Make your Christmas tree sparkle (and show off your favorite ornaments) with these tree-lighting tips and tricks.
Adding lights to your Christmas tree doesn’t have to be a holiday chore.
Here’s how to string lights on a Christmas tree easily, efficiently,andartfully.
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you might also opt for novelty lights, such as flickering flames, flashing lights, or bubble lights.
So for a 6-foot tree, you’ll need about 600 lights.
Repeat this procedure for the remaining triangle sections.
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Wherever you see dark holes, rearrange the lights to fill in the gaps.
To remove the lights without tangling them, work in reverse.
Use about 3 boxes of 100-bulb strands for a 6-foot tree and about 5 boxes for an 8-foot tree.
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Step 1: Start at the Trunk.Begin close to the trunk at the bottom of the tree.
Separate the cord near the first bulb in the first strand of lights so it forms a loop.
Wrap the cord over itself and the branch as before.
Plug in the next set and keep going.
Wherever you see dark holes, rearrange the lights to fill in the gaps.
They don’t produce heat and are safe to use for decorating your tree.
Use 6 boxes of 100-bulb strands for a 6-foot Christmas tree and 8 boxes for an 8-foot tree.
Wherever you see dark holes, rearrange the lights to fill in the gaps.
To make your tree really wow, double the number of lights to 200 per foot of tree.
Use 12 boxes of 100-bulb strands for a 6-foot tree and 16 boxes for an 8-foot tree.
Step 1: Wrap Branches.Wrap the cord around every green as you work back along the branch.
Step 2: Vary Bulb Sizes.Pair different-size bulbs with different stringing techniques.
Generally speaking, you want to use a strand of lights with 100 bulbs per 1 foot of tree.
For a 7-foot tree, you would need 700 bulbs.
Many artificial Christmas trees come in sections that open like an umbrella.
