The first thing you should consider before purchasing lights is the size of your tree.
Put christmas lights on christmas tree.
Begin at the bottom of the tree making sure you have left enough slack for the plug on.
Coil the first set of christmas lights loosely around your hands.
Most holiday decorators recommend 100 150 mini lights per foot.
But that my friends is how i put lights on my christmas tree.
A strand of lights is typically made from a few different wires that are braided together into a larger cord.
So if you have a six foot tree you ll probably need 600 lights.
Untangle the lights carefully.
Leave them on while you work so you can see how they look on the tree.
We ll show you how to hang lights on a real christmas tree it requires just a little patience.
Test the bulbs to make sure all of the pieces are in working condition.
Avoid dragging the strings across the floor.
No more light lassoed christmas trees.
So for a six foot tree you ll need about 600 lights.
The whole tree glows and the strands of lights aren t barely as noticeable as with the lasso method.
For every foot average 100 lights.
Before you start plug in the lights to checks if all the bulbs are working.
How many lights to use.
To help you get it just right this year we ve compiled a guide on how to put lights on a christmas tree.
The first designer secret is you can add a bit of twinkle to your christmas tree by adding 1 2 strands of 50 or 100 clear or white blinking lights no more than 2 strand for a tree under 10 tall or 3 if you have a tree that is at least 10 tall wrapped around just the trunk of your christmas tree they can be a different color white than your.
Use this guideline to determine how many lights you ll need.
When hanging christmas tree lights on a tree you should plan on using 100 lights for every foot of your tree s height.
Add lights to your christmas tree.