Understanding the Scale: How to Match Decorations to Your 12-Foot Tree
Asides from celebrating and soaking in the joyful season, decorating the Christmas tree is top of the moment for some. Once the desired location has been set, it must be one with a very high ceiling. Hence, proper guidelines should be followed as regards assembly. Artificial Christmas trees come with stands and if not, one can always improvise.
If it’s an unlit tree, it is advisable to don a tree with electric lights before ornaments. Join the strings and plug them. The most important thing while buying lights is how bright you want them to be. You should use a 100-light set per Christmas tree foot. For a 12-foot Christmas tree and 1200 electric lights are needed. You can get as creative as you can. Mix colors and match lights. Even spacing should be taken note of as well. Strong them to the tree from top to bottom.
One of the most important pieces is the tree topper. If you will be using a prelit one, then the socket to plug it must be on top. These tree toppers come in a wide variety, of shapes, and colors. Approximately 9 feet of garland is needed per foot. So, for a 12-foot artificial Christmas tree, 108 garlands are needed. It’s best to start placing the garland from top to bottom in a spiral motion. The garlands can be cut and used as tinsel to drape over branches.
Beautiful Baubles: Finding the Best Ornaments for Your 12-Foot Tree
For a 12-foot artificial Christmas tree, an estimate of 240 ornaments will be used. Make sure to purchase ornaments that will suit the height of the tree. Tree skirts not only hide the base of a tree but as well add some character to the set.
Once the tree has been decorated, go ahead, and add some presents under your tree.