What do you do with Christmas lights, besides put them on a tree or outside?

We also have a string of lights that go down the hallway leading to the guest bathroom. Our grandchildren get a kick out of it too! I have seen clear vases filled with potpourri and have lights inside the jar and throughout the potpourri. When lit the warmth of the lights sends the scent of the potpourri into the air. It is lovely.

My girlfriend has them around the bed. It is kinda romantic when we make love, as the lights are red.

Hello Sweets I buy them up when they are on sale I fill a glass vase with potpouri and the lights..put a pretty doily over the top tie it around with a ribbon. When you plug it in it is a beautiful lamp and as the lights heat a bit you can smell the potpouri. I sell then at craft fairs etc. Hint: do not leave them on while not around like over night. I've done it when I forgot with no problem but I do not suggest it. xoxoxoxoxo

I used them as a porch light for ages last year because my light socket kept blowing up my light bulbs. Otherwise i tend to buy my christmas lights on sale and just use them for on my tree or outside - ive started getting the outdoor solar lights for christmas and for my garden which i love that i dont add cost to my powerbills then. This might sound tacky but this year i got some solar lights for my tree inside and would put the charger outside during the day then bring it when i got home and plug it into the tree...voila no power cords!

Hey I never thought of those ideas you used with your Christmas lights. I never get to do anything with my Christmas lights after the Holidays except for putting them back in their boxes and hide for another year. But is it really economical?

One year I strung them around our turtle tank, I though it would look festive and give the turtle something new to look at. I think she was afraid of them, because she hid under her platform until I took them down.

Thats some good ideas. I knew a lady who used the lights as a night light too. She had an artificial tree and had them strung on that. It looked nice too. I just have a small hall, my bedroom and bathroom is off that. I have a small nightlight in there. I don't turn big lights on at night neither, I want to stay sleepy and not wake up all the way.

I sometimes get the smaller strands of the plain white twinkle lights and then stick them in a pretty (large) leaded glass vase. Same thing as you, it works as a night light lol. I've used the white ones in the summertime too to light up path areas for a night time gathering. Another way I used them outside (during a party) was to stick clear voitives along the deck rail, then a twinkle light draped into each voitive instead of a candle. The dark hides the wires, and it's wind-proof and safe when there's kids around. Once in a while I have them draped through this flower garland that's above this one shelf in the bathroom...very pretty! For a while I had them wired along the bottom of the floor-stand that holds this huge fish tank that I use for a room divider. I don't have fish in it, so I keep live plants in there, and it looks really neat when I have the clear or white twinkle lights around the back side of it. It kind of doubles as a night light that way too when I have a lot of guests. They're fun for a whole lot more than just Christmas!

I have seen people string Christmas lights around the insides of their windows as part of a Christmas display indoors. I've also been to some places that use lights inside and outside at night (usually white lights) all year round to decorate the place. I know i saw this just recently, but I can't remember where!!! I'll remember eventually.

I use them on my fireplace mantle. I also use them outside around my deck area for the swimming pool also.

I've seen that people hang them outside because they attact fewer bugs that larger lights

I confess that I leave them around the fireplace year-round. I just cannot put them up for such a little while and then take them down. We like Christmas every day all year long.

A friend of mine uses Christmas fairy lights of all sorts all around her home. There are about ten different strings in the eating part of her kitchen, and it looks fabulous when the big lights are out and they are the only illumination.

We would wrap trees outside with them. Sounds like your house is pretty lit up.

I think that's a great idea...but what do you hang them on. There is nothing in my hallway but walls. Same thing in the bathroom...where do you put them?

what a great idea! my mom has a big ficus in the front room (its a plant) that she has lights wrapped around during the rest of the year and it looks really nice. my daughters also want to put up christmas lights in their rooms to add to their ambiance. a lot of patios during the summer months here where i live (Canada) have christmas lights outside on the patios. it looks really nice.

That's clever! I might try out that idea in my daughter's room. She would love that. She's still too young to know that her room should be hip and trendy. She still loves Elmo and twinkly things, so Christmas lights should fit right in.

I've seen them on wreaths, so people could see the way to a door. I've seen them around people's porches to light them up. We're told not to leave them on overnight in case of fire. Take care.