Natural Spheres

Large grapevine spheres wrapped with

miniature white lights make a modern

and dramatic statement,

left.

Brown

corded lights disappear against the

grapevine; anchor the plug end of the

light strand to the sphere with wire; then

wrap as you would a yarn ball, adding

more sets of lights as desired. TIP:

Make

sure the lights you choose are rated for

outdoor use.

Through the Grapevine

Grapevine trees wrapped in miniature white lights flank an entry door, adding

holiday sparkle to the front porch,

opposite

. As with the spheres, brown

corded lights are almost invisible against the brown vines. The trees are

anchored with wooden plant stakes stuck in foam wedged into the planter

pots. TIP:

Conceal the foam base with sheet moss.

Snowballs

This mound of shimmering prelit spheres

stacked in an urn,

right

, looks like

snowballs just waiting to be thrown. Plug

the spheres into a power strip hidden

inside the urn, and then accent them

with boxwood greenery. TIP:

A strand

of monofilament wrapped around the

spheres keeps the stack secure.