Entangled Christmas lights can be a thorny holiday problem. That seems to be why one social media blogger came up with a solution.
Beatriz Santos (@makelifesimpler) created a page full of organizational hacks and DIY ideas to help people organize around their homes.
Santos posted a video on her Instagram page showing how to keep Christmas lights from getting tangled in a trash can.
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This hack only requires one main item, which you may already have lying around your house. It's cardboard.
The instructions include cutting the cardboard box with scissors to separate the panels.
Avoid the hassle of Christmas and holiday lights with this creative and easy hack to organize your decorations efficiently. (St. Petersburg)
how do you do it
At the top and bottom of the panel, make cuts in the top left and bottom right corners (or vice versa).
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Santos then advised sliding the light plug snugly into one of the notches, cutting a notch in the cardboard and beginning to wrap the light around the panel.
Cut small slits in the cardboard, one on each side and in each corner of the panel, allowing the rows of lights to slide into the slits. (St. Petersburg)
As she demonstrates, once you reach the end of the light, take the other end and slide it into the opposite notch on the other side of the cardboard panel.
Her Instagram video had been viewed about 283,000 times as of Tuesday night.
'Best way'
Some of the blogger's followers shared feedback about her hack, and many said they would like to try it.
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“This is the best way to organize Christmas lights! “ one user commented.
Another wrote: “Needed this 2 weeks ago…it's too late. We're in shambles until next year.”
Instead of throwing your Christmas lights into a big pile or box, try some clever hacks to keep things organized and orderly. (St. Petersburg)
“Where was this video? [last] When I throw all my junk in my bag at night?,” said another Instagram user.
A blogger decided to invent another hack to help people avoid the dreaded Christmas light tangle.
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Santos posted a video similar to the previous hack. But instead of using a flat cardboard panel like before, this time I used a cardboard core taken from an empty paper towel roll.
Using just cardboard panels or cardboard cylinders, anyone can use this easy home trick to streamline and organize their Christmas and holiday lights. (St. Petersburg)
She made cuts in the top and bottom of the roll and wrapped the lights around the cardboard cylinder.
If you've already put away your Christmas lights, you might want to keep this holiday hack in mind for next year.
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