Things You'll Need:
- 5 long wooden sticks
- Nails
- Garland
- Strings of lights
- Tree or flagpole
- Zip ties
- Rope
- Outdoor extension cord
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Step 1
Star Frame with Garland.Cut 5 sticks, 5 feet long, and nail two of them together 1 inch from the ends to form the top point of the star. Lay a stick across these horizontally, forming a top bar. Attach the remaining sticks to form the rest of the star's points, by nailing their tips together one inch from their ends. Lash the sticks together at all of their crossing positions with nylon zip strips. Attach garland to the star frame with wire or zip strips.
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Step 2
Fasten Lights* String lights onto the star by attaching them to the frame with nylon zip strips. Green colored zip strips are best for this. Add enough of the miniature light strings to end up with 3 or 4 rows of lights along each of the 5 sticks in the frame. Thus, you will need about 100 feet of miniature lights.
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Step 3
Christmas StarAttach the electric plugs from the light strings into an extension cord. Tie a rope to the top of the star. Begin to hoist the star up a sturdy flagpole, and stabilize it by adding another loop of rope near the bottom of the star causing it to hug the pole. An alternative to using a pole is to carry the star up a ladder and tie it up into a tree.
Comments
momose said
on 6/29/2009 Well, this outdoor Christmas star really does look simple to make! Thanks for the idea. *****
SeventhSibling said
on 5/29/2009 What a FANTASTIC idea; looks quite simple to make. I'm already imagining where I'll put the star. I need to add the link to this page onto my Outlook calendar so I'll remember to come back around Christmas time.
Meri said
on 1/17/2009 I'm going to save these instructions for next year!
BHolmes said
on 12/20/2008 Oh...this brought back memories. Good article and instructions!
amylaine said
on 12/16/2008 Great project, thanks for sharing.