Just yesterday I brought out a bunch of vintage xmas lights from storage with the hope of selling some off on eBay. After photographing the bubble lights I thought it might be a better idea to keep them and put them on the tree this year. So this year I am going to do our tree with all vintage lights, that is if I can find enough old light strings to use.
Regarding the link you posted - nice bubble lights, but at $180 per set I wonder how many he's actually going to sell?
I also found this video - clever idea using LED lamps and a heating element:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkP-7JCeOtU&feature=related