Cheap Outdoor Party Lighting

Looking for quality cheap outdoor party lighting? You do not have to go to those expensive stores to buy your party lights. You can go to a discount store, or your local department stores.

You can even make cheap outdoor party lighting yourself. You can make luminary bags filled with sand and a votive candle inside. Just make sure the bags are flame resistance. If this cheap outdoor party lighting to line your walkway, use just the plain votive candles. If you are using them as a table decoration or to sit on the corner of your deck, try scented votive candles. There is nothing better than the peach or apple smell of a burning candle. Moreover, while votives have a scent, they are not over powering. To get your cheap outdoor party lighting, you should know where to buy it.

You can use cheap outdoor party lighting that is solar powered for your next party. String your lights early in the day, and there is not any need for any electrical outdoor receptacle. Take a Dixie cup, cut a hole in the bottom and insert a bulb from the string of lights you are using, and soon you have a string of lighted Dixie cups. Voila, cheap outdoor party lighting fast!

You may have to use a small amount of tape to secure the bulb inside the cup. When you choose the cups go with white or a light color so you brighter light. The white Dixie cups would look cool with different colored bulbs showing in each one.

Cheap Outdoor Party Lighting - With Soda Cans?

Everyone drinks soda so save the aluminum cans and wash out thoroughly. On the night of the party take the soda cans, minus the lid, and fill halfway with sand. Stir in some kerosene until the sand is damp but not swimming in kerosene. Place the cans where you want them.

The sand makes them heavy enough that they cannot be accidentally knocked over. Drop a match inside the can and the kerosene will burn slowly, putting out a lot of light. Make sure you use kerosene and not gas. If you use gas, it will explode when you drop in a match. The cans can be spray painted to give them an elegant or wild look but do not use anything flammable to wrap them in.

You can check out your local library and check out a book on making your own cheap outdoor party lighting. If you are not the crafty kind, or do not have the time, you can purchase cheap outdoor party lighting at a discount party store or one those stores that sells stuff for under a dollar.