Our first attempt at outside Christmas decorations didn't go so hot. Our ice-cube, light-up snowman fell over. The deer that bobs its head up and down, um, fell over. Twice. No, make that three times. Make that......ok. It's kinda broken now. Jim said someone shot it. I told him he was not being very nice.
So under the guise of reduce-reuse-recycle, we found some new LED lights that we'd bought last year on clearance. They are multi-colored. We don't use multi-colored lights on our trees, so we have no idea why we bought them. I'm thinking they were the only ones left. Anyway, the box says INDOOR/OUTDOOR. Yes!
With a bit of planning and some creative-engineering, here is what we came up with:
We used some landscaping stakes to hold the lights in place on our sidewalk. The candy canes are not new. We've had them for several years. One is now broken so that it won't stand up. Jim didn't want to use them, but I didn't want to spend money (before Christmas) on new decorations.
Here is our front door. I hung a red bow behind my jingle bell wreath. Doesn't it look pretty? It sounds like Santa's home every time we open the door!
Finally, here is our faux Christmas tree! The replacement tree really turned out nice. There are no needles to worry with, no watering, and you can bend the branches any which way you want. So the ornaments don't fall off! We have our own red LED lights and old white lights. The tree is supposed to look like a candy cane. Red White Red White....I don't think the lights are on in this picture.There you have it! Christmas with the Kanes!
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