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How to Hang Christmas Decorations in Seconds

by Jennifer

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.

Back before I wrote this blog, I never, never would have decorated for Christmas before Thanksgiving. I liked to focus on Thanksgiving, enjoy the anticipation of the feast and the time with extended family, and then start the Christmas decorating the week after. But now that I write this blog and post about Christmas decorating ideas and tutorials, I have to start the actual decorating process before Thanksgiving because in order to have things made, decorated, photographed, and ready to share by the beginning of December, it has to be done now. So this week I have been starting to deck the halls and I have a simple little product to share with you that is making that decking of halls so much quicker and easier. It’s also super cheap and readily available – read on to see how to hang Christmas decorations in mere seconds!

I started the Christmas decorating in my entryway, where I worked with my planned color palette for this year – dark green, blush pink, and coral like the free printable watercolor I posted earlier this week.

How to decorate for Christmas using cable ties. Easy tips for adding some Christmas festivity to your house in seconds!

Want to know my secret weapon for getting all this greenery up in no time? Cable ties! The cable ties were absolutely brilliant for hanging the pre-lit garland on the banister. The ones I used require no tools at all – you slip one end of the cable tie through the other, bend the tail once in each direction, then twist and the excess cable tie comes right off. You don’t even need a pair of scissors!

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I used them at the points where the garland touches the banister and then again to attach the ornament clusters to the garland (I used shatterproof ornaments – an excellent choice for a house with young kids). To make the ornament clusters, just string a bunch of ornaments on clear hanging wire or sturdy string then tie the two ends of the string together tightly and the ornaments will cluster right up.

How to decorate for Christmas using cable ties. Easy tips for adding some Christmas festivity to your house in seconds!

How to decorate for Christmas using cable ties. Easy tips for adding some Christmas festivity to your house in seconds!

I also used cable ties to hang a kissing ball from the bottom of my entryway light. Both the kissing ball and the garland had faux red berries but I snipped them off because I’m not planning to use much red this year.

How to decorate for Christmas using cable ties. Easy tips for adding some Christmas festivity to your house in seconds!

I felt like the kissing ball could use a little ribbon underneath but tying beautiful multi-loop ribbons has never been one of my talents so I used cable ties to make a couple looped sections of ribbon that I attached to the kissing ball with…you guessed it…cable ties.

How to decorate for Christmas using cable ties. Easy tips for adding some Christmas festivity to your house in seconds!

I put together a short video to show you how quick the cable ties are to use for hanging and also how I made the ribbon on the kissing ball. I made two of the looped bows and then attached them to the kissing ball.

I’m really loving how the decorations around here are coming together and using these cable ties has made it that much easier to get things hung. Such a simple solution and one I will certainly be using from now on. I used 11″ cable ties on the banister and to hang the kissing ball to the light fixture (they come in white and black) and used 7″ cable ties to attach the ornament clusters to the garland and to make the bows (they also come in white and black).

How to decorate for Christmas using cable ties. Easy tips for adding some Christmas festivity to your house in seconds!

Stay tuned for more Christmas decorating around here as it all unfolds!

How to decorate for Christmas using cable ties. Easy tips for adding some Christmas festivity to your house in seconds!

I acknowledge that The Home Depot is partnering with me to participate in this Cable Ties products program (the “Program”). As a part of the Program, I am receiving compensation in the form of products and services, for the purpose of promoting The Home Depot. All expressed opinions and experiences are my own words. My post complies with the Word Of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) Ethics Code and applicable Federal Trade Commission guidelines.


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Comments

  1. Sarah says

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    It looks so beautiful Jen! I’m about to hang my garland this weekend, so I love the cable-tie tip!

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      They really were so quick to use! Good luck with your decorating this weekend. I am suddenly a little frantic realizing how late I am in blogger terms!

  2. Sarah says

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    It looks so beautiful Jen! I’m about to hang my garland this weekend, so I love the cable-tie tip!

  3. Andrea Larson says

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    Loving blush so much this year! It works year ’round! Also trying to ditch the red this year for something more bright and fresh, with lots of fresh greenery! xo

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      Fresh greenery is always my favorite :) I’m sure I’ll go back to red next year but I’m really liking the break this year, it’s a nice change.

  4. Julie Blanner says

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    Great idea and sooooo beautiful!

  5. Julie Blanner says

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    Great idea and sooooo beautiful!

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      Thanks so much, Julie :) I always start my decorating in the entryway because it gets me excited to do the rest of the house!

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      Thanks so much, Julie :) I always start my decorating in the entryway because it gets me excited to do the rest of the house!

  6. Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says

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    You are brilliant. I use pipe cleaners to make bows, but love this idea too! And definitely a great idea to use cable ties to hang things!

  7. Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says

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    You are brilliant. I use pipe cleaners to make bows, but love this idea too! And definitely a great idea to use cable ties to hang things!

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      Oh wow, pipe cleaners! What a great idea, I never thought of that. I love picking up new tips like this :)

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      Oh wow, pipe cleaners! What a great idea, I never thought of that. I love picking up new tips like this :)






Meet Jen

I'm a design and DIY lover, decorator, modern home-maker, foodie, fashion enthusiast, and jill-of-all-trades when it comes to home improvement. I'm slowly but surely adding classic-contemporary style to my early 90's colonial home one inch at a time and I'm taking you along for the ride.

It's often messy - there are usually project remnants and toys strewn about - but the making of a home isn't always tidy work and I love showing you how you can make and style and organize your way to a home and a life you love!

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