Use an extension cord to connect the first set of string lights and work your way from the top of the tree to the bottom.
Easy way to put up christmas lights on tree.
Step 1 depending on how wide full your tree is artificial or real divide it into fourths quadrants.
You want the lights to look natural.
Think front two sides and back.
Try to avoid any obvious pattern or spiral.
Plug in the first string of lights and nestle the last bulb on the string at the top of the tree next to the trunk.
Plug your lights into an extension cord.
Turn on the lights.
Plug each strand of lights into an electrical outlet to confirm they are working.
If your tree is really wide divide it into fifths or even sixths.
Measure the height of the tree a guesstimate works.
Divide the height by the distance you want between the lights.
This video shows you the quickest and easiest way to add lights to your christmas tree by installing them vertically.
Instead of wrapping the lights around the tree in a maypole style mentally divide the tree into three triangular sections from top to bottom around the tree s cone.
The easiest way to keep you in the holiday spirit is to put lights on a christmas tree.
The easy way that i put lights on those trees i am going to cover here.
And even easier to take down.
Hanging lights on a real tree.
Starting at the bottom string your lights around and through the tree in a random fashion.
1 when working with a real tree branches can be less uniform therefore it is best to not wrap the lights around the tree.
Measure around your tree s trunk to find the circumference.
You want to make sure they are lit when you are adding the lights to your tree.
Multiply the circumference to see how many feet of lights you need.
Do not wrap the lights around the tree.
Decide how far apart you want the lights typically 2 to 3 inches.
Instead weave them around the tree working in triangular sections.