![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/theres-an-easy-way-to-tell-how-many-baubles-you-need-on-your-christmas-tree/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/father-lifting-son-put-star-763258437-1.jpg&description=IT MIGHT seem like you've got ages to prepare for Christmas, but before you know it the big day will be here. But before it's time to unwrap any presents you'll have to decorate your Christmas tree. There's an easy way to work out how many Christmas decorations you'll needCredit: Getty Whether you look a minimalist tree or want it jam-packed with baubles, there's a way to work out how many to buyCredit: Getty The only problem is baubles, and Christmas decorations in general, aren't always cheap. But it turns out there's a clever trick to make sure you have the perfect amount of decorations and don't spend a penny too much. Christmas fan Bethan Shufflebotham wrote for Manchester Evening News, explaining that she used a savvy online hack to make sure she buys just the right amount of baubles. Too few decorations are your tree could end up looking a bit sad, but too many could leave a big dent in your wallet. She used a handy online calculator, created by Christmas Tree World, to determine exactly how many decorations she'd need. "Whether you wait until the first of December or are straight out of the blocks as soon as Halloween is over, decorating your Christmas tree is one of the most exciting times of the year. "There's no right or wrong way to go about it, but to help make things a little bit easier, we've created the following calculator to estimate the minimum number of baubles and lights you need to make your tree sparkle this Christmas." The handy calculator lets you pick the size and shape of your tree, whether you have small, medium or large baubles and how full you like it to look. Since everyone has their own preference for how they want their tree to look, this will be different for everyone. So if you've got a 6ft, slim tree with medium baubles and you don't want it jam-packed or minimalist, you'll need 128 baubles and 600 LEDs. That said, if your Christmas tree is against a wall, you wont need to decorate all of it, meaning you can use about a a third le){kind=link}
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IT MIGHT seem like you’ve got ages to prepare for Christmas, but before you know it the big day will be here.
But before it’s time to unwrap any presents you’ll have to decorate your Christmas tree.
The only problem is baubles, and Christmas decorations in general, aren’t always cheap.
But it turns out there’s a clever trick to make sure you have the perfect amount of decorations and don’t spend a penny too much.