How to Mix Up Lights on a Christmas Tree
Lights on the Christmas tree add glowing holiday cheer to your home during the holidays. With the variety of types of lights available on the market, it’s possible to really mix up the lights on your tree. A tree decorating game plan and trip to the store will net you a glittering tree of many different colors, which will add personality and warmth to your holiday season. Does this Spark an idea?
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Determine if you want your tree to have a specific color scheme or if your lighting (and decorating scheme) will be a crazy quilt of color. For example, if you know that you want to have a white tree with only blue and red Christmas ornaments, you’ll select Christmas lights in those colors only.
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Purchase several types of Christmas tree lights. Some possibilities include icicle lights, old-fashioned bulb lights, light strands that blink and tiny fairy lights. The more types you have, the better the mix. Buy extension cords at this time, too.
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Plug in your power strips and have any extension cords on hand also.
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Take the lights out of the box and unwrap them. As you do, look for any bulbs that might be damaged and plug in the strand of lights to make sure it works. Do this for each one.
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Start the process of wrapping the lights around the tree, opting for the largest lights first. These are usually the traditional bulb kind. It’s better to start with the larger lights first since they are the heaviest. Wrap them going from the bottom to top of the tree.
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Take a walk around the tree to see if there are any dark gaps in the lights. Do this as you add each new strand of lights. If there are dark spots, it’ll be easier to correct them, because you will not have to weed through several strands of lights to fix the problem.
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Add the next type of lights. If they’re smaller, position them a little closer to the front of the branches instead of by the trunk. They’ll get lost otherwise.
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Continue the process until you have a mix of all the types of lights you’ve purchased. Add ornaments and garland after stringing the lights.
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