By Maria Bargellini   This is a 30" Premium Deco Mesh Wreath. The green and red foil striped mesh is made by Craig bachman the leader in premium Deco Poly mesh. This particular wreath also has Craig Bachman Deco flex tubing and red glitter and matt ornaments. These wreaths can be custom ordered to include mutliple colors, lights (LED and Incandescent) and additional ornament and sprays. These wreaths look great on their own or you can load them up with your own special ornaments and sprays. This product is very versatile. It can be used both indoors and outdoors. You can also purchase...

By Maria Bargellini Here's My Mr. Frosty. Thank you Dallas Design Supply for the idea. I just love this little guy, however my 2 year old would like no part of it. She wouldn't even take a picture next to it. Maybe I need to put googly eyes on it or something. It is approximately 32 inches tall from the top of his hat to the bottom of his jute scarf. It can be made with a 24" wreath form in either white or silver. You can also purchase it with lights as well. You can order yours by calling in at 214-257-8813, emailing us at sales@DFWChristmasLights.com or ordering from our Etsy store.   

By Maria Bargellini An easy way to fancy up your wreath, garland or tree is with a big beautiful bow! For the 2012 season you can now order a custom bow for your existing greenery, new greenery or just the bows themselves. Order before the holiday rush to make sure you have enough bows for all your projects.         Garland bows: These are the smallest bows we make. We make them in both indoor and outdoor ribbon. Please specify use. These bows can be set in your garland or you can order them separately for placement on gifts and other items. Individually ordered Bows are shipped flat...

By Maria Bargellini New for the 2012 Season -- DECO MESH!!!!! I absolutely love this fabric!  Deco Mesh makes Christmas Trees, Wreaths and Garlands look magical. If you want to add sparkle to the holidays adding Deco mesh to your existing greenery or as a new detail gives make your Holiday display go from pretty to WOW.                And the most fabulous thing about Deco mesh is that it can be used for outdoors! It holds its shape and sparkle no matter what the weather -- well I'm sure it's gone in a tornado -  but barring anything crazy it will look great all season long....

Twelve Days of Christmas  (ITALIANO VARIATION) On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, A bowl full of parmesean cheese. On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Two garlic cloves, and a bowl full of parmesean cheese On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three Pizza Pies, two garlic cloves, and a bowl full of parmesean cheese. On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Four meatballs, three Pizza Pies, Two garlic cloves, and a bowl full of parmesean cheese. On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Five pasta fazool !!!! Four...

Please scroll below to turn off music so that you can hear the video. http://youtu.be/7auyJp5oC18 A silly spoof song that I like is The 12 Days of Guido Christmas by the How-ya-doin' guys. On the first day of Christmas my paisan gave to me, A ride in his IROC-Z. On the second day of Christmas my paisan gave to me, Two guinea tees, And a ride in his IROC-Z. On the third day of Christmas my paisan gave to me, All tree Godfadda's, Two guinea tees, And a ride in his IROC-Z. On the fourth day of Christmas my paisan gave to me, Four fresh cannolis, All tree Godfadda's, Two guinea tees, And...

The Twelve Days of Christmas song lyrics: On the first day of Christmas, My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the fourth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the fifth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three...

by Maria Bargellini  If  you read part one of this post you should have a good idea of any considerations that have to be made prior to picking a technique. If you haven't read part one of "How to light a Christmas tree" click here.  The Scallop Wrap This is the most common or "old fashion" way of stringing lights on a Christmas tree. The lights are scalloped on the tree in the same way most people put garland on. Part your tree in 3-4 evenly spaced sections, ie every 2 feet on a 6 foot tree. Use the branches to hang lights and let them hang in between. Make sure that your wraps are not too tight...

How do you wrap a Christmas Tree with lights? Well that depends on a few things; How big the tree is: If it's too big , say 12 feet, you might want to do a simple wrap. If it's shorter you can try your hand at using a more professional type of wrapping like a branch wrap. In terms of the amount of lights 100 lights for every 1' is the average amount used for a nicely lit tree. For less dense trees you can use 100 lights for every 1 1/2 feet and if you like lot of lights and you double the amount of lights, just be sure to use proper installation techniques. How much time you have: Some techniques...

By Maria Bargellini, holiday lighting designer for DFW Christmas Lights Icicle drop lights are fairly new and have been used mostly for large commercial holiday lighting displays - until now. Icicle drop lights are designed to give off the appearance of falling snow by using the LED lights (diodes) in the tube to "drip" down the length of the tube repeated. They look great in trees or over your entryway, breezeway or any type of archway. The tubes come in a variety of lengths and combinations. For example, you can get a 5 tube strand in 10 or 20 inches, a mixed strand of  (3)-20 inch tubes and (2) 40" tubes,...