When I saw this pin on a cool homemade Christmas decoration, I just had to try it!
I was able to borrow some tomato cages from my awesome cousins Shanna and Kevin ;)
I thought I would need an extension cord, but the outlet I was going to use doesn't have a 3-prong socket so I was able to improvise.
Make sure you CHECK YOUR LIGHTS before you go through the entire process of wrapping them around the tomato cage. I had tested mine about 5 days prior to this and figured I was safe. I was wrong. I waited until it was dark out and flipped the switch inside and nothing happened. I checked everything and all the plugs were in order, it was the lights. Something must have happened to them in the 5 days since I had checked them last. Bummer!
Because of my mishap I had to wait until I had some more free time to re-wrap the lights and was just now able to complete my project 3 days later.
My front porch has a light and last year I purchased a Light Socket Adapter so I had a good place to plug in Christmas lights. Since I couldn't use an extension cord with the adapter I purchased I was able to prop up my "tree" on the grill ledge! Love to improvise!
I am very pleased with the results and I would greatly recommend this project for you. Really, all you need is a tomato cage and a a string of lights. I guess you could doll it up a little with some tinsel, a star or some other decorations but I didn't want to risk losing anything in the blizzard-like Michigan winter.
Happy Holidays!!!
This is really cool.
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