Monday, August 29, 2011

So many Mini Craft Lights to choose from! Differences between Craft light sets.

I know I've been blogging a lot about craft lights lately, and since we now carry 8 different types of Craft lights I felt like I needed to explain the differences between all the different craft sets. Craft lights are the most popular light string for the majority of the year and they are hard to find January to September but we are happy to offer these small Christmas light strings all year! They only time we aren't selling them is when we sell out of them!

About our Mini Craft Lights

  • No End to End plug - All of our Craft sets only have one plug that goes to power outlet.
  • High Brightness bulbs - These sets have bright bulbs that aren't like normal mini light string bulbs, they are a higher voltage and look great in blocks and bottles
  • Color Variety - We offer sets (or cases) in all available colors on either White or Green wire, these colors include: Clear, Red, Blue, Green, Amber (Orange), Yellow, Teal, Pink, Purple, and Multi Color.
  • Close bulb space -  Most of these sets have a 2" to 3" bulb space, this cuts down on the wire you have to have inside your project
  • Longer lead wire -  Our craft lights have either a 24" or 36" lead wire, the lead is the wire from the plug to the first bulbs, this means you won't have to go hunting for a extension cord for a 4" lead wire.
  • Stackable plugs - These light strings allow you to stack plugs on top of one another so you can plug multiple sets into a single outlet.
  • Shunted Bulbs - If a bulb burns out the rest stay lit! If a bulb is loose or twisted the wire can not light but this is a rare occurrence.
  • Case lots - All of our incandescent light strings are available in a case option, this lets you stock up on sets and save big money down the road.
Currently we are offering the following different types of Mini craft light sets
  • 10 Light Set - 3" bulb spacing,  2.5 feet lighted length with 36" lead wire from plug to first bulb
  • 15 Light Sets - 3" bulb spacing, 3.75 feet lighted length with 36" lead wire from plug to first bulb
  • 20 Light Sets w/ Short Leads - 2.5" bulb spacing, 3.5 feet lighted length with 24" lead wire from plug to first bulb
  • 20 Light Sets w/ Long Leads - 3" bulb spacing, 5 feet lighted length with 24" lead wire from plug to first bulb
  • 35 Light Sets w/ Short Leads - 2.5" bulb spacing, 7.5 feet lighted length with 24" lead wire from plug to first bulb
  • 35 Light Sets w/ Long Leads - 3.5" bulb spacing, 13 feet lighted length with 36" lead wire from plug to first bulb
I hope this clears up the differences in all the types of Craft Mini Lights we carry, please visit our Mini lights page to view what sets in stock!

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Zach
All American Christmas Co.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

10 Count and 15 Count Mini lights now available.

We carried 15 count mini lights for a long time and for a little while the manufacturers halted production for a limited time but now they are back and better than ever! Not only are the 15 light count an option but so is a 10 count mini light string, these are for the decorators or craft makers who want fewer number of lights and less wire inside their craft projects. We are selling individual sets in Clear on White or Green wire, and selling cases of 50 strings in Colors on White or Green wire.

The 10 count mini light strings we carry have a 36" lead wire, 10 bulbs, 3 inch bulbs spacing, Stack-able plugs, No End Connectors, and are approx. 2.5 ft long.

The 15 count mini light strings we carry have a 36" lead wire, 15 bulbs, 3 inch bulbs spacing, Stack-able plugs, No End Connectors, and are approx. 3.75 ft long.

These sets are great for lighting Glass Blocks, Wine Bottles, and since they are smaller light strings they could fit into even smaller blocks or bottles! Lighted Beer/Liquor Bottles would be very cool!

Click here to view our Mini lights page

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Zach
All American Christmas Co.
www.aachristmas.com
www.allamericanchristmas.com

Monday, August 15, 2011

Musical Christmas Controllers back in stock this week!

Musical Christmas Controller
We are going to be getting our MP3 Musical Christmas Controllers in stock this week! We quickly sold out of these last year and we hope these controllers receive the same great reception this year. Our MP3 Christmas Controller is the easiest way  to decorate your home and sync it up to your own music. These controllers have 10 songs built right into the unit but being able to use your own mp3 plays gives you unlimited control of your own holiday decorations!  These controllers have 6 outlets and each outlet give you 1.25 amps, that's around 375 mini lights per outlet,  if you choose to use LED then you could almost triple that number of lights!

These controllers are simple to use and setup, have a ton of great features, and will really make your home light up and come to life! If you have any questions please visit the site and see all the specs listed online.

Click here to view this product 

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Zach
All American Christmas Co.
www.aachristmas.com
www.allamericanchristmas.com

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Craft lights coming back in stock!

Mini lights

20 light count mini lights are coming back in stock soon! Our manufacturer has the lights so we will be getting ours in to sell individual sets in the following weeks. 20 light count craft lights has been extremely popular this year, so much so that our inventory was down to 1 or 2 sets per color!

The craft lights we carry usually have either 20 or 35 lights per string, they are typically spaced approximately 3 inches apart, and come in a variety of colors. Both our 20 count and 35 count mini lights have different lead wire options, either 2 foot or 3 foot lead wires. The longer the lead wire the better for most craft projects using christmas lights. If you have a 3 foot lead chances are you won't need a small extension cord for plugging up your crafts, this will give your projects a clean and unobtrusive look that your family, friends, or customers will enjoy!

Very soon we are going to be receiving 10 and 15 count mini lights, these small craft light sets will be great for small craft projects, you can use smaller bottles or glass blocks. Or if you just want fewer lights in your standard size blocks and bottles then this is a great option. The options on colors will be limited at first, but if the reaction to this style of Christmas light string is strong we will carry full color options in the future.

Of course we still offer our LED Craft lights, while these sets are more expensive you aren't going to have many problems with these lights. They have 25 lights per string and, 3" bulb spaces, and 2' lead. These sets don't generate heat, and use VERY little power. Lets say on average a mini lights string of 20 lights uses about 10 watts of power, these LED light sets use around 2.4 watts and the bulbs will last at least 10 times longer! So while the do cost more, the small price bump is offset by the smaller power usage and the life of the bulbs!

Comparison of Incandescent and Warm White LED

Thursday, August 4, 2011

New LED C7 Snowfall bulbs

We have recently added these new Snowfall bulbs to our line of products, these snowfall lights screw into any existing C7 socket! So if you have C7 bulbs outlining your home you can integrate these into your light string and achieve a really great and clean icicle effect. We are also including 1 C7 Light socket so you install one of these icicles anywhere on spt1 wire!




Click here to view our LED icicles and our Snowdrop lights

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Zach
All American Christmas Co.
www.aachristmas.com
www.allamericanchristmas.com