How To Wrap Christmas Lights Around Palm Trees

Make sure the male plug is ground level to connect with your power cord.

How to wrap christmas lights around palm trees.

If the tree is outside be sure to use weather safe lights. The do s and don ts october 12 2018 wrapping lights around your trees. I typically love to live my life by the good enough motto but i really wanted to make an exception with this little tree. Make coiled balls of the light strands to make them easy to handle.

Do not use the newer led lights but stick with good old fashioned bulbs. Christmas lights christmas lights to wrap the palm are the easiest method. The do s and don ts. Wrapping the light string into a ball makes it much easier to handle throughout the process.

Use about four fingers to get consistent spacing between each wrap around the tree trunk. This little tree took me around 2 1 2 hours to wrap. Wrapping lights around your trees. Start at the base of the tree with the first string of lights.

If the strands of lights are slipping use the light duty staple gun to secure them in place. Begin wrapping the lights around the tree s trunk moving upward with each winding. To ensure even spacing check the distance between windings with your hand. Aim for uniform spacing to make the finished project look its best.

You will be able to let them unwind as you go around the tree. With halloween and the upcoming winter holidays coming up you may be tempted to hang up some decorations in your backyard to celebrate. The tighter the coil the brighter the tree but you ll also need more strands. Begin rolling the ball with the female plug end so that the male plug will be on the outside of the ball.

Now we re ready to begin wrapping. Keep in mind this was my first time doing anything more than just throwing lights up and calling it a day. Use brown wire if possible so the strands are not as noticeable. Wrap the lights starting at the base of your palm and wind your way up the tree.

Wind the lights around the trunk of the palm tree with the light strands unplugged. Tie the leaves together into a bundle and wrap them with a string of lights.