Shiny Stars Night Light
Introduction: Shiny Stars Night Light
Hey guys, today I made a Shiny Stars Night Light that you can put on your table or in your kid's room and the best thing about it is that it has a lot of shiny stars embedded in it.
I also added a beautiful line in the middle, but that's completely optional. It looks so lovely in darkness. All the stars shines so brightly because all the stars are actually blue LEDs.
You can place this on your, or your kid's bedside and have a peaceful sleep. they are not excessively bright and that makes them a perfect nightlight.
Supplies
You will need,
One black A4 paper and One Blue A4 paper
One white A4 sheet
One cardboard A4 size
Glue
Lots of blue LEDs
Some White LEDs
Wires
6v Battery holder (4 cell)
Some more cardboard
The Tools that you will need-
Pliers
scissors
pencil
scale
soldering iron
glue gun
wire cutter
wire striper
Step 1: Take Both the Black and Blue A4 Sheets
Take both the blue and black A4 sheets and for now keep the blue sheet away but in reach.
Now with the black sheet. Mark one inch from all sides and then make straight lines forming a border all around the sheet.
Step 2: Make the Space for the Quote
Now from the bottom left side, mark 10cm up on the left side.
From the bottom right side, mark 20cm up on the right side.
Now mark 10 cm above both of those points.
Join both the lower points of either side together.
Just like that also join both the points on the upper side of either side.
Step 3: Cut Out
Now take a paper cutter and cut the two shapes above and below our quote area.
Your finished cut out should look like the last picture.
Step 4: Now Write Your Quote
Now take a pencil and write whatever quote or line you want to write on your night lamp.
I prefer making some lines first and then writing between those lines. Like writing on a ruled notebook. It will look more neat.
Step 5: Now Cut Out Your Quote
Now cut out all the letter in your quote.
If you cannot cut out all the letter in your quote, because I know it is very hard, and you can still make a lot of mistakes. 31
What I advise you to do is to cut a whole rectangle out and then stick a piece of white paper on it and write your quote on it with a marker such that the whole background is filled with black and the words are white.
That way you can get the same effect but with less effort and mistake.
I was able to cut out every single letter, so I did just that.
Step 6:
Now it's time to get out the blue paper and mark our quote area on it.
Remember, I said the quote area, not the quote. The blue paper is supposed to go behind the black paper. So we need to make sure that the letters in our quote can be illuminated from behind, so for that. We need to cut that area out on the blue paper.
Once you've marked the area, cut it out with a paper cutter.
Step 7: Glue All of Them Together
The end product should look like the first picture. They are not glued yet. I have just placed them on top of one another to see how they should be glued. You should do the same and check before actually glueing them together.
Once you're sure about the order, glue all of them together.
White stays on the bottom, then blue and on top of everything else the black one.
If you cut out all the letters separately, make sure that you glue all the little things in them.
Step 8: Cut the Cardboard
Now take the A4 size cardboard and mark our quote area on this as well.
And then cut it out.
Step 9: Glue Our Paper on the Cardboard
Now take the papers from before and glue them on the cardboard.
Step 10: Mark Holes for White Led
Now take a cardboard piece to cover the exposed back side of the papers.
On this cardboard mark holes for white LEDs.
Step 11: Now Insert LEDs
Now make holes on those marked areas and insert White LEDs in them.
Make sure to bend the leads of the leds.
Step 12: Now Solder All LEDs in Parallel
Now once you've bent the leads of LED glue them in place and solder all of them together in parallel.
Step 13: Time to Add Our Stars
Once our quote area lights are done now move on to the stars.
Mark holes for the stars on the blue paper area. Once you've marked them, make holes with scissors or something else. 6