running LED's on a 12v inverter.

hello, i am trying to build a tron identity disc replica for a costume and my original plan was a rather dismal failure. everything worked but the LED strip i got wasn't nearly bright enough. so i went and got a selection of super bright LED to put in. i have a decent hang on building a few parralell circuits and running off a 12v battery (one of the really little ones you find atradio shack) so i know i can do it that way. what i WANT to do itto wire in the 12vdc inverter i have. its radio shack number 2760341 for those who need more specific info than i know to give right off but suffice to say that its 12vdc in and 160vac max and 1 watt max. i was wondering how i could go about using this so i can run it on a battery (or two perhaps) when i want to pretend im a kid again and dress up in my various costumes at conventions, or have it plugged in as a lamp (or nightlight depending on brighness) for now im just going to go with the basics and after the upcoming Convention in a few days i will look into rewiring it to add the inverter. if i geta useable answer before then i will use it. i have a wide variety of resistors.

Hey there,
You should look into EL wire in my opinion.
They make tons of cool clothing stuff.
Here is a source for you where you'll find a couple videos and some supplies.
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11427
Now, with that being said, I'm not sure what power supply they use. but I've seen some rather cool suits done in the past like these.
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18lsqzx03iwd6jpg/original.jpg
And I hope this will help you in your quest:
http://io9.com/5708876/how-to-make-your-tron-costume-glow-with-electroluminescent-wire

Good Luck.
Clement

1 watt just won't be very bright, no matter the voltage. I think right now your little 12V battery is the limit. It's probably a stack of little alkaleak coin cells. Just for kicks, wire up your same disk to nine or ten alkaleak (Alkalines leak) AAs and see if it's better.