1. Get some zip ties!!! Before doing anything at all, make sure you have some zip ties! You can buy them anywhere and believe me; they will change your life when it comes to Christmas tree decorating! I usually have at least 30-40 zip ties on hand for my Christmas tree, and I swear by them at Christmastime. Zip ties are easy to use and easy to take down. You’ll be reading exactly how handy those little zip ties are below.
2. Weigh down your Christmas tree at the base. This will keep your tree from tipping over, no matter how many ornaments you put on it. I use two tube-socks that are each stuffed with 40 pounds of lead. You can use rocks or work-out weights as well. Just make sure the tree is steady, balanced and secure. You’ll then lay your tree skirt over the weighted bottom of the tree to hide the weights from sight.
3. Check all of the lights. Replace any
light bulbs that need swapped out now, BEFORE adding any decorations. If you don’t know how to switch out the bulbs on a string of Christmas lights, just google it or look it up on YouTube. It’s pretty easy and well worth the time it takes to do it correctly. Nothing is more annoying than having your tree completely decorated and having a string of lights go out on you. Argh!
4. Place the star correctly at the top of your tree. Do this first thing so you
aren’t knocking off ornaments and making a mess by attaching your tree topper last. Sometimes our tree toppers aren’t very reliable or sturdy, though. So what I do is zip tie a small tree branch taken from a real tree outside and then attach the small branch right to the base of the tree topper itself. That way, it lifts my treetop star even higher, AND I can then secure the base of the tree topper branch directly onto the tree itself with another zip tie. That star will always be secure now! Remember to trim any excess zip-tie, so it stays looking neat.
5. Run an extension cord with five plug-ins straight up the entire
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