On my Second Day of Kitschmas: I put battery-operated twinkle lights on my vintage ornament wreath. Late to this particular modern-day party, I did not know know you could get battery-powered lights like this until I saw a friend use them to decorate at a charity event we were both a part of. So when I went to Target to hoard some of those little pink deer a few weeks ago, I bought me some of these lights to add to the shiny & brite twinkle twinkle of my foyer, which is where I keep the wreath hung, year-round.
Above: The lights I bought at Target.
I velcro’d the battery pack to the bracing on the back of the wreath. This is the one-is-silver and the other-gold wreath I made for myself last year that oopsy crashed to the ground. I not only lost ornaments, but also the styrofoam wreath itself broke — hence my bracing, which ended up being great for the stickum velcro.
Above: The little ceramic pink deer that were all the vintage rage at Target this year. I got me a herd. What can I say. I have a problem. But you already know that.
Okay, so I know that this is sort of a lame blog post, but it does get something off my list — and maybe gives you a simple idea how to add just a wee bit more twinkle to your holiday decor this year!
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June Cahill says
Lovin’ these little stinkin’ twinkle lights…..something else I wasn’t aware I needed – until I saw your post! Thanks Pam!!! 😉 Guess I’m heading to Targee later today! Merry Xmas to you!
Lauren J says
Hi – I’m late reading this and I am assuming there aren’t any of the cute pink vintage deer (that I don’t need) ornaments left at target! But hey. I’ll go look!
Terri says
I can’t find the reindeer either. Not even online. So cute. **sniffle**
DJ says
The pink reindeer! I must have them! Multiples of them! Many of them! Millions of them! Why oh why did I not know about them before?
Scott says
I bought two of these sets myself and they are amazing. Phillips has really taken battery operated lights to the next level. With the lights reduced to about the size of a small drop of water they are just beautiful, nice clean colors but not overly bright.
I have colored set on steady while a second colored set does a super slow transition through the spectrum decorating my family photos and sparkly bottle brushes on my entryway table. I’m just thrilled with the results.
Pam Kueber says
I am really enjoying the timer function — every early evening, same time, the lights come on. Then six hours later, they shut themselves off. Fantastic!