Because I live in a small flat, am broke, and will be at some point returning back to my parents' house for Christmas, I didn't really see the point in getting a Christmas tree. A live one would be neglected and a fake one would just be another thing to pack up when I move out of here. But without decorations my poor little flat was not getting in the seasonal spirit at all, so I came up with this hack.
All you need is a chalkboard, some chalk, led lights, and some tape. There's a chalkboard painted on the wall in my kitchen, and I already had some led lights that I'd stuck up round my bathroom mirror, so I just peeled them off.
Now you just draw the outline of your tree in chalk, and stick up the lights with liberal amounts of sticky tape.
Sorry for the blur, my camera was struggling to overcome the crap lighting in my flat.
Then you just put in your batteries or plug in your lights, and voilà! One lit Christmas tree.
Here's another angle showing the amount of tape I used:
And that's it. Very quick, super easy, good option for anyone who has no space, time, or money to be messing around with a big tree. There's nowhere to really put presents, but that's okay because I'm not going to be here on Christmas day.
You could probably also do this on a pin board marking out the tree with ribbon or coloured tape. Be careful not to pin through the wires though!
All you need is a chalkboard, some chalk, led lights, and some tape. There's a chalkboard painted on the wall in my kitchen, and I already had some led lights that I'd stuck up round my bathroom mirror, so I just peeled them off.
Now you just draw the outline of your tree in chalk, and stick up the lights with liberal amounts of sticky tape.
Sorry for the blur, my camera was struggling to overcome the crap lighting in my flat.
Then you just put in your batteries or plug in your lights, and voilà! One lit Christmas tree.
Here's another angle showing the amount of tape I used:
And that's it. Very quick, super easy, good option for anyone who has no space, time, or money to be messing around with a big tree. There's nowhere to really put presents, but that's okay because I'm not going to be here on Christmas day.
You could probably also do this on a pin board marking out the tree with ribbon or coloured tape. Be careful not to pin through the wires though!
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