My friend is an artist, craft person. She drilled a hole in a transparent glass block (8"x6"x4" prox) and stuffed a string of small Xmas lights inside. Then she hand painted a scene and plugged it in. Eye-catching. Now, however, she want to ship it to a friend. I have visions of 24 tiny bulbs getting much much tinier; there won't be one left from hitting the sides and hitting one another.
If there were some very fine fiber - like angel hair - that could be stuffed inside or with the string of lights to add as cushion yet still permit lumination, she'd have her problem solved. In fact, if the material glowed a tad, it would even enhance the picture.
Any thought on such a material... that's reasonable in cost?