Stringing Christmas Tree Lights the Right Way

A lot of people consider Christmas time to be the best part of the year. For those who love perking their homes for the holiday season, decorating is definitely half the fun of Christmas. And of course, Christmas decoration wouldn’t be complete without a good old Christmas tree.

No Christmas tree is able to shine (perhaps literally) without a good set of Christmas tree lights. However, stringing them on the tree has become quite an art almost as much as it has become a science. Because of the fact that they are one of the most essential parts of your tree, you must ensure that you string these lights on properly. Failure to do so might lead to disastrous results.

To begin with, make sure that you have everything ready before you start stringing. Having everything you need already prepared in front of you will definitely save you loads of time as you wouldn’t have to go back and forth to go get some stuff you may have forgotten. Aside from the lights, be sure that you have your ladder, an extension cord, and perhaps some type of adhesive material.

Before starting with the actual stringing process, test your lights first to see if they work. No one would like to find out that their Christmas tree lights not working after they’ve already spent hours stringing them on. To be sure, plug them in before stringing them on to check if they’re going to light up.

Always remember that the lights should come on first before anything else. If you were to hang your garlands or your other ornaments first, there is a very big possibility that they will fall off once you start stringing the Christmas lights on.

As you start stringing the lights on the tree, you will need to have an idea of how you want it to look in the end. While you may not be able to predict the exact results, you must at least have a mental image of how you want it to end up.

The classic way to string on your lights is to make use of a weaving, over-under motion. That is, one light goes under a branch while the next goes over, and so on. In order to conceal the cord from view, a good technique is to tuck them into the branches in such a way that they can no longer be seen.

Should you run out of lights, never hesitate to drop by the hardware shop to get some more. Especially around the holiday season, there are a lot of Christmas tree lights for sale at very reasonable rates. Don’t be a cheapskate as there’s nothing worse than a half-finished-looking Christmas tree.