Christmas Lawn Decorations

Christmas Lawn Decorations questions and answers

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Q: What's a good time of the year to take down your Christmas decorations and throw them in your neighbors' lawn?


A: Easter.... Show them that you care.

Q: How should I arrange my Christmas decorations?
I have three light up reindeer, a light up Santa, and two light up trees. Also have 10 blinking plastic candy canes. How should I arrange them on our lawn? My dad arranged everything in a line going across our lawn and it looks awful, so I have to fix it. Ha-ha.

A: Set the trees closest to the house, about 6 feet apart. Put 5 candy canes on each side, making a semicircle. Place Santa about 4 feet out from the trees, centered in between the trees. Place the deer in front of Santa, but not together.

Q: ( o _ 0 ) Abominable Snowmen: The War on Lawn Decorations? Your thoughts?
By SARA SCHAEFER MUÑOZ December 20, 2007; Page D1 Jim McDilda's holiday display last year included a 28-foot lighted arch, a 50-foot tree, 50,000 lights and dozens of animated silhouettes. The spectacle -- he needed a crane to set it all up -- lit up the sky and drew thousands of gawking visitors to his Redding, Calif., house. This 28-foot lighted arch was a part of Jim McDilda's holiday display last year. But nearby neighbors weren't so thrilled. Cars, limos and tour buses clogged the cul-de-sac, and trash was strewn across lawns. Christmas music blasting from Mr. McDilda's display kept neighbors awake. They complained to the city, which required that Mr. McDilda get a special-events permit and demanded that he remove the nearby cargo containers he used to store the display most of the year. After months of sniping between Mr. McDilda and the city, he decided to throw in the towel. This year, his house is unadorned. Look out, Santa: There's a backlash brewing against over-the-top holiday displays. With community associations ramping up holiday decorating contests (some in the hopes of attracting potential home buyers) and manufacturers pitching an increasing variety of yard decor -- think 8-foot inflatable snowmen -- some homeowners and cities have had enough. Disgruntled neighbors complain of everything from traffic to wasted electricity. In places like Redding and Aurora, Ill., people called for the city to crack down on loud music or decorations that linger after holidays. Police in some areas of the country even report that the growing number of blow-up Santas adorning people's yards are targets for stabbing and other forms of violent deflation.

A: Hmmm... Well, after having to put up with just such a display for many years, I can honestly say kudos to the city. That's my opinion. The fact in this case is that Mr. McDilda was creating a nuisance. There are zoning laws and ordinances in place to prevent such occurrences. Everyone in the neighborhood has the "Right To Quiet Enjoyment" of their property. If any homeowner interferes with another's legal right to quiet enjoyment, they are leaving themselves wide open for a legal battle. It simply makes no sense to do so knowingly. Then there are the ethics of the situation. In this day and age, someone would have to be pretty ignorant of the global climate crisis to use so much energy. And how could he possibly justify the trash and clogged traffic? What his display amounts to is a total lack of respect for the neighborhood he has chosen to live in, his neighbors who have to live near him, the local laws governing such displays, and the proper stewardship of the earth he inhabits. And for what? His ego? In the grand scheme of things, his ego is not nearly as important as all those other things. He just needed to be told in no uncertain terms that it wasn't going to be tolerated. Just the fact that some people need to be forced to behave respectfully makes me shake my head. Good article. Thanks for posting it!

Q: Do you think that people with a LOT of Christmas lights and decorations on their houses and lawns?
Should be shot? Simple is better. Overdoing it is just gawdy and distasteful. Wow, you people are shallow!!

A: i like lots and i ususally have mine up by now! cheers :)

Q: Where is the 12 days of Christmas lights display in Dallas?
There is a cul-de-sac near Preston Rd and Royal Ln that does the 12 days of Christmas every year, with decorations and lights on the front lawns for each day in the song. Anyone know exactly what this street is?

A: Perhaps I could answer your question if I lived in Dallas. But I live in Indiana. Has it been on your local news or newspapers? Perhaps they aren't even going to do it this year.:-)~

Q: Do you feel there should or should not be Christmas decorations on public property, such as public park, court
house lawns, municipal buildings, etc. For those of you who say no; do you decorate your own house for Christmas? For those of you who say yes, does your house speak to your neighbors of the "reason for the season"?

A: I don't care if there are decorations on public property. It doesn't offend me and i don't understand why it offends other people.

Q: What's your least favorite Christmas decoration?
I thought of this question as I passed yet another one of those lit-up, plastic lawn snowmen... :-P

A: Those stupid decorations that are like a snow globe that is filled with air and costs a bunch of money. It is such a waste when I have to do is stab it will my keys to make it unusable.

Q: 6 ways of destroying a christians christmas????
1. tiolet paper their front yard 2.take a mall santa out front of your local mall and beat him with a giant candy cane 3.wear an 'anti christ' t shirt to the christmas party 4.rip their front lawn decorations down and put evolutionary readers magazine in their mailbox 5.dress up like mary go to their front door and flash them 6. run through the church service on x mas eve butt naked dressed like jesus this is for my atheists out there

A: What a poor sad human being you are. You must be miserable all the time. You hide your sadness in the guise of sarcastic humor in the name of atheism when really you are in pain all the time. I suspect you are a Muslim who likes to deride Christians because true atheists could not care less what others believe and don't waste time insulting them wholesale.

Q: I am trying to find a replacement motor for an animated deer whose head no longer moves side to side?
I am trying to find a replacement motor for an animated deer whose head no longer moves side to side. This is a Christmas decoration that sits on my lawn

A: The old goat is right. You could take a part the motor and see if you can repair it or just settle with an unanimated deer.

Q: Non-Christians: Your favorite thing about Christmas?
I love seeing the lawn decorations- especially lawns that have the neon manger scene with the santa on a motorcycle right next to it. *Christians can answer too, of course- but you might not have as much fun...

A: Clerks getting trampled to death at the local Walmart.

Q: how do i make my deer run?
i want to make a christmas decoration that looks like a deer running across my lawn i just want the deer to move 1234 then back to 1 none of the parts as i will make each deer a bit different like in a cartoon oh ya any idea where i can get electrics for something like this

A: seek out an electrician who specialises in neon signs , he should have an answer for you , after it's only to the beat ! good luck .

Q: You just might be a redneck if...?
this is your Christmas decoration... http://www.lilligren.com/Redneck/redneck_christmas_lawn_deer.htm Don't forget to scroll it to get the whole image...(I prefer pretty red bows and snowmen myself.)

A: That decoration is finer than frog hair.

Q: will my girlfriend like these earrings as a gift?
My girlfriend loves frogs, she has a whole collection of them. For christmas i got her a huge frog sculpture, like a lawn decoration type of thing, and she loved it. I'm thinking of getting her these earrings: http://www.silver-insanity.com/product_p/16075.htm Do you think she'll like them?

A: yes; very thoughtful to include something she loves.

Q: Why does my husband HIDE his drinking?
My husband is currently deployed to Qatar, since hes been gone Ive been cleaning out the house. Everywhere i have looked Ive found beer bottles and vodka bottles hidden. I found bottles in the Christmas decorations, under the couch, in the lawn mower bag, in the dresser chest, under the bed, every imaginable place to hide bottles Ive found them! Why is he hiding it from me? He drinks when I am asleep and he sits upstairs by himself and then hides them. Why does he do this?? What can I do?? Please help me!!!

A: He is hiding it because he is an alcoholic, and he knows that if you were aware of exactly how much he drank, you would then know for sure he is an alcoholic. You can not DO anything. Only he can. And from the hiding of he bottles, he doesn't want to. be prepared if you stay. It will get worse... sorry, but it is true. I had an alcoholic step father and ex husband. If you want advice? If you do not have a job, get one and start putting money aside that he can not touch. If you do have a job, start putting aside as much money as you can. I do not know how long he is scheduled to be gone, but his access to alcohol will be severely restricted in the middle east. Get ready, if it doesn't convince him to stay sober, he may go on a very large binge when he returns. Have a place to go to away from him if necessary all set up. (just in case). the biggest thing you can do for yourself, is watch with open eyes and prepare. Only you know what you want to have in your marriage. For me, never again will I allow an alcoholic access to my life.

Q: Help me decide a theme for my wedding. It will be in the eve at a lawn in dec..thanks?
Preferably something like 'The Perfect Pair' or 'Meant to Bee' or some thing to do with Christmas or related to marriage or love.. something thats not common and does not turn out to be too expensive either...a color or theme that could be used in the cards, bridesmaids dresses, decoration and favors etc.

A: Evoke the season with "ice" –diamond or diamond-like jewelry. 90% of wedding dresses are strapless or sleeveless, but that's not so practical for a bride who wants to take pictures outside, or needs to walk any distance. Look for wraps, shrugs, and capes, or dramatic coats. I've always loved the look of a bride in a white dress and a large red shawl, huddled against her groom who has a red boutonnière. Bridesmaids can have long red gowns... Planning the Menu You can have all of your favorite food but add some winter touches like a squash dish, or warm pumpkin soup. Consider serving eggnog, spiced wine, or hot chocolate (alcoholic or non-) as special treats. Look for an all-white cake, decorated with snowflake patterns, silver embellishments, or sugar sculptures. Ask your caterer about using a decorative snow globe as a cake topper Winter Wedding Flowers Decide whether you want to go for a silver and white elegant look, or celebrate the season with reds and greens. For those who like silver, look for dusty miller, silver-dollar eucalyptus, and baby blue eucalyptus, mixed with white flowers such as roses, football mums, crocus, lilies and stephanotis. If you're looking for a brighter bouquet, consider red roses with holly and pine-tree greenery. In season flowers such as tulips, roses, and ornamental berries generally will be less expensive choices. (Talk to your florist, as your region may have different availability) The Décor for Your Winter Wedding Decorate your tables with simple and inexpensive white poinsettias, or fill the room with light by arranging pillar candles on a bed of pine branches At the after-Christmas sales, stock up on strands of small white lights, then string them decoratively around doorways, over tables and on archways. Bright red cranberries in a bowl surrounding floating candles make an easy and inexpensive centerpiece. Look at this article for other simple holiday centerpieces.. Or, decorate a pre-made gingerbread house for each table, and center it on a bed of greenery with candles around it. Favors If you and most of your guests celebrate Christmas, an ornament makes a perfect favor. An inexpensive homemade favor is a pretty tin of spiced hot chocolate mix or hot cocoa mix with marshmallows. Also consider a snow globe, with a bride and groom inside, or a holiday cookie cutter with a cookie recipe attached that says your names, wedding date, and "truly cut out for each other".