LED rope lights are made from flexible plastic tubing which houses a line of LEDs, normally about an inch apart. Their flexible nature allows tou to form them into pretty much any shape. Because they use LED technology, this type of lighting is extremely long lasting and is available in a wide range of different colors. Multi-color changing lights are also on the market.
Although LED lighting is more expensive to buy than traditional incandescent lights, energy consumption is dramatically lower, so you should recoup your investment quickly. LED rope lights use about 20% of the energy used by equivalent incandescent lights.
Most online vendors offer rope lights by the foot, you simply select the length you require and the lights will be assembled to your specifications. For larger projects, many sellers offer bulk reels, which can proove much more economical. It’s possible to splice the lengths together should you need to.