Christmas Decorations

For those craving tradition and comfort at the holidays (blankets of snow outside, a warm fire inside, a cup of hot cocoa, and plenty of laughter with friends and family), using an old world style...

It's time to invest in energy saving light bulbs, but when you do don't throw out those old incandescent bulbs. They make great Christmas tree ornaments. It's also a great way to recycle. This is...

Christmas lights are a traditional means to make our holiday season colorful. Today's holiday light selection includes string lights with light-emitting diodes, known as LED. LED string lights are...

Holiday lights add cheer to the season, but if not properly installed and cared for, they can become a hazard. Make your holiday a safe one by inspecting and testing your lights before hanging...

Watching a twinkling Christmas light display is one of the wonders of the holidays. You can make your lights twinkle like bright stars under a cold winter sky in a few steps that take a couple of...

When you think of the wintry months, you may envision thick red ribbons adorning your mailbox, fragrant evergreen wreaths hung by your front door and a million little twinkle lights sparkling in...

Many people's favorite Christmas tradition is creating an outdoor light display. Although these displays can be beautiful, they can also be dangerous. Each year hundreds of homes catch fire due to...

Did you know that decorating your home for Christmas doesn't have to cost a fortune? By using a few items around your home, and purchasing a few inexpensive items your home will be ready for...

In the good old days, when your Christmas lights went dark, you had to test each bulb. Nowadays, Christmas light testers make the job much easier and faster. Although light bulbs are always going...

You have just spent hours decorating your Christmas tree for the holidays, and your family is waiting for the official “lights on”. Then Wham-O! Your Christmas tree lights flicker for a second...

Mini Christmas lights are now inexpensive and readily available, but they can cause a major annoyance if one or two refuse to glow. Before you string them around the tree or hang them up, plug the...

How frustrating to spend time carefully weaving your Christmas lights through your tree, only to step back and see several dark areas where light bulbs have burned out. The same goes for balancing...

Christmas and New Year is just around the corner! Time to put up your decorations; the Christmas tree, Christmas lights, lanterns, and all other decors that uses electricity. But if you are an...

Hanging Christmas lights can be a fun family tradition. There are many lights from which to choose, so you can personalize your light display and transform your home into a gorgeous holiday...

Christmas lights come in all shapes and colors and look absolutely beautiful. The beauty of Christmas lights, however, is not all joyful. Dragging the lights out of storage, plugging them in, and...

Homemade Christmas bulbs add character and individuality to your holiday decorations. You can make your own Christmas bulbs to decorate your tree or to give as gifts to friends, family members and...

Lights on a Christmas tree convey celebratory feelings and warm comfort. Christmas tree lights are produced in many colors, types and varieties, from the miniature dancing lights to old-fashioned...

You can make a holiday centerpiece with decorations and craft items that you already have in your home. This adds a festive air without breaking your holiday budget. Create a Christmas homemade...

Christmas lights are a great way to express not just your personality, but your enthusiasm for the holiday season. Along with this holiday cheer, however, the season can also bring rain. No need...

Hanging outdoor Christmas lights can be a fun but challenging project. While almost everyone loves the holiday spirit of twinkling house lights, not everyone feels comfortable putting them up. ...

Prelit Christmas trees are a holiday decorator's dream. Anything that saves time on the basic decorating--like the Christmas tree--means there's more time available to spend on other holiday tasks...

If you plan to use a lot of Christmas lights but do not want an unwanted "gift" when you open your electric bill in the New Year, you might want to buy Christmas lights that do not use too much...

Christmas is a perfect opportunity to go all out decorating your house, and the most important Christmas decoration is the Christmas tree. We all know to hang heavy ornaments on the strongest...

The tradition of adding lights to Christmas trees began at least in the mid-1600s in Europe, but the candles used for lighting proved to be a fire hazard. Fortunately, with the advent of...

A lit Christmas tree is one of the most beautiful sights of Christmas. However, it is critical that the lights be safe and not pose a risk of fire. A few basic steps can assure a beautiful and...

What fun would the Christmas season be without the traditional glowing Christmas tree lights? For generations, children have marveled at the skill of their parents in setting up the dazzling...

Christmas tree lights are a popular decoration during the Christmas season. The lights should go on the tree before other decorations. Once the lights are on, Christmas ornaments, tinsel, popcorn...

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, over 400 people are killed, 1,650 are injured and $990 million in damage occurs each year during the holiday season. Christmas tree lights can be a major...

Nothing smells as heavenly or looks as inviting as a bowl of flourishing paperwhites on a Christmas table. Unlike some flowering bulbs, narcissus (or paperwhites) do not need a cold period before...

LED Christmas lights last longer and provide more color options than regular lights, but they burn out on occasion. If you find a burned out light, you don't have to replace the whole strand....

Add a touch of class to your Christmas tree this year with handmade glass bulbs that are easy to make at a very low cost.

General Electric has a wide variety of outdoor holiday lights. They are available with different shaped bulbs, including the mini light and "flame tip," a multi-faceted bulb. They also come with...

Because they spend most of the year buried in storage containers, Christmas string lights are particularly susceptible to issues. The majority of the time, problems with strands of Christmas...

Incandescent Christmas lights are popular because they burn brighter than LED lights, and the bulbs can be individually replaced if they burn out. As a general rule of thumb, any bulb larger than...

It happens every year: you lug out the box of Christmas decorations, you pull out the strings of lights and then plug them in. Suddenly you find yourself with four or five bulbs that are dimmer...

Every year at Christmas, trees and lawns are adorned with lights galore. And every year, homeowners are presented with a problem: how to fix Christmas lights that are out. Having a strand of...

The Christmas season would be incomplete without a tree, and that tree would be incomplete without lights. Christmas tree lights add a cozy dimension to the entire holiday display, brightening a...

Besides using less electricity than their predecessors, LED Christmas lights also have the advantage of being far less trouble. These virtually unbreakable bulbs have no filament and aren't...

Ceramic lighted Christmas trees have been popular for decades. Traditionally, they are painted with three coats of ceramic glaze and fired at a high temperature. The tiny lighted bulbs on their...

Christmas lights make the holiday seasons fun and festive. There are many different types of lights for both indoors and outdoors to choose from. Before electricity, people used candles primarily...

For many, decorating a Christmas tree is a traditional part of celebrating the holiday season. This isn't always a fun task, though. Placing lights on a Christmas tree can be quite challenging, as...

Easy and fun activity you and your family can make together! You'll learn how to make beautiful painted glass bulbs that when the lights on your Christmas tree hit it, will glow and look fabulous.

If you have a bunch of porcelain Christmas Village buildings, but have lost (or never had) their bulbs, you can buy extra bulbs with fixtures sold by the stores that carry the buildings. A...

Each year when you pull-out your Christmas tree decorations, how many of your decorative bulbs have broken? Re-use the plastic packaging that apples are bought in, and you can store your bulbs...

Broken fairy lights are frustrating and it can take hours to fix them. This year, when about to put up the Christmas lights, I spotted that one set would not turn on and had a brainwave for...

If you have several strings of lights with burnt out bulbs, you are probably like me and end up tossing them and buying more. However, since we are currently in “save and spend less” mode, let me...

A great project to get the kids involved in the holidays! This is an easy, basic decoration that can be used on your Christmas tree, hung around the house or placed in a decorative bowl for...

Christmas tree lights make the tree complete. They add sparkle and glimmer to it. One common problem people face each Christmas when getting ready to decorate a tree is having lights that do not...

Part of the magic of Christmas comes from the transformation everything takes. Buildings and interiors go from plain and everyday ordinary to being extraordinary. They sparkle with lights, colors...

Miniature Christmas light sets are so inexpensive that the first impulse is to throw them away when they stop working. Even though they are cheap, it still costs less to buy replacement bulbs and...