Help please with a

[brenda]

Christmas tree.Which goes on first the lights or the bauble things.Basically my
elderly neighbour has her son, wife and grandchildren coming to stay with her for a few days.

Has bought a 3' artificial tree , lights and other things for decoration.She is not very mobile and asked if I would do it for her.Well -yes Ok but have no idea how you start, have never trimmed a tree before .Please help all answers so gratefully received.

[boxtops]

I put lights on first so you can tuck the wires in the branches, then put the baubles on afterwards between the gaps in the lights.

[ethandron]

lights, baubles and hangy things, finally tinsel or garlands.

[Barmaid]

Lights first and get the right (and working) before everything else.

[Mamyalynne]

Lights first, then any other trimmings finished off with the baubles.

[joggerjayne]

Yep ... lights first ...

... otherwise, the wire from the lights will tug off all the baubles when you're putting the lights on.

Not that I'd know.

My friends' daughter and her pal stayed with me for a couple of days this week, and they did ALL my decorations ... Yaay !!

[ethandron]

we bought a pre-lit tree a couple of years ago - take out of box, stand it up, plug it in, done! i do add some baubles and my raggy doll fat fairy though.

[brenda]

Zippy --am not a cockney------do they not have Christmas trees?

Have never done a tree, because I have never had one. Have painted a few branches in my time , white and silver and gold instead . Ready for anyone to hang their balls on --ouch.!!!!!

Seriously, tho thanks for all your help everyone.

[jaydah]

dont forget the fairy on top - she's still shovelling snow tho'