Category Holiday Lights

2017 Holiday Season Update Tombstones for the Halloween display In this video we will describe how we built the tombstones that will be in our first ever Halloween display. The Materials used are: 2′ X 4′ piece if 1/4 plywood… Continue Reading →

In this video we will take a quick look at the 30 channel controller we received from AliExpress.com https://www.aliexpress.com/item/30-channel-27channel-Easy-DMX-LED-controller/32333091413.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.tXtdLS        

In this video we will show the construction of the stars for the Star Shower Pole We use a wood wedge cut to the calculated 36 degrees to make sure each angle is correct. We also marked each metal rod… Continue Reading →

In this video we will discuss the Math we used to compute the wire length required to form the stars in the Star Shower Pole Element. I will not attempt to show all the math here so if you are… Continue Reading →

In this video series we will describe how we are building our new Star Shower Poles. The star shower pole is a 8 foot pole which we will attached 3 stars to. There will also be a splash and burst… Continue Reading →

In this post I will describe the device I use to hang lights on the trees in the year.  I don’t have a lift to get up in the high branches of our trees so I use the Stick-O-Matic.  It… Continue Reading →

In this post we will talk about our 16 channel Light-O-Rama Controller. This is the first controller we used in the 2015 display.  This year we used it to drive the 6 mini trees, the 4 lighted wreaths, the two… Continue Reading →

In this post we will talk about the setup and breakdown of the window frame and roof outline lights. We used PVC frame setup with makes the setup and breakdown super easy.  Using the clips we purchased from Holidaycoro.com, we can… Continue Reading →

In this post we will discuss the Setup and Breakdown of our Leaping Arches Display. We discussed in an earlier post, the creation of the Arches, so here we will jump into how the arches were mounted in the yard. … Continue Reading →