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>>> WELCOME BACK. IT'S A NICE TIME FOR OUTDOOR
ENTERTAINING AND YOU CAN AT
STYLE WITH LIGHTING.
LET'S LEARN HOW TO DO THAT.
BLOGGER TARYN WHITEAKER IS HERE
WITH THREE FUN AND EASY
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS. WELCOME.
WELCOME.
WELCOME. >> THANK YOU.
>> LIGHTING SEEMS INTIMIDATING,
YOU'D THINK YOU NEED A LOT OF
STUFF BUT YOU SAY WE DON'T NEED
A LOT TO MAKE A NICE DISPLAY
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. >> TOTALLY, KEEP IT SIMPLE.
THAT IS WHAT WE LOVE MOST ABOUT
SUMMERTIME, A SIMPLE STRAND OF
LIGHTS SOMEWHERE CAN MAKE THE
BIGGEST DIFFERENCE.
BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. IT CAN TURN A BASIC OUTDOOR
PATIO OR FIRE PIT INTO
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE
MAGICAL AND HAVE THE EXTRA GLOW
SO THAT GUESTS CAN HANG OUT AND
RELAX AND JUST MAKE IT FEEL
MORE SPECIAL.
MORE SPECIAL. ESPECIALLY IN SEATTLE.
>> YES, IF WE CAN GET OUTSIDE
AND THIS IS NOT THE DAY, TODAY,
BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT ADDING
LIGHTS BY REPURPOSING CHRISTMAS
LIGHTS.
LIGHTS.
LIGHTS. WE HAVE PHOTOS AND HOW WE DO
IT.
IT.
IT. TELL
IT. TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> CHRISTMAS IN JULY, DON'T BE
INTIMIDATED TO BRING OUT THOSE
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR SPECIAL
OCCASIONS.
OCCASIONS. I WRAPPED SOME JUST, THE BASIC
OUTDOOR LIGHTS AROUND SOME OF
THE SHRUBBERY ON MY FRONT
PORCH.
PORCH.
PORCH. WE
PORCH. WE WOULDN'T HAVE THIS UP EVERY
DAY BUT IF YOU ARE HAVING A
PARTY AND YOU WANT TO WELCOME
GUEST I WOULD PUT THEM THERE.
>> ARE THEY PLUGGED IN?
OR DO THOSE HAVE A BATTERY?
>> YOU CAN DO BATTERY-OPERATED,
WE JUST HAVE AN EXTENSION CORD
TO AN OUTLET UNDER THE RUG.
MAKE SURE IT IS AN OUTDOOR ONE.
ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN DO IT IS
MAKE SURE YOU GET THE GREEN
ONES AND RAP YOUR TREE AROUND
THE FIRE PIT AND ALSO A YOU
HAVE OUTDOOR EXTENSIONS AS WELL.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO WRAP THE
STEMS, THE TRUNKS OF THE TREES,
GIVE THAT EXTRA GLOW.
>> A GREAT IDEA.
ARE THEY SAFE TO LEAVE OUTSIDE
IN THE RAIN?
OR SHOULD WE TAKE THEM IN ON A
DAY LIKE TODAY?
>> OUTDOOR ONES SHOULD BE FINE
AS LONG AS YOU USE OUTDOOR
EXTENSION CORDS.
EXTENSION CORDS. CHECK THE LABEL AND MAKE SURE
YOU GET THE PROPER PRODUCTS FOR
WHERE YOU WILL HAVE THEM.
MAYBE NOT YEAR-ROUND, BUT BRING
THEM BACK IN IF WE HAVE RAIN
AROUND HERE.
AROUND HERE. THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> LET'S SAY WE HAVE OUR
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OR WE GET
STRINGS OF EDISON LIGHTS OR
BEAUTIFUL ONES THAT ARE OUT,
THEY ARE AMAZING, WE HAVE
PHOTOS AND WAYS THAT WE CAN USE
THOSE AND AGAIN, THINGS THAT
ARE NOT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.
>> THIS IS A LARGER VIEW OF A
PROJECT AND IT BEGAN IN THE
BACKYARD FOR A BIG PARTY, MY
GRANDPARENTS 70th WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY.
ANNIVERSARY. THIS IS A PROJECT, WITH BIGGER,
COMMERCIAL, STRING LIGHTS, SOME
WAYS YOU CAN DO IT.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WERE REMOVABLE SO THAT WE
COULD TAKE THE POLES OUT IF WE
DID NOT WANT THEM HANGING.
WE PUT PVC PIPES, AND WE DUG A
HOLE IN THE BACKYARD AND BEFORE
YOU DO ANY DIGGING, YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU CALL 811 AND
SOMEONE CAN COME OUT AND MAKE
SURE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HIT A
UTILITY PLACE OR YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAFE.
YOU'RE NOT HITTING ANYTHING YOU
DON'T WANT TO HIT OTHER THAN
THE ROCKS.
THE ROCKS. SO, YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT IN
MIND.
MIND.
MIND. >>
MIND. >> YOU SUNK THE PIPE INTO THE
HOLE.
HOLE.
HOLE. >>
HOLE. >> YES, AND THEN YOU POUR SOME
CONCRETE AND WE PUT, WE DID
ALUMINUM POLES AND YOU PUT IT
IN.
IN.
IN. YOU
IN. YOU CAN KEEP DIGGING DEEPER,
THE TALLER THE POLES YOU WANT
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
A GOOD BASE.
THAT WE PUT A DECORATIVE TOPPER
SO THAT YOU HAVE IT FINISHED
OFF AND IT IS A NICE TOUCH.
WE STRUNG THOSE IN OUR BACKYARD
AND IT MADE FOR A REALLY PRETTY
EVENT AND ADDED EXTRA SPARKLE.
WE COULD STAY OUT LATER AND IF
YOU WANT A MORE PERMANENT
STRUCTURE YOU CAN DO FENCE
POSTS AND YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU
WOULD WITH A FENCE, CEMENT THEM
IN AND HAVE THEM TALLER AND
THAT WAY IT IS A MORE PERMANENT
STRUCTURE IN THE BACKYARD.
IF YOU HAVE A SMALL SPACE YOU
CAN HANG THE LIGHTS.
>> I HAVE SEEN ON DIFFERENT
WEBSITES, ALSO, JUST THE POLES
THAT STICK IN THE GROUND, FOR
ONE PARTY AND YOU WANT TO TAKE
THEM BACK UP.
ARE THOSE STURDY ENOUGH TO MAKE
THE GARDEN LIGHTS AND HANG THEM
ACROSS?
ACROSS?
ACROSS? >> DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT OF
THE LIGHTS, SOMETIMES IF YOU
GET ONES THAT ARE 48 BULBS THEY
CAN BE HEAVY.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHATEVER YOU GET, IT WILL HOLD
THE WEIGHT OF THE LIGHTS.
IT DEPENDS ON HOW BIG IT IS.
IF YOU'RE DOING BIG, COMMERCIAL
ONES, A SINGLES STICK MIGHT NOT
BE ENOUGH.
BE ENOUGH. IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY LIGHTS
YOU WANT TO GLOW UP THE SPACE.
YOU MIGHT NEED TO FIND ANOTHER
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. >>
WAY. >> I
WAY. >> I WILL BE CAREFUL.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE LITTLE
ONES.
ONES.
ONES. >>
ONES. >> THE LITTLE ONES WOULD BE
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. >>
FINE. >> TODAY, YOU BROUGHT THIS
WONDERFUL DISPLAY, I THINK THAT
IS BEAUTIFUL.
IS BEAUTIFUL. >> THANK YOU.
>> THE KIDS CAN HELP, IT'S OKAY,
I WANT TO PULL THESE OVER A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. YOU TELL US HOW THESE ARE MADE.
>> THIS IS A SIMPLE PROJECT.
I THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SMALL, OUTDOOR SPACES --
>> LIKE A LITTLE BALCONY.
>> YES, AND YOU WANT TO ADD
EXTRA GLOW.
EXTRA GLOW. THIS IS SOMETHING KIDS CAN HELP
WITH, AS YOU SAID.
ALL OF THESE THINGS, EVERYTHING
IN THIS PROJECT CAN BE
PURCHASED AT A CRAFT STORE
AROUND THE AREA.
YOU WANT TO TAKE A MASON JAR
AND WE HAVE BATTERY-OPERATED
LITTLE WIRE LIGHTS IN THEIR AND
I'D STICK IT DOWN AND COVER IT
WITH WHITE SAND, COVER THE
BATTERY PACK AND WRAP THOSE
LIGHTS AND TUCK THEM IN A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. THEN SCREW THE TOP ON AND THOSE
ARE BEAUTIFUL.
ARE BEAUTIFUL. >> THOSE ARE GREAT INSTEAD OF
CANDLES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.
AND THOSE LIGHTS, THEY ARE LIKE
$6.99, NOT MUCH.
>> YEAH, ANOTHER THING YOU CAN
DO WITH THIS IS IF YOU WANT IT
ON YOUR TABLE, HAVE A LOT THAT
GO DOWN THE CENTERPIECE AND THE
TABLE IS LIT UP FOR THE NIGHT.
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.
ARE THERE OTHER KINDS OF WAYS
WE MIGHT WANT TO ADD POPS OF
LIGHT OR COLOR TO THE YARD?
>> I THINK THERE ARE LANTERNS
THAT ARE A GREAT WAY AND YOU CAN
PUT A MASON JAR IN A LANTERN
AND HAVE THE GLOW, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE CANDLES AND I
THINK ALSO, GOING BACK TO THE
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, SOMETIMES
WRAPPING THE BALCONY IN ONE
STRAND WHEN YOU ARE OUT ON THE
PATIO FOR A SUMMER EVENING, I
THINK IN SEATTLE YOU WANT TO
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AS MUCH AS
YOU CAN SO ADDING