Keep in mind this was my first time doing anything more than just throwing lights up and calling it a day.
How to wrap christmas lights around palm 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.
Start at the base of the tree with the first string of lights.
Christmas lights christmas lights to wrap the palm are the easiest method.
To ensure even spacing check the distance between windings with your hand.
Wind the lights around the trunk of the palm tree with the light strands unplugged.
Make coiled balls of the light strands to make them easy to handle.
Use brown wire if possible so the strands are not as noticeable.
Tie the leaves together into a bundle and wrap them with a string of lights.
Make sure the male plug is ground level to connect with your power cord.
Begin rolling the ball with the female plug end so that the male plug will be on the outside of the ball.
Begin wrapping the lights around the tree s trunk moving upward with each winding.
This little tree took me around 2 1 2 hours to wrap.
If the strands of lights are slipping use the light duty staple gun to secure them in place.
Starting with the male end closest to the base of the tree begin wrapping the tree systematically connecting the male end with the next light string s female end.
Wrapping lights around your trees.
Now we re ready to begin wrapping.
Aim for uniform spacing to make the finished project look its best.
The do s and don ts.
Start by rolling your string of lights gently into a ball.
Use about four fingers to get consistent spacing between each wrap around the tree trunk.
The tighter the coil the brighter the tree but you ll also need more strands.
The do s and don ts october 12 2018 wrapping lights around your trees.
Wrap the lights starting at the base of your palm and wind your way up the tree.
If the tree is outside be sure to use weather safe lights.
The heat emitted by the lights should be enough to protect the tree and it looks festive.
Wrapping the light string into a ball makes it much easier to handle throughout the process.