Wrapping trees with fairy lights are a fantastic way to decorate your home exterior. It’s magical in its own way, especially during the holiday season.
What You Need:• Fairy lights• Lighting extension lead• Plant tape or twine• Scrap cardboard or chipboard• Ladder with extension
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Step 1. Wrap your fairy lights on folded cardboard. This will make your task of wrapping around the tree much more manageable.
Step 2. Set up and secure your ladder. If it’s unstable, you might end up falling off the stairs. You wouldn’t want that.
Things to Consider:• Low-lying limbs or branches – Use free-standing ladders• For high hard to reach areas – Use extension ladders • Ladders should have a 75° angle and, if vertical, should be around 15 degrees. • A helping hand is recommended if you need to climb more than six feet high. Have them hold the ladder in place for more stable ladder placement.
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Step 3. Lay the waterproof extension cord from the electrical source to the tree’s base. Secure the part where the extension cords and fairy lights connect at the tree’s base and not on the ground.
Step 4. Starting with the power plug end of the fairy light. Wrap it around the base of the tree trunk. You can use clear twine or plant tape to secure your fairy light.
• Determine the base where the fairy lights will start by walking to the sidewalk and making a mental note of it. The factors are tall grass, landscape features or rocks, etc. • Or you can start at the base still. Your choice.
Step 5. Wrap the fairy lights around the trunk, moving upward in a winding motion.
• Use your hand by placing 4 fingers in between for uniform spacing between lights. • Use smaller stringed fairy lights for smaller trees with small branches. This will make it easier for your to navigate through each branch as you wrap your fairy lights.• Keep it tight enough so the strings wouldn’t slip off the trunk.
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Step 6. When you get to the level of the first limb, connect the fairy light with a light splitter. This is to make the array of fairy lights look more fluid in the transition to the branches.
• Secure each splitter tip on the base of each branch with twine or plant tape. • Do the same as you move up to the next level of limbs. • If you reach the end of the branch, you can wind back down. But before doing so, the winding upwards should have a gap of one string. This is where the winding back down of fairy lights will be placed.
Step 7. Secure the fairy lights depending on where the need arises. A plant tape or twine is a plant-friendly way to secure your lights and at the same time not harm your trees.
Important Note:• Metal wires can cut through the insulation and cause shocks or be a potential fire hazard• It will also cut through the barks if you fail to remove or loosen them.
Step 8. Stop at each branch at a uniform distance from the trunk to the crown of the tree. If you can work on higher, do so with care. If you think it’s more of a risk, make the lights adjacent for a uniform look.
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