Decorating Ideas and Tips

The most important part of decorating your tree is lighting. To obtain the designer effect you would need to add many more lights than average. You will get a big result for the money you spend. Putting 2-3 light strings loosely around the tree may make you think it was pretty good after you have seen professional lighting, you can see the difference.

Here's how to create the great look that is seen in commercial sights and magazines:

You will need 1 string of 100 lights per foot of tree, i.e.: a 6' tree needs 6 strings of 100 lights-600 lights all together! This is a fairly reasonable investment. If you look after the lights properly and store them correctly, they can be used for 3-4 years. The above photo shows the dramatic results....this is a 20' fresh Noble with over 2,000 lights for a striking effect!

If you have a tree that is over 5' tall it is best to get a tree cord. These handy items are now sold at most drug and discount retailers. They are green and have sets of plug ins along the cord. You can never, never plug in more than 3 strings of 100 lights together.

As they do not draw that much power, they have tiny fuses in the plug of each string that will immediately burn out if any more power than that goes through them. You will have lights that burn with very little maintenance if you follow this rule. Your lights will work better if you buy them bundled in small boxes rather than on plastic racks. When the lights are removed from the rack, they often get wires broken or bulbs pulled just loose enough that half the string will not work. If this is all that is available, then whilst removing them for the pack plug them in while so that as soon as there is a problem you can find it.

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