How to Properly Store Your Christmas Lights with Full Artificial Trees
For those who have opted for full artificial Christmas trees that you have to string lights onto, then you know just how much of a hassle these lights can be. When they are fresh out of the box, they are no issue to string onto your full artificial Christmas trees. The trouble comes when they are stored and you are using them for the next season. How many times have you had tangled lights then finally after what feels like hours, get these untangled only to find that after you string these onto the tree, they are not working?! It is enough to make you pull your hair out. That is why if you store these properly, you will find it is simple to plug these up and make sure they work, and even easier to string these onto your full artificial Christmas trees year after year.
Benefits of Using Full Artificial Christmas Trees and Tips for Maintaining Their Quality
How can you store these Christmas lights in a way that is going to save them from breaking while also keeping out the knots and tangles? Here are some easy ways that utilize items that you probably have lying around, meaning no cost to do this!
1. Slit one end of the tube using a Pringle box or other sturdy tube. Insert the beginning of the light string into the slot and carefully wrap the light around the tube. Place the other end of the string in the same slot and secure the end with a cap or tape.
2. Use rectangular cardboard to pack the lights. Use the same principle as above starting by making a slit in the cardboard. This is a good option if you have a lot of lighting. Each set can be placed flat next to each other, which saves a lot of storage space. Note the color, length and location of use on the card stock and you will know immediately if this is the light string that is right for you to use when it comes to decorating again.
3. For all those extra bulbs that you have, use an old pill counter or buy a new one of these to put these items into and keep this with the rolled strings of lights. You will find that this will have everything handy to use when and if you need it.
Once you have the strings of lights on these tubes or on the cardboard, then store these into a tote box. Be sure to avoid sitting anything heavy on these. You will find that many people buy a tote box for the purpose of lights so there is no way that anything else will be placed into these tote boxes. Then set this tote box with your other full artificial Christmas tree décor so that you know where this is at the start of the Christmas season.
Taking a little time now to store your full artificial Christmas trees items, including lights and décor, is going to make it much easier to decorate the next season!