This tutorial saved my rapidly fading sanity. After fighting with tangled strands and putting the lights on the tree and then pulling them off about five times I decided I needed to take a breather and turn to RU-vid. This method was so simple and will be simple to take off as well. One thing I would suggest is plug the lights in and just start from the bottom so you can better see where you’re placing them. Seriously, without this I would have continued calling my tree names that shouldn’t be said combined with the word Christmas and in the end thrown the lights on the tree in frustration.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one!. I haven't set it out loud,.. but I've been THINKING not nice things about my tree for days. This was such a great help!!
I've celebrated 2 decades of Christmases since moving out from my mother's home where I first learned to string a tree as a child. And let me just tell you this..., I am completely relieved at finally being liberated from that experience and yet unbelievably exhausted at the thought of how much aggravation, dread and time lost i spent doing it the wrong way. Not just the wrong way but the most difficult/ time consuming and stressful way imaginable !! Thank you so sincerely for sharing this video to us misguided tree-stringers and liberating us from decades more of that joy-robbing task of lighting our homes with warmth and decadence. You are a hero as far as I'm concerned. Im curious as to what more helpful life hacks you have up your sleeve so I'm definitely subscribing to see what else you have to share. Again, thank you. Merry Christmas and may your upcoming year be blessed with empowerment, productivity and abound in health and serenity.
Love your suggestion of solid lights deep, flashing lights middle, and flicker lights toward the surface. Headed out to get new lights for the tree. Thank you!
Love the final action with your son dancing! Getting ready to put my lights up now. All I need is a cute kid to dance at the end! Hopefully my Granddaughter will fit the bill. Thank you for the Christmas cheer.
I’m not one to like flickering/blinking lights BUT the way you mixed it in there looks amazing!! It makes the tree look like it’s sparkling. I love it!!
I generally get so frustrated putting lights on the tree I feel like ripping them off and throwing the tree out! This was incredibly helpful! Plus I loved the dancing.
Thank you for posting this method! I’m ready to do my tree right now!! It’s beautiful! Looks so much simpler than the old wrap around, tangled mess. Merry Christmas.✝️
I'm going to do this - it has to be easier than the 'round the tree' method. I've lost count of the times I get lights on and realize I either can't plug them in or can't plug in my star and then have to re-do them all! I love multi-colored lights, and even have some bubble lights that I keep at eye height so they're most noticeable. Merry Christmas from Canada!
I am going to try this today. I am worried that I might twist my knee trying to pull off the dance before I light the tree... can you please provide a guide to the dance steps :- )
Finally, someone who knows how to put lights on a tree. I learned this many years ago and it's so much easier than walking around in a circle. Now, if only you and your cute son knew how to dance. tee hee Merry Christmas!
Beautiful!!! I did it and it was much simpler!!! I want to learn how to do the diagonal way next. Not sure what it is called? Thank you for your video!!! Have a blessed holiday.
Greetings- a few things 1- where did you buy your twinkle/blinking lights? I see where the video is a few years older so maybe the store you used no longer Carrie’s them but thought I would check. 2- do you have a video on how to decorate the tree- bulb/ornament placements etc? Thanks again for sharing!
susan murphree yes, which makes them all interconnected. But be sure to start with the “female” part, leaving it close to the top of the tree... Incase you use a topper that requires an outlet.
