Twinkle! The Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Christmas Decorating

Everything you need to know about decorating for Christmas like a pro, making your neighbors green with envy, and becoming a holiday hero even if you've never installed Christmas lights before.

Are you tired of paying your lawn guy to install your Christmas lights yearly? Do you wish your Christmas light installer could think BIGGER? Or maybe you want to start new family traditions? Perhaps you want to blind your neighbors by lighting up your front yard so brightly it can be seen from the International Space Station.

What if you could do all this and more yourself without hiring a professional Christmas light installer?

Trends in Christmas decorating are constantly changing, but the basic skills and techniques behind designing, planning, measuring, installing, maintaining, and storing your holiday spectacle remain unchanged decade after decade.

This book gives you the practical knowledge, techniques, and trade secrets of professional Christmas light designers and installers, so you can confidently and efficiently design and install your outdoor Christmas lights and decorations.

How do I know? I'm Darren Vader, the founder of Extreme Lightscapes and The Christmas Light Emporium. I have designed and installed Christmas lights and decorations for myself, my neighbors, and large commercial projects for over thirty years. I've seen it all. I know what works and what doesn't. I wrote this book because Christmas decorators have the most critical job in the world: creating smiles and memories while adding a little more hope to the world. I am passionate about helping you learn the techniques of professional outdoor Christmas decorators and gain the confidence to light up the world, make memories, create smiles, and add a little more hope to the world.

In this book, you'll learn:

• Everything you need to know about electrical basics and staying safe while working with electricity
• Examples of decorating themes and where to find inspiration for designing your own Christmas display theme
• Descriptions of what types of Christmas lights and decorations are readily available for use in your Christmas display designs PLUS hints and tips on DIY outdoor Christmas decoration ideas
• How to estimate the length of lights and supplies you'll need for decorating roof lines, trees, bushes, and more.
• How to install everything from roof lights to net lights, tree wraps, and yard decor.
• When, why, and what to look for if you decide to hire a professional Christmas light installer to help bring your vision to life.
• BONUS: An alphabetized glossary of important terms you need to know before successfully designing and installing your Christmas extravaganza like a pro.
• BONUS: Pro Tips throughout the book provide little-known facts about how professional Christmas light installers and designers think and the techniques they use, including an entire chapter that recaps all the Pro Tips from the book.

Buy this book now to gain the knowledge and confidence to design and install your own outdoor Christmas lights and decorations, start creating new family traditions, make your neighbors green with envy, and become a holiday hero!