To finish, I started putting all the strings into the jug, one by one. Early on, I put kinks into the wire between every bulb to prevent the wires from just circling the bottom of the jug. I wanted a random fill, not a uniform one. Nearer to the end, I found it quite difficult to get the wire to expand out to the sides near the top. I did use a wooden stick to try to spread it, which helped, but wasn't perfect. It is possible that some extra work, perhaps with a curved tool could spread it better.

In the end, it looks quite full, and is very bright. While I increased the number of LEDs to 200, the overall power went down to 6.9W as I lowered the LED current. The jug gets slightly warm when on for a long time, but it is barely perceptible to the touch.

The brightness of the LEDs made it hard to take a comparison shot. I've attempted to adjust the image to make the off and on pictures closer, but still, the on state is brighter than it appears.

Turned out to be a nice evening project.