What Are Some Tips to Decorating a Deciduous Tree With Mini Lights?
1st: Always test the strands of lights! The most common length and spacing we use are 50' lengths with 100 bulbs giving you 6" spacing.
2nd: The easiest way to get lights high on a tree we have found is to get a 24' extension pole.
We put a hook at the end of the pole so that you can hook on to the strand of lights.
3rd: Starting with the female end of one of the strands, hook it over the extension pole hook.
This part takes a bit of finesse, but you need to get the female end to get wedged in between two branches at the very top of the tree using the extension pole.
Lay it in between an accessible high branch, just make sure that it stays.
This usually will take a few tries, and after a while you will become a master at it.
4th: Moving your extension pole down the strand of lights, delicately hook onto the lights again and place the on another branch moving in a circular pattern and slowly moving down the tree.
5th: When you are about reaching the end of the first strand of lights, attach another strand of lights but make sure to tie the ends together so that way they don't come undone if winds get heavy.
We have found that not tying the strands together can make for a big mess during the removal process.
6th: Continue this pattern until you reach the bottom part of the canopy of the tree.
7th: To finish off the tree to make it look great, do a trunk wrap with mini lights as well.
Starting at the bottom of the trunk, start wrapping your mini lights around the trunk keeping the spacing even.
We really like doing this part and think it adds the additional nice touch to the tree.
8th: When finishing the trunk wrap, plug the trunk lights into the canopy lights so that you have one continuous power source to all of the lights.
Plug in, and enjoy! (Note: Manufacturer's suggest only plugging in 3 strands of mini lights end to end as to avoid fuses blowing on the lights.
If you need more than 3 strands of lights, run your power source up the trunk and plug in your canopy lights separately from your trunk wrap lights.
Or you can purchase commercial grade mini lights that allow you to attach 5 strands end to end.
My suggestion there is Novelty Lights.
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2nd: The easiest way to get lights high on a tree we have found is to get a 24' extension pole.
We put a hook at the end of the pole so that you can hook on to the strand of lights.
3rd: Starting with the female end of one of the strands, hook it over the extension pole hook.
This part takes a bit of finesse, but you need to get the female end to get wedged in between two branches at the very top of the tree using the extension pole.
Lay it in between an accessible high branch, just make sure that it stays.
This usually will take a few tries, and after a while you will become a master at it.
4th: Moving your extension pole down the strand of lights, delicately hook onto the lights again and place the on another branch moving in a circular pattern and slowly moving down the tree.
5th: When you are about reaching the end of the first strand of lights, attach another strand of lights but make sure to tie the ends together so that way they don't come undone if winds get heavy.
We have found that not tying the strands together can make for a big mess during the removal process.
6th: Continue this pattern until you reach the bottom part of the canopy of the tree.
7th: To finish off the tree to make it look great, do a trunk wrap with mini lights as well.
Starting at the bottom of the trunk, start wrapping your mini lights around the trunk keeping the spacing even.
We really like doing this part and think it adds the additional nice touch to the tree.
8th: When finishing the trunk wrap, plug the trunk lights into the canopy lights so that you have one continuous power source to all of the lights.
Plug in, and enjoy! (Note: Manufacturer's suggest only plugging in 3 strands of mini lights end to end as to avoid fuses blowing on the lights.
If you need more than 3 strands of lights, run your power source up the trunk and plug in your canopy lights separately from your trunk wrap lights.
Or you can purchase commercial grade mini lights that allow you to attach 5 strands end to end.
My suggestion there is Novelty Lights.
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