale Royal Princess Wedding
Is the wedding of your dream a "Princess Wedding"? Yes!, then royal opulence is the key to a princess wedding theme for your very special wedding day.
Starts with the selection of a location that set up the right atmosphere suited for you and Prince Charming. Obviously, a historic castle with acres of lush and manicured grounds laden with beautiful trees and flowers that changes colors with the season would be the perfect site. However, the next best thing is a grand ballroom with a beautiful golden staircase, high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and a red carpet for you to make your grand entrance.
Wedding photography with a historic castle in the background will be absolute stunning. Start searching for this perfect location early in the wedding planning process. It will be worth the effort.
The wedding flowers for the bridesmaid, centrepiece for the church, reception tables and throughout the reception area will be beautifully arranged to match the Princess Theme of your wedding.
Adding tall candelabras laden with tear shape crystals to each table including the bridal table would add to the royal opulence. Dress up the bridal table also with a silk runner to add that extra elegance. The reception chairs dress up with white chair slipcovers tied with pink or ivory silk ribbons will also be ideal.
Needless to say, your wedding gown and bridal accessories should be elegant, opulent and fit for royalty. A traditional white wedding gown with a fitted laced bodice and full skirt with a cathedral train and matching elbow length white gloves. will be the perfect choice for a princess bride. You will be accessorized with beautiful pearl or diamond. Your bridal hairstyle can either be a elegant updo or long flowing. A stunning tiara with an attached trailing veil adds to the royal feeling. The wedding shoes with high heels white satin closed toes or peep toes pump laden with crystal or diamonte will be very fitting for a princess bride. If you really want to feel like Cinderella, a pair of clear pump shoes to symbolize glass slippers will be suitable.
The bridesmaids should also dressed in formal gowns of a rich color and carrying lush bouquets of flowers. Your Prince Charming and his groomsmen's attire should include black or gray tuxedos with tails.
The design and wordings on the invitations should match the Princess Wedding theme. Engraved invitations on hand-made paper including a colored wax seal featuring your initials to secure the envelope will accentuate the formal wedding theme. Make it a black tie dress code for your guests. Your wedding programs should be roll up as scrolls tied with a red or purple satin ribbon.
The formal music to play is "Here comes the Bride" as you make your grand entrance walking down the aisle to the wedding ceremony either at a church or walking down the grand staircase at the reception if it is a civil wedding.
A string quartet to play classical chamber music at the reception will be very fitting to a royal party. The wedding waltz is a must for the Princess and Prince Charming for their first dance as husband and wife. Finally, the grand exit from the reception you and your Prince Charming will be whisked away by a white horse-drawn-drawn carriage, complete with a tuxedo-clad driver. You and your Prince Charming will live happily after, and all your wedding fantasies have come true.
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About the Author
Eleanor Hill writes articles for iDo Perfect Wedding Club. Visit the iDo Wedding Store for your World's #1 Wedding Planning Software, Wedding Favors, Wedding Speeches and a wide selection of Wedding Accessories