How To Wrap Christmas Lights Around Palm Trees

Wrapping the light string into a ball makes it much easier to handle throughout the process.

How to wrap christmas lights around palm trees.

Tie the leaves together into a bundle and wrap them with a string of lights. The tighter the coil the brighter the tree but you ll also need more strands. 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. Now we re ready to begin wrapping.

If the tree is outside be sure to use weather safe lights. Wrap the lights starting at the base of your palm and wind your way up the tree. Aim for uniform spacing to make the finished project look its best. Make coiled balls of the light strands to make them easy to handle.

Christmas lights christmas lights to wrap the palm are the easiest method. Use brown wire if possible so the strands are not as noticeable. Start by rolling your string of lights gently into a ball. This little tree took me around 2 1 2 hours to wrap.

To ensure even spacing check the distance between windings with your hand. You will be able to let them unwind as you go around the tree. Wrapping lights around your trees. With halloween and the upcoming winter holidays coming up you may be tempted to hang up some decorations in your backyard to celebrate.

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. If the strands of lights are slipping use the light duty staple gun to secure them in place. Wind the lights around the trunk of the palm tree with the light strands unplugged.

I typically love to live my life by the good enough motto but i really wanted to make an exception with this little tree. Do not use the newer led lights but stick with good old fashioned bulbs. Keep in mind this was my first time doing anything more than just throwing lights up and calling it a day. Use about four fingers to get consistent spacing between each wrap around the tree trunk.

The do s and don ts. Start at the base of the tree with the first string of lights.