Every Monday I try to post instructional blogs on everything from crafts, decor, upcycling, repairs and how-to's on whatever I happen to be working on. As the Christmas season comes to a close many may have already taken down their live trees while other traditions require take down after January 6th. Either way, I wanted to share a few tips and tricks I learned while on the job. As a former professional tree decorator, we had the joyful task of putting it all away again too. Thankfully it goes a lot quicker than setting up!
Aside from wrapping any fragile ornaments and packing them in groups by similar, size or colour, a quick tip is to use an empty liquor box or beer case. Those nifty dividers help to keep items separate and protected and they are free at your local liquor store.
The other advice is getting the lights put away neatly and to replace bulbs NOW to avoid delays in setting up next year. I always keep a spare identical string of lights on hand. Especially those half burnt ones with the other half of perfectly good lights! Waste not want not! I've finally gotten around to getting some videos done to demonstrate . (yes I'm in my onesies) Consider them late Christmas gifts from me to you!
Aside from wrapping any fragile ornaments and packing them in groups by similar, size or colour, a quick tip is to use an empty liquor box or beer case. Those nifty dividers help to keep items separate and protected and they are free at your local liquor store.
The other advice is getting the lights put away neatly and to replace bulbs NOW to avoid delays in setting up next year. I always keep a spare identical string of lights on hand. Especially those half burnt ones with the other half of perfectly good lights! Waste not want not! I've finally gotten around to getting some videos done to demonstrate . (yes I'm in my onesies) Consider them late Christmas gifts from me to you!
I also wanted to demonstrate my method of getting artificial trees to behave when it comes to getting them back into their box. As fluffing was the all important foundation for a lovely looking tree at set up time, squeezing the branches back down is just as imperative. If your box is starting to show wear, don't use duct tape to hold things together. The best tape is packing tape and if you can get your hands on the reinforced stuff, all the better! Hopefully we can avoid damaging the box after watching this short video. (still in my jammies)
Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a healthy, abundant and exciting 2017!
With Love,
Rolande
With Love,
Rolande
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