When i was a kid there was a house in my town that had icicle lights hanging from every tier of their house and the effect was magical.
How to get icicle lights to hang straight down.
Then i wrapped the icicle around the stem wire.
It was a bit of a pain to do this for each icicle but didn t take that long and they hang nice and straight now.
A little searching around the net provides some suggestions.
Icicle lights are a beautiful addition to a winter outdoor light display but when they come out of the packaging they are notorious for being kinked along the light strands due to being folded up in the box.
Does anyone have a surefire way to get them to hang straight.
Decide where you re going to hang your icicle lights.
Dripping icicle lights imitate the look of water droplets cascading down an icicle creating a striking wintry scene.
If you want to keep things simple stick with non blinking icicle lights.
It looks so much nicer than the random curves and bends.
How can i get icicle lights to hang straight.
Christmas icicle lights to hang straight.
It can be challenging to install them especially if you want to create clean straight lines that illuminate and enhance different parts of your home s exterior.
Lay them down on the ground and straighten them as best you can before you hang them.
Some christmas icicle lights twinkle change colors and can be controlled with a remote.
The lights in the white coro make the icicle glow which makes it look more like real icicles just lit up instead it makes sure that all the lights are facing outward and toward the audience so that you get the maximum value out of your lights.
They always want to try to curl back up when i put them up.
I had to buy some new icicle style lights this year.
At the bottom i put another 180 degree bend followed by a 90 degree bend and then closed it around the icicle wire again.
Most people seem to think you shouldn t worry about it because from the road no one will notice.
The title pretty much says it.