4. Lights up
It’s time to get the lights up! This should be the first step in terms of actually putting decorations onto the tree. It’s more difficult to get an even covering of lights after you’ve added baubles and tinsel.
Use the wall plug as a starting point and wrap the lights around the tree stump/stand. Work your way up from the centre of the trunk, wrapping the lights evenly around the branches at the base of the tree. Bury the lights close to the trunk of the tree, deep in the branches.
Weave the lights upwards one row of branches at a time. When doing this, position them so you go under one branch and over the next one. When you reach the top of the tree, wind back down, moving further out along the branches. Move back up again when you reach the bottom. Keep repeating this process until you reach the tips of the branches. This will leave you with a bright, twinkly tree that makes a perfect backdrop for the rest of your decor.
One of the worst things about buying lights for a tree is buying a box and then realising it only goes halfway up your tree. As a general rule of thumb, a 6 foot tree needs about 15 metres of lights. As a minimum, you need about 5 metres of lights per 2 foot of tree.