Best Way To Put Mini Lights On A Christmas Tree

And the first part of decorating is how to put lights on a christmas tree.

Best way to put mini lights on a christmas tree.

When you reach the bottom hide any extra lights behind the tree. Test the bulbs to make sure all of the pieces are in working condition. Coil the first set of christmas lights loosely around your hands. His trick is to hang the lights vertically instead of working in a horizontal spiral.

Try to avoid any obvious pattern or spiral. Slip the loop over one of the branchlets or greens near the trunk and wrap the cord a few times around the green to secure it. Place some lights deeper into the branches and place some closer to the front to create depth. Starting at the top of the tree intertwine the lights on top of and under branches.

The easy way that i put lights on those trees i am going to cover here. For 10 years i decorated christmas trees for the albany institute of history and art s festival of trees. Purchase a minimum of 1 strand of 100 lights per foot height of tree a 6 foot tree would get 6 strands and an 8 foot tree would get 8 strands. Work your way down and around the tree hanging lights in the back as well.

Basic string lights you will need standard mini string lights in a transparent or translucent clear or white color for lighting your christmas tree. Avoid dragging the strings across the floor. Instead weave them around the tree working in triangular sections. Putting lights on a christmas tree for some is a laborious chore.

Add lights to your christmas tree. Starting at the bottom string your lights around and through the tree in a random fashion. Plug the lights in to make sure all the bulbs are working. To make the lights stick to the tree more permanently pull the wires apart and slip tree branches through the newly created gaps in the strand causing the lights to get a little more stuck in the tree than they would be otherwise.

An essential part of decorating for christmas is decorating the tree right. A strand of lights is typically made from a few different wires that are braided together into a larger cord. So many trees come pre lit but i prefer to put my own lights on a tree. Keeping those bulbs closer to the tips of the branches will help the lights shine more brightly bilotto says.

Begin at the bottom of the tree close to the trunk. Untangle the lights carefully. Use an extension cord to connect the first set of string lights and work your way from the top of the tree to the bottom. Allowing some slack or leader cord in the first strand of lights separate the cord near the first bulb so it forms a loop.

You want the lights to look natural.