This Instructable gives you the skinny on soldering electroluminescent (EL) wire.

How to Solder EL (Electroluminescent) Wire – Link

Related:

• Electroluminescent butterfly night-lights – Link
• Make a Glowing, Wearable, EL-Wire, Blinky Light… – Link.
• EL wire barbershop pole… – Link.
• The EL lamp project – Link.
• EL wire projects on MAKE – Link.