Outdoor Christmas Decorating. Turn Your Garden Into a Light Show

Christmas lighting on the streets and in the shops is just magical, so how about bringing some of that magic around your house as well. Here are some outdoor Christmas decorating ideas to create a dreamy, sparkling setting just outside your door.

1. Outdoor Christmas decorating. Light balls

These huge light balls will instantly transform your garden into a magical place.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Here is how to make them at home, with chicken wire and LED lights.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Cut, then roll in the chicken wire to create a cylinder shape and fix it.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Bind the edges with some wire into a round shape.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Wrap the lights around the ball, in and out of the wire, to secure it.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Plug in and turn on the light balls. If you’re lucky to have snow around, the light show will be even more spectacular.

outdoor Christmas decorating

outdoor Christmas decorating

 

2. Outdoor Christmas decorating. Light in a Bottle

A cheap and easy way to brighten your garden is this unique decoration using wine or beer bottles to spread the light around.

outdoor Christmas decorating

 

Wash your old bottles, remove their stickers and fill them with lights.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Use a long garland to bind this exquisite ornaments together and create this amazing effect.

outdoor Christmas decorating

 

3. Outdoor Christmas decorating. In a bucket

You can use a metal bucket to create a pretty festive decoration like this.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Fill it with fir, mistletoe or decorative branches and fire wood wrapped in lights.

outdoor Christmas decorating

Add some Christmas tree globes and a ribbon for more colour.

outdoor Christmas decorating

outdoor Christmas decorating

Sources: blog.christmaslightsetc.com, snackerdoodles.blogspot.ro, laughingabi.com

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