Step Two: Roll out the chicken wire and measure out the dimensions. To create a spherical shape, the chicken wire must be twice as long as it is wide. We are creating a 2' Christmas light ball, so our chicken wire was 2' x 4'.

Step Three: Cut the chicken wire at the measured area. Because chicken wire can be sharp and hard to handle, gloves come in handy when manipulating the wiring.

Step Four: Once the chicken wire is cut, place the two cut sides together and connect by twisting the wires around each other.

Step Five: As you can see in this picture, we created a bond by twisting the wire.

Step Six: Now you'll have a cylinder of chicken wire. This is where the shaping process begins.

Step Seven: Begin pushing the cylinder's sides together. Using a pleating motion as you might with cloth will begin to create the round shape. Snip the wire at the ends as needed with the wire cutters and twist it together to make sure it will hold.

Step Eight: Continue to sculpt the chicken wire to make it as round as possible. Pushing in the curves and pulling on the ends helps to create a more spherical shape.

Step 9: Once the ball is completely spherical, it's time to wrap it with lights. Take your first string and wrap it around the ball, leaving the male plug exposed. This allows for the light ball to be plugged in easily.