Customer Reviews

The Light Garden WLWB96 Electric/Corded Willow Branch with 96 Incandescent Lights, 40 Inch

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I bought these interesting lights out of curiosity more than anything else. They immediately caught my eye & I have learned to act on that instinct when I have the $ to spare & I'm ecstatic that I did, they were the hit of the gathering! I was overwhelmed by the requests of "will you make me an arrangement, whatever it costs"?! Here's what I did....

1)I began with a medium tall clear glass vase.

2)Secured a medium tall styrofoam cylinder with a glue gun into the bottom of the vase. $.89

3)Inserted the branch in the center of the styrofoam, making adjustments along the way (you may have to shorten foam).

4)Added 2 types of greenery & a few berry stems into foam (not a lot) at angles vertically so as to keep the willow the center of attention & hide bottom stem. $4-$6 (I dismantled an old arrangement that had gotten damaged & recycled it into this one)!

5)I then added some colored sm-med pine cone pot pourri (try to get the smallest bits in the bottom first) & filled 3/4 vase.$5

6)Added more greenery (2 types)& longer berry stems into foam horizontally @ top of vase 2/3 of the way around & bent it downward to give it a weeping look to soften & correspond to the lighted willow. $8-$16

7)Added more pine cone mix till vase was full.

8)Finished with last bit of weeping greenery & berries @ top of vase & formed willow branches to my liking.

9)Set it on my buffet & plugged it in! Total cost for me....approx. $34.00 (I already had the vase & some greenery) WalMart has vases for $3 I think the glass vase with filler is much more interesting than a clay pot!

10)Listened gleefully to the oohs & aahs & the "where did you buy this I want one"!

I have also made one where I filled the vase with small colored foam balls about the size of small bluberries (found @ some craft shops),I recommend staying with a single color batch, & inserted reindeer moss @ various intervals in the vase as I added the filler. The ideas can be endless, I have yet to see an attractive arrangement in any sellers pics yet! Good Luck Ya'll & have fun!!! =^..^=

I purchased these lighted willow branches from Amazon after liking the way they looked on various Torchwood (BBC) episodes. I have added a couple of customer shots so you can get a better idea of how well these produce light. Needless to say, you won't be lighting up a room with these but they look very pretty as an accent lightning piece. Think of them as giving off about as much light as the smaller Christmas string lights.

The reason I gave my branches four stars instead of five was because mine were rather sticky. Out of the package the branches are straight(ish) and ready for you to twist and shape into your preferred display configuration. Each branch is a semi-hard wire wrapped in a dark brown paper which feels similar to masking tape. Unfortunately my branches were tacky to the touch and left a sticky residue on my hands after handling (much like after touching epoxy putty or silicon sealant). The residue washes off your hands with soap and water but an unfortunate side effect is that the branches attract dust and pet hair more readily than if it wasn't so sticky. I'm assuming that eventually the sticky will dry over time (granted mine are a month old and still tacky to the touch), but since you're handling the branches so much when you initially get them, it was a bit of a annoyance for me.

I received a pair of these for Christmas last year and will be giving them as gifts this year. They make a soft ambient room light. We leave them on 24/7 on either side of our antique oak mantel. Guest always remark on how beautiful they are.

Very nice accent lights. Overall, the pros outweigh the cons.

Pros:

- at more than 3 feet away they look realistic

- soft light, probably about 10w total, nice for accent lighting

- bendable, so you can reshape them as desired

Cons:

- no switch. Instead, the plug disconnects from the transformer block - but that still means fumbling with plugging in/out

- it seems to be made of a sticky tape strapped around the wires, which means:

- from less than 3 feet you can see the tape windings

- it's sticky to the touch

- about half the length (probably a little more) is a single straight wire with no branches. So the "40 inch" title really means 20 inches of nice branching, with 20 inches of fake "stalk" that you'll need to hide (plan for a tall vase).

These branches are amazing, beautiful and easy to use, and thru Amazon the customer service @ Flameless Candles outstanding!! I made 2 separate purchases for the lighted branches. One of the battery plugs was malfunctioning. A loud buzzing noise. I contacted the seller, and before I could hit send, I received a new replacement battery box ( slightly embellished).. Really..Earl at FlamelessCandles gave me no hassles, and his customer service is stellar!!! I love my lighted branches and FlamelessCandles!!

I really love this product, the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the big ac adapter that comes with it, for this small arrangment of lights, gets very hot when plugged in, I had it on one day for and went to unplug it, the thing was hot, not warm, but hot, so I got a power strip that you use for computers and such, to use for it, just in case, still gets too hot, only leave it plugged in for about an hour, kind of scary to me, not sure if its supposed to get so hot. Left the seller a question about this, no reply. So if you order one, keep this in mind.

Great, but way too expensive. returned it and bought the same 40' ones of save-on-crafts.com for $12. other than that, they were really nice and none of the lights were broken!

They looked great for the first couple of months but 1/4 of the lights are already burned out. Be careful when buying this product!!

I liked the look of the branches and lights, but there was a whole section of branch that did not light up. I returned it and Amazon was great about refunding my money. I wouldn't buy this again but only b/c of poor quality control.

These lights are great as an accent to any flowers you may have in your home. The lights are small, subtle and warming. It looks GREAT with pussy willows and the like.