DIY 'Stranger Things' lights are here just in time for Halloween

Your party is going to be upside down.
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Jessye McGarry
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While doing a Stranger Things Halloween costume might not be the most original thing (although it'll still be a good idea), having a wall of Christmas lights where you can spell out messages certainly is.

And thankfully, someone built one and explained it to help us out with how to create one of these spooky walls of our own.

In order to complete the project, you'll need an Arduino-run LED strip.


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The entire project will cost you around $80 dollars, but remember, these are lights you can leave up year-round.

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You can read the entire explanation on Instructables here, which goes into detail about how to code the lights so you can write out messages.

Once you've built your wall of lights, you can start spelling out whatever words and phrases you want:

-Spooky things like "Happy Halloween." -References to Stranger Things like "Waffles." -Flirty messages to your crush like "Marry Me." -Catch up on your hosting party duties with messages like "Duane, you need to stop bobbing for apples inside of the bowl of Doritos."

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Jessye McGarry is an acquaintance, middle child and former Humor Intern at Mashable.

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