Do You Put The Lights On The Tree First

We have a neighbor that beautifully wraps several trees in her yard each year for christmas.

Do you put the lights on the tree first.

Before you start plug in the lights to checks if all the bulbs are working. Then all the hanging decorations go on. Start at the bottom and work your way up. Check out my 6 easy steps to wrap lights on an outdoor tree to decorate for christmas or to dress up an outdoor patio.

Check they work first. So if you have a six foot tree you ll probably need 600 lights. I don t have tinsel though. We use two sets of white lights much to dh s dismay who would prefer naff coloured ones and do one from top to bottom around the centre of the tree and then another top to bottom going around and around the branches.

Plug them in and voila you ve seen the light. Exception is tinsel which i think should go on before the lights its difficult to get the tinsel on after the lights without covering some of the bulbs which could be a hazard. Starting at the bottom string your lights around and through the tree in a random fashion. This light will shine on the star angel or snowflake that you will add later.

Try to avoid any obvious pattern or spiral. Lights on outdoor trees give a warm and cozy feeling. Whether it s for outdoor christmas decorations or simply to give an outdoor space better ambience. Divide your tree into 3 sections.

So i think it should go 1. Leave them on while you work so you can see how they look on the tree. You want the lights to look natural. Lights should be first you can t get the decorations on properly otherwise and see all the wires.

The lights should be first to go on your tree. Begin at the base of the tree and weave the lights up through the branches to the top of the tree and back down to the base. Each section will have its own lights.